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Lewisburg to seek multiple state and federal grants to fund road, workforce and industrial-site projects
Summary
Councilors agreed to place several grant applications on the regular agenda: a T-DOT traffic-signal modernization (up to $125,000, no match), a CDBG street-infrastructure request (up to $1,000,000 with 14% cash match), a TVA workforce-equipment grant, and a Tennessee site-development grant for Veterans Drive (application due March 26). Staff will bring resolutions and match recommendations.
Lewisburg City Council on Tuesday instructed staff to advance several grant applications that could pay for traffic-signal upgrades, street repairs, workforce equipment and site preparation for an industrial parcel on Veterans Drive.
Debbie Montgomery told the council she plans to apply for a Tennessee Department of Transportation traffic-signal modernization award of up to $125,000 for the existing signal at 8th Avenue (locally known as Bowling Alley Hill). "There's no match," Montgomery said, and asked for a resolution at next week’s regular meeting because the application deadline is the first of next month. She also reported crews are ahead of schedule on poles for the West Ellington…
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