Barry County schedules public hearing on CDBG CHILL grant application

The Barry County Board of Commissioners voted July 1 to schedule a public hearing on July 8, 2025, to consider a CDBG CHILL grant application submitted by Marilyn Smith and to recommend a resolution for management of any future grant funds after the hearing. The motion to schedule the hearing was moved by Commissioner Bob Teunessen and seconded by Commissioner Marsha Bassett; the minutes record "all ayes" and the motion carried.

The hearing will take place at the Board's regular meeting on July 8, 2025. The motion as recorded directed that the public hearing and a related resolution regarding the CHILL grant application be placed on that meeting's agenda and that, following the hearing, the Board would consider approving the resolution to manage future grant funds if appropriate. The minutes do not specify the grant amount, eligible activities, or the full name of the administering program beyond the notation "CDBG CHILL grant application." Funding sources and details were not provided in the meeting minutes.

Marilyn Smith is listed on the agenda as the presenter for the CHILL grant application; no public testimony or additional discussion about the grant application is recorded in the minutes. The scheduling vote was recorded as unanimous among the commissioners present.

Next procedural step: a public hearing on the CHILL grant application will be held at the Barry County Board of Commissioners' July 8, 2025 regular meeting, where the Board may vote on the related resolution.