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Newton seeks $715,000 in state CDBG-CV funds for COVID-19 response; council adopts authorizing resolution
Summary
Newton City Council unanimously adopted a resolution Sept. 22 to apply for $715,000 in CDBG-CV funds to support utility assistance, food distribution, business safety supplies and citywide Wi‑Fi targeted at low- and moderate-income residents.
The Newton City Council unanimously approved an authorizing resolution Tuesday to seek $715,000 in coronavirus relief funding from the North Carolina Department of Commerce under the Community Development Block Grant–Coronavirus (CDBG-CV) program, city staff said.
Sherry Long, assistant executive director and community development director, told the council the proposed Newton COVID-19 Response Project combines public service, public facilities and economic development measures and would direct money to local nonprofit partners and city services. "The name of the proposed…
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