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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 project is the Newton COVID-19 Response Project," Long said.
The proposal would allocate $175,000 to Eastern Catawba Cooperative Christian Ministry to help low- and moderate-income Newton residents pay past-due utility bills for up to six months; $125,000 to Eastern Catawba to buy a walk-in freezer and pallet jack for food storage; $75,000 to The Corner Table to purchase a delivery van and supplies for to‑go meals; and $50,000 to My Father's House Community Support Services Network to repair a food truck, buy a delivery van and supplies.
Another $75,000 would fund social-distancing supplies for small businesses, to be distributed by the Downtown Newton Development Association (businesses outside downtown would be eligible), and $150,000 would support free public Wi‑Fi hotspots concentrated in low- and moderate-income areas. An additional $65,000 was proposed for grant administration, bringing the total request to $715,000, Long said.
Long told the council that the department administering the program is accepting applications on a first-come, first-served basis, and asked the council to consider an authorizing resolution to allow the city to submit the application.
Mayor Eddie Haupt opened the public hearing and invited comments; no members of the public appeared. Council Member Ed Sain moved to close the public hearing; Jody Dixon seconded the motion and the council voted unanimously to close the hearing. Mayor Pro Tem John Stiver then moved to adopt the authorizing resolution; Council Member Jerry Hodge seconded the motion and the council voted unanimously to adopt it.
With the resolution adopted, staff may proceed with submitting the CDBG-CV application on behalf of the City of Newton. The council adjourned immediately after the votes.
