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Cramerton board approves policies to accept CDBG funds for Baltimore School repairs
Summary
The Town of Cramerton Board of Commissioners unanimously approved policies, a Fair Housing resolution and a project budget ordinance required to accept Community Development Block Grant funds for repairs tied to the Baltimore School project, after Grant Administrator Steve Austin outlined procurement and project steps.
The Town of Cramerton Board of Commissioners on Feb. 16 approved the set of policies, procedures, plans, a Fair Housing resolution and a project budget ordinance necessary for the town to accept Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds for work tied to the Baltimore School project.
Assistant Town Manager Josh Watkins introduced the packet submitted by Grant Administrator Steve Austin. Austin told the board he will take the lead on designing the procurement process for the grant-funded work: “this will be his job to design how the procurement will take place,” he said, and added that licensed general contractors can contact him to be added to the town’s bid list. The board voted 4-0 to adopt the documents (motion by Mayor Pro Tempore Neeley; second by Commissioner Atkinson).
Austin also explained which houses are slated to receive assistance under the program and noted constraints imposed by federal CDBG requirements and Fair Housing law. He warned the board that finding contractors is difficult statewide and said that timeline estimates for repairs could be affected by contractor availability. Mayor Nelson Wills and Austin discussed how grant administration duties will be split between Austin and town staff during implementation.
Why it matters: approving these policies is a required step before the State can transfer CDBG funds to the town for homeowner repairs and related work tied to the Baltimore School project. The decisions set procurement expectations, establish the project budget ordinance and trigger next steps for design, bidding and contractor outreach.
Votes at a glance: the board adopted the CDBG program policies, the Fair Housing resolution and the project budget ordinance by a 4-0 vote.
Next steps: staff and the grant administrator will finalize procurement documents and begin contractor outreach so projects can move into the bidding and repair phases.
