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Staff outlines EPA grant application to fund site assessments, administered by Economic Development Corp.
Summary
Staff presented an EPA reimbursement grant application to fund environmental site assessments, described in the meeting as 'half $1,000,000, 0 match' and to be administered by the Economic Development Corporation; commissioners questioned the county's ability to front costs for reimbursement claims.
County staff told commissioners they plan to reapply for an EPA grant to fund environmental site assessments and said the application would be administered by the Economic Development Corporation.
"You have in front of you a grant application for the EPA," the staff member said, explaining the grant would fund assessments of potentially contaminated sites and that the county had applied in a prior round. The staff member described the award figure in the transcript as "half $1,000,000, 0 match."
Commissioners sought clarity about the reimbursement structure. "It's a reimbursement grant. So do you have the funds to do the stuff before you get reimbursed?" one commissioner asked. Staff replied that invoices would be submitted for payment and that the county followed that same process in the prior round.
Staff said the funds would pay for assessments and related work, and gave the example of a past project where funding helped with a commerce-site conversion and training center work.
No final award or contract was decided at the meeting; staff described the matter as an application step and notified the board they would proceed with application-related work and any follow-up required if the county is awarded funds.
