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Council questions 14% local match for $1 million CDBG application; staff says contract won’t be signed without guarantee
Summary
A Lewisburg council member raised concerns that a required 14% local match for a proposed $1 million Community Development Block Grant could be cut during budget decisions; city staff said contracts would not be signed until the match is guaranteed and that project work would likely not start until 2027 or later.
During discussion of Resolution 26-04 to apply for a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) of up to $1,000,000 with a 14% local match, a council member voiced concern that the city’s required match could be reduced during the annual budget process and asked what would happen if the match were cut.
"My concern is the matching part... it really bothers me…
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