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Columbiana mayor highlights $25 million RAISE bid and presses state on delayed sewer payments
Summary
Mayor David Mitchell told the council the city submitted a $25 million RAISE grant request for a major project estimated over $26 million and warned that state delays in releasing already‑appropriated funds have left the city with roughly $700,000–$1,500,000 in contractor invoices outstanding.
Columbiana Mayor David Mitchell reported that the city submitted a RAISE grant application requesting the maximum $25,000,000 to cover a project he said was estimated at more than $26,000,000.
The mayor said the application includes allowable overhead charges and local matching that reduce the city’s direct outlay. “The amount we asked for was the full amount of $25,000,000,” Mitchell said, and he described a de‑minimis overhead provision that allowed the city to include roughly 15 percent in administrative costs — an amount he estimated at about $3,200,000 — which…
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