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Council introduces $1 million RCAP grant to support Greater Wilkes-Barre industrial and recovery groups
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Summary
The Wilkes-Barre City Council introduced a resolution authorizing city officials to execute a $1,000,000 Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RCAP) grant to support the Greater Wilkes-Barre Industrial Fund and two LLCs; the applicants' representative was not present and a vote is expected Thursday.
The Chair of the Wilkes-Barre City Council read a resolution authorizing proper city officials to execute a $1,000,000 Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RCAP) grant to support the Greater Wilkes-Barre Industrial Fund, True North Recovery NEPA LLC and Resurrection of NEPA LLC. The Chair said a representative for the applicants was expected but had not yet arrived.
The resolution, the Chair said, "outlines the responsibilities of each organization" named in the text and updates entity names from a previously approved document. The Chair added that the new resolution would rescind the earlier measure once the council "casts" the updated version on Thursday.
Council members did not debate the merits of the award in detail during the reading; the Chair asked whether members were comfortable proceeding without the applicant present and one council member signaled agreement. The transcript includes the Chair's statement that similar language had been approved previously but the current document reflects entity-name changes.
No formal vote on the RCAP resolution was recorded in the transcript. The Chair indicated the council would take action on the resolution at a subsequent meeting on Thursday, at which time the new resolution would also rescind the prior one if cast.
The next step is the scheduled council consideration on Thursday, when the council is expected to vote on the measure.
