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Lee County seeks $7.1M BUILD and $4M community-project funding for new highway facility; generator request submitted to Senator Duckworth
Summary
County staff submitted a $7.1 million BUILD grant application to USDOT and a $4 million community-project funding request via Congressman LeHood for a new highway facility; a separate generator project application was submitted through Senator Duckworth's congressionally directed spending portal.
County staff told the board they have applied for multiple federal funding sources to support a new highway facility and related projects.
Jeremy said the county submitted a $7.1 million BUILD grant application to the U.S. Department of Transportation and a separate $4 million community project funding request through Congressman LeHood's office. He said both requests are for the same facility but reflect different funding opportunities and timelines; BUILD results are expected around June and Congressman LeHood's office typically provides notices earlier in the year for community project funding.
Jeremy also said the county applied for money through Senator Tammy Duckworth's congressionally directed spending portal to fund a generator project at or near the highway facility; he acknowledged that past versions of this generator proposal have raised concerns but said staff viewed the portaling opportunity as appropriate to seek supplemental funding.
No award decisions were recorded in the meeting excerpt; Jeremy said chances of success are unknown and that the county expected midyear notifications for some of the opportunities. The board discussed design progress and whether site-prep work would be done in-house or by contractor, noting that final decisions may depend on bid results and available funding.
