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Council approves use of leftover CDBG‑CO funds for park water‑bottle stations after debate
Summary
Council approved moving CDBG‑CO funds to purchase outdoor and indoor water‑bottle filler stations (approx. $300,000) after staff explained HUD eligibility constraints and timing; some councilmembers criticized earlier missed opportunities to use funds for housing rehab.
The Biloxi City Council authorized using reallocated Community Development (CDBG‑CO) funds to install outdoor and indoor water‑bottle filling stations in parks and eligible public buildings, after a contentious exchange about earlier program choices and federal deadlines.
Staff described the package as a roughly $300,000 transfer intended to place bottle‑filler stations…
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