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Committee forwards $110,000 MVP grant to support River to Refuge community resilience work
Summary
The Lawrence City Budget & Finance Committee voted Feb. 25 to forward a $110,000 Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) 2.0 grant application — including $10,000 earmarked for translation services — that will support community engagement and a River to Refuge seed project in the lower Tower Hill area.
The Lawrence City Budget & Finance Committee on Feb. 25 voted to forward item 47-26 to the full City Council, authorizing expenditure of a $110,000 Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) 2.0 grant. Renie Fenini, the city’s comprehensive planner, presented the grant and said it funds a two-phase, community-oriented program that will help advance a River to Refuge project on lower Tower Hill and increase community engagement.
Fenini said the grant’s first phase includes $10,000 for translation services to support Spanish-language outreach and participation. Planning Director Dan McCarthy added that the city’s long-standing participation in the MVP program since 2016 helps the city qualify for resiliency and stormwater-related funding and that the program supports planning and community engagement tied to flood mitigation and related infrastructure.
The committee voted to forward the item to the full council for recommendation; roll call reflected the present members voting in favor and one member absent. Staff will continue to implement the participatory elements required by the MVP funding, including community recruitment and public engagement for the seed project.
Next steps: Item 47-26 will be scheduled for full council consideration with the committee’s recommendation.
