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Defiance officials hear CDBG plan to use $150,000 allocation on park improvements; waterline upgrade pursued for larger grant
Summary
At a public hearing, Mommy Valley Planning Organization outlined using the city's $150,000 CDBG allocation for Veterans Memorial/Latty's Grove Park improvements and pursuing an RPI grant (up to $750,000) for a nearly $1.9 million Wayne Avenue waterline replacement; council heard timelines and outstanding income surveys.
Sie Blair, representing Mommy Valley Planning Organization, told the Defiance City Council on May 12 that the city has a guaranteed $150,000 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) allocation for program year 2026 and officials expect to use that allocation for improvements at Veterans Memorial/Latty's Grove Park.
"This year is the city's allocation year. What that means is that you have a guaranteed $150,000 coming to the city," Blair said during a public hearing on the grant program. She described the park improvements as the primary candidate to take the full…
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