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Highway staff to reapply for federal Safe Streets planning grant; requests local match and consultant funding
Summary
Highway Department staff told the commission they will reapply in May 2026 for a federal Safe Streets planning grant that requires a 20% local match; staff said they seek consultant fees of about $350,000 to produce a Comprehensive Safety Action Plan required to be eligible for construction grants.
The Lee County Highway Department told the commission it will reapply for a federal Safe Streets planning grant in May 2026 and requested the commission's support for the required local match and consultant work.
S4 said the planning grant is a prerequisite to be eligible for future construction grants through the U.S. Department of Transportation; once the county has an updated Comprehensive Safety Action Plan, staff would be eligible to pursue construction funding. S4 said the department previously applied in 2024 and was not funded and that federal funding availability favored construction over planning in that round.
S4 told the commissioners the grant has a 20% county match requirement and said staff are requesting an overall consultant fee of $350,000 to develop the plan (the transcript phrasing was unclear on the exact wording of the fee request). Staff said they updated the application to reflect the March notice of funding opportunity and plan to submit in May 2026.
No vote or formal authorization is recorded in the provided excerpt; staff asked for the commission’s concurrence to proceed with the application and described the project scope and funding match needed.
