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Blakely council approves resolutions to apply for Local Share grants for fire company and pedestrian bridge, and supports county CDBG application
Summary
Council approved three resolutions authorizing grant applications: Local Share grant applications for Wilson Fire Co. No. 1 and a pedestrian bridge replacement, and a resolution supporting the Lackawanna County FFY 2025 CDBG application. All motions passed by voice vote (all ayes).
Blakely Borough Council voted Oct. 20 to authorize grant applications aimed at funding local infrastructure and emergency services.
Solicitor Atty. Conaboy read and the council approved Resolution 24 authorizing Borough Secretary Christopher Paone and Council President Louis R. Parri to apply for a Local Share grant on behalf of Wilson Fire Co. No. 1. The council also approved Resolution 25 to seek Local Share funds for a pedestrian bridge replacement between the Blakely Borough Recreation Complex and Condella Park. Resolution 26 was approved to authorize the Lackawanna County Board of Commissioners to apply for the federal FFY 2025 CDBG program on behalf of local projects. Each motion was adopted by voice vote with all ayes.
Why it matters: the Local Share and CDBG programs are common funding sources for borough-scale capital projects, but the resolutions authorize only applications; the transcript does not specify requested grant amounts or guaranteed awards. The borough earlier received written notices of other state funding including a 2026 Liquid Fuels allocation ($188,353.82) and a 2025 state pension aid deposit ($306,325.86), which the secretary read into the record.
What happens next: council members authorized the applications; any awards would require follow-up action if they include matching funds or project-specific approvals. The resolutions as read do not commit the borough to a final funding acceptance or spending plan.
