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Chelan announces multiple grants, hires and safety-plan work in council updates
Summary
During council comments and department reports the city highlighted a $1.3 million CHIP grant for Anderson Road infrastructure, a $2.5 million federal allocation for reservoir construction, a $3 million state design grant for the reservoir, a $177,000 Safe Streets planning grant (20% match about $35,540) and several public-works hires; staff also described a trenchless water-service repair that saved roughly $20,000.
Council and staff used the Jan. 27 meeting to share funding wins, staffing updates and the next steps for the city’s safety planning.
Mayor and staff announced the city received a $1,300,000 CHIP (Community Housing and Infrastructure Program) grant to extend infrastructure down Anderson Road, which staff said will support affordable housing efforts. The mayor also reported a federal allocation of $2,500,000 (noted as coming via Sen. Patty Murray) that the mayor said fully funds phase 1 construction of the East Shoreline Water Reservoir project; earlier in the meeting staff noted a separate $3,000,000 state grant that funds reservoir design.
Public Works Director Jake Youngren reviewed the federal Safe Streets for All planning program (from the bipartisan infrastructure law) and said the city received a planning grant of roughly $177,000 with a 20% local match (about $35,540) to produce a safety-action plan that will identify roadway deficiencies and priorities to make the city competitive for future funding.
Staff also announced recent hires in public works: Casey Prey started as a lubrication technician, Maxwell Nelson will start as resident engineer next week, and Andrew Belton was hired as operations manager (start date Feb. 18). Youngren described a recent trenchless water-service repair that avoided cutting the state highway and estimated it saved about $20,000.
These items were presented as informational updates; staff said the Safe Streets plan will come back in a later meeting as a professional-services agreement for execution.
