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Public hearing: council reviews amendment to $750,000 CDBG commercial revitalization grant for downtown paving, lighting and hydrants
Summary
At a public hearing the council reviewed an amendment to the city’s 2021 CDBG commercial revitalization grant. Staff said the $750,000 award will be re‑scoped to substitute two brick streets with repairs on South Main Street and add engineering and design; estimated beneficiaries are 4,525 low‑ and moderate‑income individuals within the CRA.
City staff presented an amendment to the City of Brooksville’s 2021 Small Cities Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) commercial revitalization project during a public hearing on June 17.
Antonio Jenkins, presenting for the city, said the city was awarded $750,000 and that the amendment revises the scope without requiring additional funding or time. The changes substitute two brick streets originally in the application with paving and repairs on South Main Street (about 2,400 linear feet at approximately $268,412), add engineering and design ($76,588), and preserve the project’s requirement to benefit low‑ and moderate‑income (LMI) persons.
Jenkins said the project work will remain inside the Brooksville CRA boundary. He told the council the CDBG benefit test is met: the project will serve an estimated 4,525 LMI individuals in a CRA population of about 7,290.
The proposed work includes street paving, sidewalk repairs (about 1,510 linear feet of sidewalks for roughly $165,000), uniform street lighting along Fort Dade Avenue, Jefferson Street, Broad Street and Liberty Street, and seven new fire hydrants at multiple locations. Jenkins emphasized lighting’s role in nighttime safety and noted the lighting units would be uniform to fit the CRA aesthetic.
Councilmembers expressed support for the project and asked clarifying questions about linear‑footage definitions and the map that outlines the exact limits of proposed work. Jenkins confirmed the map highlights the full street length and that more details are visible on the presentation.
Outcome: council reviewed the amendment in the public hearing; staff said the amendment does not require additional local funding. The item remains in the public record for any further steps required by the grant program.
