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Board hears CDBG project plans, authorizes application and approves a slate of routine contracts and grants
Summary
At a public hearing the board approved submitting a $188,000 Community Development Block Grant application to fund South Soland wastewater repairs, Midway Park upgrades and a Mount Sterling planning study. Commissioners also approved multiple routine resolutions, and removed a consultant invoice that exceeded an agreed $5,000 cap pending follow‑up.
Tom Perry presented the county’s proposed 2026 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) application and required forms at a public hearing June 9 and asked the board to authorize submission.
Perry outlined the county’s request and allocations: a total grant request of $188,000 with $37,600 designated for administration and fair housing activities, a $50,400 project allocation and a $30,000 planning study for Mount Sterling. The largest proposed project is capital repairs at the South Soland wastewater treatment plant: lagoon liner repairs (estimated quotes included a smaller estimate of $58,421), pump and clarifier work, concrete repairs and installation of a telemetry interface and automatic alarm dialer so operators and officials will be notified immediately of plant alarms. Perry said the upgrades are intended to prevent raw wastewater discharges to nearby watercourses such as Rattlesnake Creek.
He also described a park improvement project in Midway — new play equipment, surfacing, two benches and repair warranties — and a Mount Sterling drainage planning study to locate and assess a failing culvert (the existing culvert dates to 1948, per project records).
After the hearing the board unanimously approved a resolution authorizing submittal of the 2026 CDBG application, required anti‑displacement and environmental review forms, and a planning waiver because the planning expense exceeds the state’s $20,000 cap for planning without waiver.
Separately, commissioners reviewed a consultant invoice from Daniel Brown that exceeded a previously agreed $5,000 limit (the total for Brown was reported as $7,875). Several commissioners said Brown should have sought prior approval before exceeding the cap; Brown responded that unexpected discovery requests and a mandatory hearing required additional work, but the board directed staff to remove that invoice from the payment list while they follow up with the consultant.
The board also approved a package of routine resolutions by roll call vote, including e‑recording memoranda and agreements with private vendors (Corporation Service Company, Pop Docs LLC, Simple Life LLC), a Department of Services grant fund realignment for FY 2026, a felony delinquency care and custody grant budget for July 1–Dec 31, 2026, two contracts with All Seal Seal Coating LLC for county parking lot maintenance, an increase in appropriations within an EMA grant fund, a work authorization with NTSK for an update to the farmland preservation plan, and authorization to advance funds for a conservation project with reimbursement upon grant award. All recorded votes on the listed resolutions were unanimous.
Next steps: staff will file the CDBG application with state and federal reviewers, pursue required environmental and OEPA permits for wastewater work if the project advances, and follow up with the consultant on the disputed invoice prior to payment.
