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Rangely town manager outlines grant opportunities, hazard-mitigation push and road funding notice
Summary
Town Manager Lisa told the council the county needs to reinstate its hazard-mitigation plan for federal emergency declarations, described upcoming EIF grant tiers (lower under $500,000; upper roughly $1 million) and said federal funding designations could target routes 2139 and 64.
Town Manager Lisa reported to the Rangely Town Council that several grant and planning items require urgent follow-up, including county hazard-mitigation work needed to qualify for federal emergency declarations.
"They had to spend I think they said $80 million and they're going to put some of that money in 2139 and 64," Lisa said, describing a federal funding designation discussed at a recent regional meeting. She said the county's hazard-mitigation plan expired last April and staff were asked to accelerate its reinstatement so federal emergency support can be available for affected areas.
Lisa also summarized conversations about the state’s EIF funding round and urged prospective applicants to meet with the program contact. She said the EIF program appears to have two tiers: a lower tier that must be under $500,000 and an upper tier she estimated "about a million," and she committed to verifying exact limits before applications are filed.
On local housing and capital projects, Lisa said the town received the asbestos grant contract for a house on School Street and that a separate duplex-project grant had been approved; contracts for construction-linked funding are still pending. She told the council that staff will continue to pursue additional construction grants next year to help cover building costs.
The manager also updated the council on a locally administered vouchers program meant to drive downtown spending. "To date, we've issued about a little under 2,000 vouchers and everybody's limit is $40 and the amount of vouchers represented over about $20,000 in spending in Rangely," Lisa said, describing the intent to encourage residents to shop locally.
Why this matters: hazard-mitigation planning affects the town's ability to access federal emergency funds following disasters; EIF and other grants represent potential capital and infrastructure dollars that would influence local projects on transportation and housing. The council directed staff to pursue the listed grant opportunities and to follow up with precise funding caps and contract details.
Next steps: Lisa said staff will try to complete the hazard-mitigation documents on an expedited schedule, verify EIF tier limits, finalize contracts where available and return to the council with any required approvals during December.
