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Boonville seeks $500,000 CDBG grant to help pay for Route B/Main Street roundabout
Summary
City staff held a required CDBG needs‑assessment hearing and the council voted to authorize a CDBG application seeking $500,000 to reduce the city’s share of a MoDOT cost‑share roundabout project; the resolution dedicates $706,437 in local cash and $1,000 in‑kind toward the project.
Lincoln Brown, of the Mid Missouri Regional Planning Commission, opened a federally required Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) needs‑assessment hearing and reviewed the city’s application plans for a roundabout at Route B/Main Street/Americana, near I‑70. "My name is Lincoln Brown with Mid Missouri Regional Planning Commission," he said, and described the project funding structure and application timeline.
Brown said MoDOT awarded a cost‑share for the project late last year and that the total project cost is roughly $2.3–$2.4 million. He said MoDOT and the city are splitting the MoDOT share and that the city intends to apply for $500,000 in CDBG funds to lower the city’s cash contribution to roughly $700,000 if awarded: "The grant closes here at the end of this month, July 28," Brown said.
Brown also summarized environmental checks tied to the project, including prior remediation of leaking tanks at the former gas station on the corridor and related monitoring wells. He said monitoring by the Department of Natural Resources has concluded and that no current DNR objections have been raised. Brown explained the tribal review process for ground disturbance and said that if a tribe requests further investigation, a cultural (archaeological) survey could be required, and that "if during construction anything is discovered of a cultural nature... construction stops and tribes and Missouri Department of Natural Resources, State Historic Preservation Office are contacted." (Lincoln Brown)
After discussion, the council voted to approve a resolution authorizing the mayor to pursue CDBG competitive funding for the roundabout. The resolution on the record commits $706,437 in local cash and $1,000 in‑kind toward the project and requests CDBG funds (up to $500,000) to defray the city’s share. Councilors noted that if the grant is awarded the city could reallocate the budgeted $500,000 to other priorities; officials expect the MoDOT‑timed bidding to occur in January 2026 and that award decisions for competitive CDBG applications will be announced later in the year.
Next steps: The city will submit the CDBG application before the local deadline, maintain environmental clearances, and stakeholders may also attend a separate MoDOT public meeting scheduled for July 21 in Greenville. The project will proceed under MoDOT’s cost‑share timeline whether or not the grant is awarded.
