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Town holds public hearing for $97,000 utility planning grant; board asked to authorize Resolution 2026TR9
Summary
At a required public hearing, River Hills grant administrator Chelsea Crump outlined a $97,000 utility planning project (town applying for $79,000 in HUD/ICRA funds with an $18,000 local match) and requested a municipal resolution authorizing application submission (Resolution 2026TR9).
Chelsea Crump, a certified grant administrator with River Hills (S7), opened the required public hearing and summarized the town’s application for a utility-planning grant through the state Community and Rural Affairs program tied to HUD funding.
Crump said the total planning project cost is $97,000; the town plans to request $79,000 in grant funds and plans to provide an $18,000 local match from a community foundation. "There's only a 10% match, but they're providing 18.5% match that's actually gonna help with that application with score," Crump said, explaining that the extra local match could improve the application’s competitiveness. She emphasized the grant is competitive (last round: 35+ applications and five awards statewide) and noted the application deadline timeframe (submission due July 12; awards typically announced by September).
Crump explained the planning grant covers a utility plan to study water, wastewater and stormwater systems, prioritize projects, and produce procurement-ready designs and timetables. She said HWC Engineering was selected through a qualifications process to prepare the plan, but a contract to HWC would be contingent on grant award and procurement rules.
Crump then requested a municipal resolution authorizing submission and committing the local match (Resolution 2026TR9). The board discussed the request and a motion was made to approve Resolution 2026TR9; the transcript records the motion and a second but does not record the names of the mover/second or a final recorded vote.
Separately, the board tabled consideration of a sewer-pass extension until the August meeting because the responsible official was absent.
Next steps: The board recorded a motion to authorize Resolution 2026TR9 during the meeting; procurement and contract award to HWC remain contingent on grant approval. The transcript does not include a recorded roll-call or final vote count for the resolution in the meeting minutes.
