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Council approves consent agenda including $650,000 multimodal grant for two bridge projects
Summary
Wilkes-Barre city council approved the consent agenda, which includes a $650,000 Multimodal Transportation Fund grant designated for two bridge projects; council and staff clarified that grant money must be used only for the projects listed in the application.
Wilkes-Barre city council voted to approve its consent agenda, including acceptance of a $650,000 Multimodal Transportation Fund grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to cover two bridge projects.
The motion was made by Mr. Brooks and seconded by Mrs. Maclay; several members recorded affirmative votes and the motion carried. During public comment, a resident identified as Sam asked whether any unspent portion of the grant could be repurposed for other local projects such as a community pool. "As with any grant, it has to be used for what it's put in for," a council official replied, adding that leftover funds would typically be returned or require a new application for other uses.
Mayor George Brown and council members referenced the lengthy PennDOT and federal permitting process for large transportation projects and noted that most eligible costs for such projects are often covered by state and federal sources. The council’s approval of the consent agenda moves the grant acceptance and related resolutions forward without separate debate.
What happens next: the grant acceptance is now part of the city’s authorized actions on the consent agenda; any reallocation of funds would require a separate grant process and additional approvals.
