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Eudora City Commission OKs contract with JEO to begin BUILD grant prework
Summary
The City Commission authorized the City Manager to sign a contract with JEO Consulting Group to perform prework surveying and traffic analysis for the Eudora BUILD grant project, moving the city to start design elements now to meet future federal deadlines.
The Eudora City Commission on March 9 authorized City Manager Zack Daniel to enter into a contract with JEO Consulting Group to perform prework surveying and traffic analysis for the city’s BUILD grant project.
Daniel told the commission the core project elements remain the same as the 2022 proposal — a traffic circle, widening of Church Street and realignment of 20th Street — but that beginning the analyses now would position the city to meet federal grant deadlines when funding becomes available. "We want to be ready for the next steps when the grant funding is available," Daniel said.
Commissioner Roberta Lehmann moved to authorize the agreement; Vice Mayor Alex Curnes seconded the motion, which passed unanimously, recorded as Approved 5 / Denied 0 / Abstained 0.
City staff said funds for the work will come from previously set‑aside contracted economic development funds that are no longer being used for their original purpose. No additional funding action was taken at the meeting; the commission approved only the authorization to contract. The motion did not specify a contract amount in the minutes.
What happens next: with the contract in place, JEO is expected to perform surveying and traffic analysis that will inform future design and grant submittals. The commission did not set a separate timeline at the meeting; staff indicated starting prework now is intended to keep pace with potential federal grant requirements.
