Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Infrastructure Grants topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
City manager outlines $10M congressional request and other federal grant pursuits
Summary
Fairmont's city manager described a Washington, D.C. visit with congressional offices and summarized multiple grant pursuits, including a $10 million congressional funding request tied to a $108 million sanitary sewer phase, a $1.8 million brownfields resubmission for the Helmick site, and planning funding for Locust Avenue.
During his report May 6, the city manager briefed council on a recent trip to Washington, D.C., saying the delegation met with Senators and the congressman to discuss several local infrastructure projects and grant applications.
The manager said “that $10 million request looks to be moving forward,” describing that figure as part of a larger $108 million phase-one sanitary sewer improvement program expected to play out over roughly five years. He also reported the resubmission of a $1.8 million brownfields grant for the Helmick site and an additional $500,000 request for assessments. The city manager noted a $1.55 million USDOT BUILD planning grant application for Locust Avenue and said the Morgantown Avenue stormwater project will be advertised for bids in May with an anticipated substantial completion in late 2027 and final completion in 2028.
He framed the D.C. meetings as productive and emphasized partnerships with the congressional delegation and regional institutions, noting potential construction funding could be significantly larger if design work makes projects shovel-ready. Council received the updates; no formal action was taken on the grants at this meeting.
