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Forward Pinellas outlines regional MPO merger and local grant programs to Redington Shores
Summary
A Forward Pinellas representative told the Redington Shores commission the three county MPOs are consolidating regionally and reviewed Planning and Capital grants available to municipalities, encouraging the town to submit project ideas.
Whit Blanton, a representative of Forward Pinellas, told the Board of Commissioners at the June 24 workshop that Forward Pinellas was formed in 2014 through the merger of the Pinellas Planning Council and the metropolitan planning organization and that the three MPOs covering Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas counties are consolidating into a single regional organization.
Blanton reviewed Forward Pinellas’s Local Government Grants Program, saying it includes Planning Grants and Capital Grants and described the timeline from application to grant award. He encouraged the town to reach out about any projects that might qualify for the grants and to track the merger process as regional planning and funding priorities are finalized.
