Council reports recent grant denials and discusses competitiveness as town status changes
Council members said recent grant applications (including an AARP Community Challenge and a T‑Mobile grant) were denied; they discussed how Morgan County's change from 'distressed' to 'transitional' affects grant competitiveness despite improved local tax revenues.
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Council reviewed recent grant applications and reported denials for an AARP Community Challenge grant and a T‑Mobile grant. One council speaker said the town's classification—now considered transitional rather than distressed within Morgan County—reduces competitiveness for certain grants that prioritize distressed communities. The council noted this reclassification and stronger municipal sales tax revenue as positive local developments but acknowledged it complicates eligibility for some targeted funding programs.
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