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City told it will receive $5,422.76 LMIG supplemental grant; safety grant application includes sewer inspection
Summary
Mayor Donita Bowen reported GDOT approved a 2026 LMIG supplemental (LRA) grant for $5,422.76, and said the city's Safety Grant application (filed May 8) was amended to add a sewer/wastewater inspection this year based on guidance from Dennis Watts.
The City of Santa Claus received notice from the Georgia Department of Transportation on April 29 that its LRA (LMIG Supplemental) grant application was approved for $5,422.76; the mayor said funds should arrive within 10 business days of the notice. The grant award was listed as a notification to the council rather than a formal vote.
Mayor Donita Bowen also reported she submitted the 2026 Safety Grant application on May 8. Bowen said the city's Safety Grant materials were updated after input from Dennis Watts, identified in the transcript as the Senior Manager of Loss Control and Prevention Services, and that the city added a sewer/wastewater inspection requirement this year that Bowen described as important to Santa Claus.
