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Reading announces grants totaling more than $1.6 million for street and transit projects
Summary
Mayor Bo Bemmes announced several awards: $105,000 MRF for Hunt Road repaving, a $385,000 SORTA grant for Jefferson Avenue repaving, and $826,400 in grant plus $826,400 interest‑free loan (total $1,652,800) from District 2 for Crest/Keith improvements.
Mayor Bo Bemmes told council the city received several grants and loan awards to support local infrastructure projects. Announcements included $105,000 in MRF funds to repave Hunt Road from Fuhrman to Blue Ash, a $385,000 SORTA grant to pave Jefferson Avenue from Koehler to Reading Road, and an award through the District 2 Integrating Committee of $826,400 in grant funds plus an $826,400 interest‑free loan to complete a $1,652,800 project to improve East Crest Drive (including water main work), Crestmont Drive, and West Crest from Crestmont to Keith Drive.
The mayor also noted that Harvest Lane work will begin mid‑August with sewer repairs, curb replacement and selective widening, with half the Harvest Lane cost covered by SCIP grant dollars. The minutes do not include construction schedules, contractor names or procurement details; they record the awards and planned project scopes as announcements to the public.
