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Committee advances Ward 4 storm‑damage grant program with clarifications requested
Summary
The committee moved forward a Ward 4 storm‑damage grant program that would reimburse qualifying residences and businesses up to $1,500 per project per year and be funded up to $50,000; members asked staff to clarify whether per‑project caps or per‑household limits apply and suggested requiring one estimate from an Aurora business.
Rich Jacobs, chief of staff representing Alderman Nunez, presented a Ward 4 storm‑damage grant program designed to reimburse qualifying residences and businesses up to $1,500 per project per year, with a program budget up to $50,000. "This was created in response to 1 of the storms last year," Jacobs said, describing the origin of the program and the small changes to this year's language.
Committee members raised questions about whether a household could submit multiple project claims in a year and whether the program should include an explicit household cap; Jacobs said that last year's language was largely unchanged other than adjusting eligibility for any storm and that the budgeted amount would limit total awards. Members also suggested adding a requirement that at least one estimate be from an Aurora business; the committee asked staff to clarify the language and moved the resolution forward for Council discussion. The committee voted 4‑0 to advance the resolution.
