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Village updates grants: climbing wall, Purdy Park shade, and $65,000 state wind/solar award
Summary
Staff reported progress and delays on multiple grants — the DeKalb County Community Foundation grant for a playground climbing wall (report due next April), a delayed Purdy Park shade structure, and a signed $65,000 state wind/solar grant to reimburse a storm-sewer project.
Staff presented several grant updates and timelines. The DeKalb County Community Foundation grant for the Lions Park climbing wall is pending final installation in spring; staff cannot close the grant file until the climbing wall is installed and the required final report is filed (April deadline). The Purdy Park shade-structure project has been delayed with a new estimated completion date of January 26 and a requested extension to April 30 if necessary.
Clerk reported receiving a signed state grant agreement — a wind/solar grant for $65,000 tied to work on a storm sewer at Curzon Street — and said the village has been assigned a state grant manager to help with reporting and reimbursement. In the meeting a staff member said, “The signed, grant agreement. It was the wind solar grant for $65,000,” and indicated reports will be prepared to obtain the reimbursement to the general fund. Members noted these reimbursements are part of the plan to restore the general fund.
Why it matters: grant reimbursements and timely closeouts affect capital project cash flow and the village’s ability to replenish operating reserves and complete planned improvements.
