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County to seek CDBG planning-grant exception to support YWCA site plan and housing
Summary
Staff asked the board to sign a letter asking the Montana Department of Commerce for an exception to allow a second concurrent CDBG planning grant so the county can apply on behalf of the YWCA for a preliminary architectural report for a mixed-use facility next to Meadowlark; commissioners expressed support to request permission.
Cindy requested that the board sign a letter to the Montana Department of Commerce asking for an exception to the rule that the county may have only one CDBG planning grant open at a time. She said the YWCA purchased the former Marchies nursery site next to the Meadowlark and wants a planning grant to fund a preliminary architectural report for a mixed-use facility with services on lower floors and housing above; Homeward would lead later housing phases.
Cindy said the county currently has a planning grant open with Seeley Lake Elementary, which is why the exception is needed. Commissioners supported asking for permission to apply; one commissioner called the limit "silly" and welcomed the county seeking an exception. The request is a procedural ask to enable the YWCA to compete for state CDBG funding when the program next opens in the fall. The transcript does not include whether the Department of Commerce has agreed to the exception; that decision remains with the state.
