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Onancock Council reassigns $15,750 to Onancock Main Streets new "Open for Business" program
Summary
Onancock Town Council approved reassigning $15,750 in previously appropriated Downtown Investment Grant match funds to Onancock Main Streets "Open for Business" program after Virginia Main Street funded three of four proposed projects. The vote passed with one abstention and one no.
The Onancock Town Council voted to reappropriate $15,750 from a prior Downtown Investment Grant (DIG) match to fund Onancock Main Streets (OMS) new "Open for Business" program for FY2026. Councilmember Cindy Holdren moved for approval and Councilmember Sarah Nock seconded; the roll-call vote was Fiege - aye, Grubb - abstain, Holdren - aye, Marino - aye, Nock - aye, Oswald - nay. The motion carried.
Cindy Mackey had presented OMSs community survey results, a business recruitment and retention plan, and a 2024 year-in-review earlier in the meeting. Councilmember Lisa Fiege explained the original DIG application requested $75,000 for four specific projects with a 2:1 grant match; Virginia Main Street ultimately funded three projects, reducing OMSs required match to $16,750 and leaving $15,750 in the town appropriation. OMS requested that remaining appropriation be reallocated to the "Open for Business" program to support local business development in the historic district.
