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Committee approves CDBG imminent-threat transmittals and Springfield travel request, 5-0

Economic Development & Planning Committee · May 6, 2026
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Summary

The committee approved three Economic Development transmittals tied to an Imminent Threat CDBG application and authorized an out-of-state travel request to Springfield, MA; the motions carried 5-0.

Brian Pincelli, Director of Economic Development & Planning, presented an out-of-state travel request for Springfield, Massachusetts and three transmittals related to an Imminent Threat Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) application. The committee approved, by a 5-0 vote, (1) authorization to schedule a public hearing for the Imminent Threat CDBG application; (2) authorization to designate a certifying officer and declare the county's intention to be lead agent; and (3) authorization to submit a Savannah Fertilizer Imminent Threat CDBG grant application.

Pincelli also flagged that it is Small Business Week and said the department plans to issue a press release recognizing and supporting the county's small businesses. The approvals recorded a unanimous 5-0 tally; no abstentions or recusals were noted in the minutes.