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Hillsdale board races to finalize $110,000 smart-growth grant before July 31 deadline
Summary
At a July 21 special meeting, the Hillsdale Town Board debated whether to resubmit a Smart Growth planning-and-zoning grant (CFA) due July 31, weighing a roughly $110,000 request against limited time to vet stakeholders and finalize redline edits.
The Hillsdale Town Board held a special session to decide whether to refile a state smart-growth planning and zoning grant application, a competitive Consolidated Funding Application (CFA) with a July 31 deadline.
Chair opened the meeting saying the comprehensive plan is a priority and that the town previously applied and was declined; reviewers later encouraged a resubmission. The board discussed whether the town can complete required edits and stakeholder review in the days before the deadline.
"110 k is possibly at stake here," the Chair said, underscoring the trade-off between pursuing state funding and pausing for wider vetting. Staff described the CFA entry as a "clone reapplication" of last year's submission that can be updated online, and said she could deliver a near-final version by July 25 if board members provide concrete redlines quickly.
Board members agreed to attempt rapid redline and review cycles, with the understanding that a final vote or formal resolution could follow the near-final draft if necessary. No formal vote on submission was recorded at the meeting; the board set a schedule for edits and an email-approval loop to meet the state's deadline.
This discussion centers on whether the potential grant—intended to support a comprehensive plan update and related work—outweighs the board's concern that limited internal review could create precedents the town has not fully vetted.
