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Mayor outlines $4.3 million-plus in grants and capital projects including $3M for sidewalks
Summary
Mayor John Benestante briefed council on several grant and fund items: TxDOT Transportation Alternatives Set Aside $3,000,000 for sidewalks; CDBG-MITMOD (GLO) $631,000 for sewer expansion; Texas CDBG $500,000 sewer; RCP (GLO) $300,000 flood mitigation/mapping/zoning; and Texas Parks and Wildlife $300,000 for City Park 2.
Mayor John Benestante reviewed current grant and fund reports and account summaries, noting a package of grant-funded projects and capital items under consideration or active. The mayor listed Transportation Alternatives Set Aside funding from TxDOT of $3,000,000 for sidewalks; CDBG-MITMOD (GLO) $631,000 for sewer expansion; a Texas CDBG (TDA) allocation of $500,000 for sewer work; an RCP grant (GLO) of $300,000 for flood mitigation, mapping and zoning studies; and a Texas Parks and Wildlife award of $300,000 for City Park 2.
Council had no questions during the briefing as recorded in the minutes. The mayor also reviewed profit-and-loss statements for multiple city accounts (General, Sewer & Maintenance, Hotel/Motel, Capital Projects, Investment Report, Community Center, Coldspring Volunteer Fire Department, and San Jacinto County Historical Commission).
