The Community and Economic Development Committee is meeting 10/25/2023 at 6:30PM. The agenda consists of one action item and one related public hearing. The action item is a request to approve the city program funding for the 2024 Community Development Block Grant Funding. City staff […]
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Common Council Approves $80,000 Grant To Update Columbus Elementary Playground
The Common Council met 10/81/2023. One of the items separated out for an individual vote was the request to award approximately $80,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds through the Neighborhood Grant Program to pay for upgrades to the Columbus Elementary School playground. Those […]
Community And Economic Development Committee Approves $80,000 Neighborhood Grant To Upgrade Columbus Elementary Playground
The Community and Economic Development Committee met 10/11/2023. The one action item on their agenda was a request to award approximately $80,000 in neighborhood grant funds to the Historic Central Neighborhood to help fund improvements to the playground at Columbus Elementary School. A number of […]
Safety And Licensing Committee Receives Information Items – Update On Police And Fire Department Grants, Purchase Of Police Mobile Command Post Vehicle
The Safety and Licensing Committee met 08/23/2023. In addition to voting to approve the purchase of new radios for the Fire Department, the committee received a few information items. I’ve prepared a transcript of the discussion for download. 2023 EDWARD BYRN MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT […]
Common Council Votes 15-0 To Approve $200,000 Grant To Habitat For Humanity After Alderperson Hartzheim Suggests Money Could Instead Be Used For City Infrastructure
The Common Council met 04/03/2023. One of the items separated out for an individual vote was the request to award $200,000 of American Rescue Plan Act funds to Habitat for Humanity. This was separated out for an individual vote by Alderperson Sheri Hartzheim (District 13). […]
Common Council Approves Acceptance Of $134,000 Energy Efficiency Grant, Declines To Allocate It For The Library Project
The Common Council met 05/03/2023. One of the items separated out for an individual vote was the request to approve the grant allocation for Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program of $134,180. This item had been approved unanimously at the Finance Committee meeting. It […]
Community And Economic Development Committee Approves Reduction To Community Development Block Grant Funding To Community Partners
The Community and Economic Development Committee met 03/22/2023. The one action item they took up was a request to approve the revised Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding for the 2023-2024 program year. When putting together the funding amounts for the various programs, city staff […]
Community And Economic Development Committee Meeting 03/22/2023 – Will Vote On Decreased Community Development Block Grant Allocations, Receive 2022 City Growth Report
The Community and Economic Development Committee is meeting 03/22/2023 at 4:30PM. They have one action item which is to approve revised Community Development Block Grant funding for 2023-2024. The amount of money the city was award was $16,253 less than they had expected, so they […]
Community Development Block Grant Advisory Board Meeting 03/13/2023 – Will Vote To Decrease Allocations To 2023-2024 Programs
Community Development Block Grant Advisory Board Meeting 03/13/2023 – Will Vote To Decrease Allocations To 2023-2024 Programs
Transit Commission Approves Acceptance Of $3 Million In Grants, Awards Contract For Phase One Of Whitman Avenue Facility Remodeling Project, Gives Go-Ahead To Seek Additional Grants For Whitman Avenue And Transit Center Projects
The Fox Cities Transit Commission met 02/20/2023 and approved three action items related to the Whitman Avenue Facility Redevelopment Project. Back in 2021, this project had initially been estimated to cost between $6.5 and $7.6 million. Inflation and economic factors have since caused its cost […]