The Truesdale Board of Aldermen is seeking a Community Development Block Grant to help fund the second phase of their Smith Street improvement project at their May 28 meeting.
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The Truesdale Board of Aldermen is seeking a Community Development Block Grant to help fund the second phase of their Smith Street improvement project at their May 28 meeting.
The grant writing proposal was approved unanimously.
The first phase of that project, widening the street and improving the driving surface, was completed earlier this year.
City Clerk Elsa Smith-Fernandez said they are working with the Boonslick Regional Planning Commission to apply for the grant, which could make up to $500,000 in funding available for the project.
She added that figure would not include any administrative or engineering costs associated with the project. Those costs would also be covered by the grant but would be assessed separately.
The first phase of the Smith Street project was completed by TS Banze Construction at a cost of roughly $350,000 and improved the street from Laura Street to just past the MaryLou Center.
The second phase of the project will cover the street from where work ended at the MaryLou Center to Depot Street. In the future the third phase will complete the street from Depot Street to where it ends at N. Water Street.
The grant writing bid approved at the meeting was for $2,000 and Smith-Fernandez said they would be working with the BRPC to submit requests for proposals in the next month before the application deadline on July 31.
She said once they had applied, they expect to hear whether or not they were approved for the grant some time in October or November of this year.
Community Development Block Grants are provided by the Missouri Department of Economic Development and are intended to “support your community’s wellbeing and capacity for growth,” according to the state’s website.
