Council approves transfer for stormwater match and pays $39,000 grant administration invoice

Clerk Debbie read Resolution 4‑2026, which authorizes transferring $100,000 from the town’s cumulative capital development fund to the stormwater grant fund as the required local match for a state stormwater improvement program grant. The resolution also notes that an EDIT (economic development income tax) match of $235,000 will be appropriated and paid directly from the EDIT fund rather than transferred. The council approved the resolution on a voice vote.

The council then approved invoice #2406 from Klein Peter Consulting Group for $39,000 for grant administration services. Debbie and council members indicated the expenditure is part of the grant administration contract and consistent with the council’s earlier direction to secure grant administration support. The clerk said the town has the internal process to move the funds and that the EDIT match will remain appropriated in EDIT until drawn for the project.

Why it matters: approving the local match transfer and paying grant administration costs are administrative steps required to finalize the town’s participation in the state grant. The council’s approvals clear two administrative hurdles that permit staff to finalize the grant paperwork and keep the project moving.