Council targets Pennsylvania and other streets for CCMG grant match; awards expected in November

Staff advised the council to prioritize the Community Crossing Matching Grant (CCMG) for street repairs and to use motor vehicle highway restricted funds as the first match source. They explained the ranking of fund sources: motor vehicle highway restricted first, then motor vehicle highway, local roads and streets, and rainy day fund last.

Council members identified priority streets (Pennsylvania and the segment to the library), noted cracking on Kentucky and Michigan streets, and said alleys would require separate planning. Staff said available balances — including figures referenced in the meeting such as amounts in the motor vehicle highway account — could be leveraged to apply for roughly $300,000 in work, with awards expected in late November and construction in spring 2027.