Bensenville board authorizes CDBG application for Marion Street improvements

The Village of Bensenville voted Sept. 29 to authorize staff to apply for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) assistance for the Marion Street roadway and water-main improvement project. Public Works staff described the action as a routine step required to submit the application and to grant the village manager authority to execute required documents and the grant agreement if funds are awarded. "So this is just a resolution allowing us to apply for the CDBG grant for Merrion Street. We have to do this for 3 reasons. 1, to authorize the submission of a grant application. 2, to provide authority of the village manager to execute any required documentations from now until that grant is potentially awarded to us. And 3, provide the village manager authority to execute the actual agreement should the funds be awarded," staff said during the meeting.

The public hearing on the village's intent to apply produced no public speakers and the board approved the resolution by roll call. No award or contract was made at the meeting; the resolution merely authorizes application and execution authority if the grant is later awarded.