MonticelloLive

This is a portion of the MEDC report as it was presented to the City Council by MEDC director Truman Hamilton.

The fire truck grant application for up to $30,000.00 has been filed with the state and a companion application for 15% of the cost of the truck through USDA is has been completed. We were notified that we have been awarded a $25,000.00 grant from the Department of Arkansas Heritage. The Department of Arkansas Heritage received 202 grant applications with requests that totaled $4.2 million.  Their funds were limited to $600,000.00 and only 33 projects were selected so I feel very good about being selected. A companion grant application for $10,000.00 is being made to help defray more of the costs.  I will be working with Gary Clements of Clements & Associates who will be the architect on refurbishing the old post office building.  I am working on a grant application to help purchase a new truck for the solid waste department. The quote for this item was $140,000.00 last year.