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City takes first step to pave south end roads |
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Friday, 16 May 2008 |
By HEATHER AVEY
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The first step in the capital improvement project has been set in motion after the city council approved a resolution authorizing an application for a $75,000 grant.
The application is for a grant from the Oklahoma Department of Commerce for the community development block grant program for a paving project in the southern portion of the Guymon city limits.
According to Ted Graham, interim city manager and human resource director, there is approximately one mile of paving that needs to be done on the south side of town. The streets included in the paving project are: South Lelia, South May, part of Ellison, SW Twelfth, SW Seventh, SW Quinn and Roosevelt.
In this area, so far the drainage is estimated at $881,000, including curb and gutters, says Graham.
"So we are trying to apply for this grant, see if it will work and this resolution will allow us to do so," Graham said.
For this year the city has missed the deadline to apply for a bigger grant, but next year in March they will be able to apply for a $400,000 grant.
In order to apply for this grant, Jada Dickerson, City of Guymon, has done a door to door survey to see what the average household income is for this area.
According to Dickerson, the grant is based on Hud guidelines which is 30 percent below the median income. For one person in a household you would have to make less than $23,000 in order to qualify. |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 20 May 2008 )
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