The proposal from the Police Department was to enter into a 20-year lease agreement with Matthew Gurney Investment Properties Inc. on an 8,400-square-foot property at 416 High St., which is at the intersection of Beechland and Buttermilk roads.
City Manager Glenn Moshier informed the council that, after the program was brought to the attention of city staff by engineering firm Woodard and Curran, staff members began work on the various requirements for the application.
Once the council and the School Board have come to an agreement on a budget it gets put to a vote, giving citizens of Ellsworth the final say on how the money is spent.
While no decisions were made on how to spend the money, there were two projects discussed that figure to receive the bulk of this funding: improvements to the pump stations at Water Street and High Street.