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Van Wert City Council learned of some city financial positives, while also lending its support to a development/flood mitigation project in Vision Park, approving an additional payment to the Convention & Visitors Bureau, and authorizing the sale of outdated and unused city-owned equipment during its meeting Monday.
Van Wert Economic Director Stacy Adam provides information to City Council on a flood plain mitigation plan for Vision Park during Monday’s meeting.
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First up was Economic Development Director Stacy Adam, who talked about revisions in the flood plain map proposed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) that could negatively affect city-owned property, making it undesirable for development.
Adam speaks at City Council
Kirsten Barnhart, DHI Media News Editor Tuesday, February 9, 2021 9:19 AM
VAN WERT – During Monday s Van Wert City Council meeting, Van Wert
Area Economic Development Director Stacy Adam asked Council to consider
preparing legislation regarding two topics she spoke about.
Adam
first spoke about the CHIP (Community Housing Impact and Preservation)
grant. The CHIP grant helps rehabilitate single-family homes that are
owned and occupied by low to moderate-income households.
The cost
to apply for the grant is $10,000. Economic Development manages the
program on behalf of the county, and in past agreements, they have asked
that Council pay half of the application costs if it is not approved.
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Dancers from Expressive Ministries of Song and Dance, ages 5 to 23, perform during the Martin Luther King Day celebration in Alachua City on Monday. (Kalia Richardson/WUFT News)
2021 MLK Day Celebration In Alachua Focuses On Ending Systemic Racism
By Kalia Richardson
January 19, 2021
The U.S. Capitol insurrection was still on the minds of those at the Martin Luther King Day event on Monday at the Cleather Hathcock Sr. Community Center in Alachua.
State Rep. Yvonne Hinson, D-Gainesville, said President Donald Trump’s supporters reflected the ugly notion of white supremacy as they raided the Capitol. While praising activist Stacey Abrams’ movement that led to 800,000 new voters in Georgia, Hinson called on African Americans to fulfill King’s dream of equality for all by emancipating themselves through policy.
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independent editor
Van Wert City Council heard about some economic development highlights from 2020 several of which will continue into this year while also receiving an end-of-year report on city finances during a brief meeting held to open the new year’s legislative activity.
Van Wert County Economic Development Director Stacy Adam provides a recap of 2020 economic development activity during Monday’s City Council meeting.
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Van Wert Area Economic Development Corporation Executive Director Stacy Adam provided an overview of 2020 economic activity, citing a number of projects that will come to fruition this year.