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JOHNSTOWN Fulton County supervisors on Wednesday approved submission of a $300,000 2021 Community Development Block Grant application to the state to operate a new Microenterprise Program.
The program run through the Fulton County Center for Regional Growth assists very small businesses in Fulton County with financial awards.
The Board of Supervisors’ Economic Development and Environment Committee on Wednesday authorized submission of the grant application to the state Office of Community Renewal.
“We’ve operated such a program through the CRG since 2018,” county Planning Director Scott Henze told the committee.
County officials on Wednesday were trying to set up a public hearing on the application for the board’s next meeting on March 8.
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JOHNSTOWN The Fulton County Board of Supervisors’ Public Works Committee recently authorized advertising for bids for the $1.25 million County Airport main apron reconstruction project.
County Planning Director Scott Henze brought the project to the committee’s attention.
“This project is within our 2021 capital plan,” he said.
Henze said the Federal Aviation Administration used to start its awards process later in August and September, but is starting earlier this year in May.
Fulton County has developed a plan to submit a pre-application to the FAA seeking non-primary entitlement funding, as well as discretionary funding for the project. The county’s local share for the runway and taxiway lighting project is estimated at about $62,500.
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JOHNSTOWN The Fulton County Planning Board on Tuesday sent back to the town of Perth a positive recommendation on the largest solar farm project ever proposed in the county.
The board didn’t see any regional issues, but attached some stipulations to the project, and otherwise forwarded it back to the Perth Town Planning Board. County planning officials recommended “mixed species” vegetation to help screen the proposed 20-megawatt solar farm by SunEast Limestone Solar’s along Bishop Road. Also, 10 to 12-foot trees with a warranty for the life of the project are recommended. The planning board also wants to see some sort of 50-foot corridor for snowmobiles that must be mapped and documented before the project can get off the ground.