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AUTHORIZING DIVISION OF TRANSPORTATION APPLICATION FOR A
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG)
NEIGHBORHOOD INVESTMENT GRANT
FOR CONSTRUCTION OF SIDEWALK AND LIGHTING
IN THE 91ST STREET CORRIDOR FROM CLARENDON HILLS ROAD TO IL 83
SECTION 24-WCCPM-01-SW
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WHEREAS, the County Board of DuPage County has expressed a strong desire to support the Hinsdale Lake Terrace Neighborhood through a mobility and safety improvement project (hereinafter "PROJECT") located in the 91st Street Corridor from Clarendon Hills Road to IL Route 83, in unincorporated DuPage County, and has supported various DuPage County Division of Transportation grant requests on behalf of the community; and
WHEREAS, the Community Development Block Grant Neighborhood Investment Grant application (hereinafter "CDBG NIV"), promulgated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and through the DuPage County Community Development Commission (hereinafter "DUPAGE CDC") is open and accepting applications; and
WHEREAS, the Hinsdale Lake Terrace community demographics and economic conditions make it eligible for such funding; and
WHEREAS, in 2024 DuPage County Division of Transportation will initiate environmental and design engineering on an infrastructure and safety improvement within the Hinsdale Lake Terrace community; this engineering will meet the Project-type criteria for the CDBG NIV grant; and
WHEREAS, funds for the CDBG NIV are to be awarded on a competitive basis, for well planned projects benefitting low to moderate income neighborhoods; and
WHEREAS, to support this neighborhood, the County desires to submit an application for CDBG NIV funding, in the amount of $500,000 (no cost match required), for construction of a sidewalk and lighting system along 91st Street; and
WHEREAS, the County estimates that the total cost of the Project including engineering and construction will exceed $1 million wherein the County will fund th...
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