Delco Heard Comments On $7.4 Million Action Plan — Delaware County Council, tonight, June 5, took public comment on the proposed list of awards approved May 1 for the 2024 Annual Action Plan.
The plan calls for spending $7,441,187 in federal grants for housing and development projects along with an additional $996,818 in AHF money including $16,057 to rehabilitate a home in Haverford.
Media GOP Chairman Michael Straw noted the budget includes $368,370 in contingency spending. He suggested that council include the organizations receiving money in all the line items.
Joy Schwartz of Upper Darby said it would be very helpful to include information about any matching money the county is requiring for grants.
Kimberly Brown of Colwyn took issue with a grant being sent to her borough. She said the application was filled improperly as Borough Council did not have at either its February or March meetings to approve it. She said the application should be voided.
It was noted that cost overruns of less than 25 percent don’t need council approval for covering.
Delco Heard Comments On $7.4 Million Action Plan
I watched online. The amount of public participation in the meeting was amazing. Kim Brown, Joy Schwartz, and Michael Straw were the first of many to give the Council an earful.
More stories coming tomorrow.
It’s a shame council is so narrow-minded. They could do a lot of simple things to quiet things down.