Othello declines $400K grant due to matching requirements
Othello City Engineer Shawn O’Brien, right, explains during Monday’s regular meeting the Othello City Council’s options in accepting or declining a $400,000 Washington Transportation Improvement Board grant with higher matching fund requirements than the city originally budgeted.
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Juniper Street, pictured, does not have sidewalks on both sides of the street in many areas along its path. Juniper was the intended subject of a $400,000 Washington Transportation Improvement Board grant to add sidewalks and increase safety for pedestrians, but the financial requirements were more than the city wanted to take on.
Pictured is one of the two original streets the city of Othello planned on adding sidewalks to, Fourth Avenue, using money from a Washington Transportation Improvement Board grant. The street is not eligible for the grant, according to City Engineer Shawn O’Brien, as it does not have a federal ID number attached to it.
OTHELLO — The Othello City Council unanimously voted to decline a $400,000 Washington Transportation Improvement Board grant during Monday’s regular meeting that would have added sidewalks to several Othello streets.
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