From staff reports
Residents on a portion of Division Street in Oil City will be surveyed next week to determine eligibility for a street paving project.
The city plans to apply for a federal Community Development Block Grant to support the proposed reconstruction of Division Street from Front Street to West First Street in the near future.
To determine eligibility for the grant, federal regulations require certain demographic information be collected from each family that will benefit from the proposed street reconstruction project.
A 100% response rate is necessary to satisfy requirements of the federal grant, according to Kelly Amos Ryen, director of the city’s community development department.
“Unless every family responds, this project’s eligibility for federal CDBG funding cannot be assessed,” she said. “If residents have not responded by the Feb. 18 deadline, city staff will follow up with phone calls and door-to-door visits to gather the necessary information.”
All information collected will remain strictly confidential and will be used only for the purposes of grant administration.
Any questions regarding the survey may be directed to the city’s community development department at (814) 678-3017.
