Six locations in Kent County will receive thousands of federal stimulus dollars for projects expected to spur economic development and create jobs.
According to excerpts from the story:
The Kent County Community Development Department got a green light from county commissioners recently to apply for a Community Development Block Grant that promises to address critical employment and economic development needs at six locations in the county. The grant comes from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the money comes from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Kent County is in line to receive $418,186 for five street and sidewalk improvement projects, two energy upgrades and home-foreclosure counseling. County CDD Director Linda Likely said the projects the grant will fund must be ready to get under way within four months. She also said the goal of her department is to hire as many local workers as possibly for the temporary jobs.
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