Washington County Mini Bus is a step closer in getting a new facility.
The Washington City Council approved an agreement to sponsor an application for a Public Transit Infrastructure Grant from the Iowa Department of Transportation. The grant could fund up to 80% of the facility renovations if awarded. Council Member Danielle Pettit-Majewski voiced her excitement for this advancement, citing several years she has served on the mini bus board. City Administrator Brent Hinson mentioned that the council previously approved an agreement for the same grant two years ago, but did not get funded because there was a higher scoring application from Benton County, and the DOT typically only funds one project per region, “So the reason that we have to be involved here is minibus is a private non-profit and for this grant there has to be a governmental sponsor, so we become that governmental sponsor. I don’t think it does anything as far as risk for the city. Theoretically, where this coul
The Washington City Council held a lengthy discussion on a grant proposal at their most recent meeting, which resulted in a unanimous vote of approval.
A group led by Keith Lazar submitted a request for the city’s endorsement to apply for a $5,000 spring small grant from the Washington County Riverboat Foundation to renovate the existing tennis courts near Case Field into dual purpose courts for pickleball. The community group has received a bid of $57,975 from L.L. Pelling for this work, which does not include pickleball nets or benches. The group hopes to keep their total project cost below $60,000.