Ellsworth County Public Hearing 9 a.m. Wednesday, May 27

(First Published in the Ellsworth County Independent/
Reporter, May 21, 2020)

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

The County of Ellsworth will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, May 27, 2020, at 9:00 a.m. in the Ellsworth County Courthouse at 210 N. Kansas Ave., Ellsworth, Kansas for the purpose of considering an application to be submitted to the Kansas Department of Commerce for Small Cities Community Development Block Grant funds under the CV-Economic Development category. 
The specific project application to be discussed is funding to provide grants to local businesses that employ at least 51% low-to-moderate-income full-time employees in order to cover the cost of working capital or purchase of 60 days’ worth of inventory needed to reopen their doors.  Funding will be available to any business within Ellsworth County that meet the grant eligibility requirements.  Additional activity includes project administration. 
The estimated project cost is $300,000 with the grant request for $300,000 of the project cost. Oral and written comments will be recorded and become a part of the Ellsworth County CDBG Citizen Participation Plan. Reasonable accommodations will be made available to persons with disabilities. Requests should be submitted to the Ellsworth County Clerk at 785-472-4161 or shelly@ewclerk.com for public hearing and Zoom information.

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