BOONE, Iowa—The Boone City Council recently approved an agreement with Simmering-Cory to pursue Community Development Block Grants to help pay for some of the cost of a couple of waste water projects, one a lift station and the second the mandated disinfection process at the plant in McHose Park. Part of the effort will be a survey of residential properties in Boone during the month of September. City Engineer Dan Scott is encouraging residents to cooperated with the survey crew.
In a release this week, Scott noted that the City desires to apply for grant funding for improvements to the City’s wastewater treatment system in the next couple of years. The grant funding requires that a majority of the City’s residents benefiting from the improvements are of low to moderate income. The survey requests general information regarding the gross incomes of households within the community.
The survey team will be in Boone on the following weekends in September:
* September 15-16
* September 22-23
* September 29-30
Not all homes will be surveyed, but it is critical that the City gets a response from the homes selected for the survey.
All survey information will remain confidential and residents are not required to sign or place any identifying information on the survey. The results of the survey will be reported in collective summary fashion.
If the City is eligible and grant funds are awarded, the grant will reduce the amount of City funds needed to complete the project and help reduce the impact on sanitary sewer rates.
The survey will involve 2-3 questions and take about 3-4 minutes per residence. The questions will focus on the following topics:
* Number of individuals who live in the household
* Whether the household income is above or below the Low-to-Moderate Income level
* The household’s experience with sanitary sewer issues and their support of the project
The questions regarding the number of individuals living in the household and the income of the household are critical to the City’s eligibility for funding under the grant program.
Program guidelines require a majority of individuals in the community to be below the low-to-moderate income limits in order for the City to be eligible for the program.
The City appreciates the cooperation of all residents in responding to this very important survey.
Simmering-Cory has worked with the city previously and has been successful with other block grant applications applications.
