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Hurley decides not to apply for CDB grant

By ZACHARY MARANO

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HURLEY — The Hurley City Council decided not to apply for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Community Development Block Grant program this year at their meeting on Tuesday.

The city was considering applying for a CDBG this year for work on 2nd Avenue.

At their last meeting in January, Jeff Seamandel from the consulting firm MSA Professional Services informed the council that this will be the last year that they can apply for the CDBG program in its current form. In 2023, the city will need to have engineering for their project c...