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The Kent County Levy Court convened a workshop at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, in the Caucus Room at 555 Bay Road, Dover, DE. The workshop focused on three agenda items: FY26 CDBG funding resolutions, a change order for a housing rehabilitation project, and a bid award for a recreation storage building. Commissioners discussed each item with staff and later moved into executive session.
It's 6 p.m. on Tuesday, October 20th, 2026. Um Kent County Levy Court Workshop is called to order. That I'll turn the meeting over to our county administrator, Kevin Sippel. Thank you, Madam President. This workshop is being held in person at 555 Bay Road, Deborah Dollar in the caucus room. Proxy making it available via the internet through WebEx. Participants can join us by phone or by computer during the meeting. Workshops are an opportunity for levy court commissioners to publicly discuss policy issues among themselves and with staff. The members of the public are welcome to observe participation is normally limited to commissioners and staff. There'll be opportunities for public comment for those attending in person or online. When the president opens the public comment period, there's attending in person may raise their hand to be recognized. If you're joining us by phone and wish to comment, please press store three, which will raise your electronic hand. Pressing star six will mute and unmute your line. If you're online, and you will see a hand and microphone icon at the bottom of your screen. Please use those at appropriate times. This meeting is being recorded and will follow the rules of procedures adopted by Levy Court as well as the Mason Rules of Word. Document. So back to you, County Administrator Simple. Okay. Uh first workshop item we have is FY26 application for funding CDBG resolutions. Sarah, air. Good evening, everyone. Um this year we are coming back for the FY25 application. Um the years passed. We normally apply for this earlier in the year. However, um things have been moved around and pushed back, postponed. Um so we're just continuing the schedule based on what was given to us from the housing authority. Um first resolution of 4178. Just the um authorization to submit the application. Uh next resolution administrative match uh 4179. Um it is the approval that the county will uh do administrative match of uh 257,500 dollars. Um last fiscal year it was more than that, it was 39 and 600,000 dollars. Um various factors play into that uh role there. Um, but I think we'll be on the page summary page of that breakdown. Um resolution 4180. It is the approval from Kent County that they will um that it recognizes the importance of the fair housing for uh citizens of the Kent County. Um also it supports the goals of the fair housing law. Um see your package the program um project summary. It will show you the projected target areas that we plan on working in. Um City of Milford, and we are planning on we plan on applying for eight grand. Um these totals are subject to change, all dependent on upon what the government releases but every year we uh we are planning to apply for this year uh for this amount could be more, could be less. Um the town, the Smyrna area. Uh we plan on uh applying for 100 grand there, Felton area 80 grand. Uh Frederica area, 80 grand, and then rest is scatter sites.