FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Lori An Gobert, President
Columbus Community and Industrial Development Corporation
Phone: 979/733-8282
FAX: 979/732-8213
E-Mail:
ccidc@columbustexas.net
February 2010
Columbus Community
Industrial and Development
Awards Grant Funds
Columbus, Texas - The Columbus Community
and Industrial Development Corporation (CCIDC) has selected a recipient
for its 2009 - 2010 community grant funds sponsorship program:
·
Columbus Garden Club - Pocket Park Enhancement Program
Eligible activities for receipt of these funds are outlined in the
proposition section of City Ordinance No.12-95. A summary of the
eligible uses for these funds may be described as being for the
promotion and development of new or expanded enterprise. These
include parks, buildings, equipment, facilities, and other improvements
required or suited for amateur sports; athletic, entertainment, tourist,
convention and public park facilities, including stadiums, ballparks,
auditoriums, amphitheaters, concert halls, library/ learning centers,
municipal buildings, museum facilities, parking and transportation
facilities; and maintenance or operating costs associated with the above
projects. Other projects not listed in this summary may also be
eligible.
The CCIDC board
administers the city’s half-cent 4-B sales tax revenues - approved by
voters in 1995 - for economic and community development. The next
grant process is scheduled to begin Fall 2010.
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ABOUT US: The Columbus Community
and Industrial Development Corporation (CCIDC) administers the city’s
half-cent 4-B sales tax revenues- approved by voters in 1995- for
economic and community development. Eligible activities for receipt of these
funds are outlined in the proposition section of City Ordinance
No.12-95. The Corporation manages the Texas Crossroads Business
Park and administers a community grants program. The Corporation is
managed by a Board of Directors appointed by the Columbus City Council.
Contact the CCIDC at 979-733-8282
or e-mail ccidc@columbustexas.net.
