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 and Industrial Development
Awards Grant Funds
Columbus, Texas - The Columbus Community and
Industrial Development Corporation (CCIDC) recently selected the
following recipient for its community grant funds sponsorship 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.
For questions or information about Community
Grant Funds, call CCIDC at 979-733-8282, or speak with any CCIDC board
member.
CCIDC
MEETINGS
Meetings are held the third Monday of each month
at 6:30pm at City Hall in Columbus. Citizen’s comments are included as
an agenda item, however, specific items may be added to the agenda for
discussion upon request.
The CCIDC Board is appointed by the Columbus City
Council and includes the following members: Lori An Gobert,
James Weishuhn, Curtiss Schonenberg, Elizabeth Flint, Matt Sprague, John
Mau and Steve Woodall.
To request an item be placed on the agenda contact
Lori An Gobert at 605 Spring Street or call
979-733-8282.
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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. A 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
