City to Apply for RAISE Grant

The City of Sheridan will be applying for a grant to plan for a proposed project on the west side of the City. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has the details.

The Sheridan City Council at their meeting this week approved a resolution authorizing the submission of an application to the United States Department of Transportation for a “Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity” or RAISE grant in the amount of $1.52 million to fund the planning of the West Side Corridor Expansion Project. City Public Works Director Hanns Mercer.

Mercer said the grant requires the City to allocate 20 percent matching funds in the amount of $380,000. The resolution to apply for the grant received unanimous approval by the City Council.