NSP Grant Application

BOONE, Iowa---The Boone City Council has voted unanimously to support apply for more than $400,000 in grant funds for the Boone County Homeless Prevention Board to make available transitional living apartments at Crawford Hall. Work has already been done on the building north of the courthouse to deal with family homeless issues. Council members did raise questions about the City's responsibility if the homeless shelter is unable to keep operating. Some council members have expressed dissatisfaction with the number of change orders received for home renovation during the first phase of the Neighborhood Stabilization Program.