State
Representative Randy Pike presented a grant award to Butler Mayor, Don
Malan. The city of Butler was selected to receive a $195,625 grant from
the Community Development Block Grant program through the State of
Missouri, Department of Economic Development.
The
grant funds will be matched with city funds to demolish 35 dilapidated
residential and 3 commercial structures city wide. The city received the
grant with the help of the Kaysinger Basin Regional Planning Commission
who partnered with the city to complete the successful grant
application. Kaysinger will also be conducting the administration of
this grant.The city hopes to start the bidding process with contractors by the January 2014.
