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The City of Sweet Home is applying for a federal grant that would fund public facilities and housing improvements for low- and moderate-income residents, and childcare services for local healthcare workers.

The City Council held a special meeting Tuesday evening, June 9, to conduct a public hearing that was required for the city to apply for the grant money. Present were Mayor Greg Mahler and councilors Susan Coleman, Lisa Gourley and Dave Trask, with Cortney Nash attending remotely.

The Community Development Block Grant funds would come from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Devel...