The Flomaton Town Council approved a resolution Monday to seek a Community Development Block Grant to pave Upper Creek Road, Carter Drive and if bids come in low, extending the paving to Ringold Street.
The $201,115 grant will require a $50,000 match from the town, but Mayor Dewey Bondurant Jr., told council members he felt he could raise $30,000 to go toward the match, leaving the town with $20,000.
Councilman Buster Crapps questioned how the roads were selected and said he felt the council members needed to be involved in the selection.
“I've been told College is worse than Pleasant, but that's not true,” Crapps said. “I'm an elected official and I didn't know anything about surveying for the roads.”
Councilwoman Lillian Dean echoed Crapps' concerns saying people were conducting surveys and she knew nothing about it.
The survey is being done to identify lower income families, since that data greatly improves the town's chance of receiving the grant. The more lower income people surveyed the greater the town's chances.
During the survey, if people do not answer the income question, the state of Alabama counts them as high income families.
Census
Mayor Bondurant also told the council he received a call from Gov. Kay Ivey's office earlier Monday saying someone will be coming down to talk to the council about the 2020 census.
“They said they needed our help and will come down and talk with the council,” Mayor Bondurant said.
Councilwoman Lillian Dean said local people could be hired to help with the census.
