Dixon officials received $2.7 million in grants for business and infrastructure projects. | Photo Courtesy of Dixon
Dixon officials received $2.7 million in grants for business and infrastructure projects. | Photo Courtesy of Dixon
Dixon city has been aggressively pursuing business and infrastructure grants this year and that work is starting to pay off with the announcement of two state grants totaling $2,720,612.
The Fast Track Capital Grant will add $1,720,612 to the city's $3.4-million street-resurfacing program, and the $1 million Opportunity Zone Grant allocated to the Gateway Project, which is a 25-acre development along the I-88 corridor that will create new hotels, restaurants, fuel stations and other economic drivers to the surrounding community, Dixon city posted to its Facebook page in August.
The Gateway Project, a partnership between the Dixon and XSITE Real Estate, is expected to create 600 jobs and an extra $1 million annual tax revenues to the community, according to the city.
Dixon Mayor Liandro Arellano Jr
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"The City of Dixon has been committed to stretching local tax dollars as far as possible," Mayor Liandro Arellano Jr. said in the Facebook post. "By building a great development team and planning ahead, we have consistently won grants towards roadwork, economic development, and key infrastructure goals."
City Manager Danny Langloss said the challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic have not stopped his team from helping the businesses and residents of Dixon move forward financially.
"Assistant City Manager, Director of Public Works Matt Heckman and his team have done a phenomenal job of putting this massive project together and are delivering like Dixon has never seen before," Langloss said in Dixon's Facebook post.
As for the street resurfacing project, the city now has $5.15 million to make street improvements. According to the city, the streets that need resurfacing have already been engineered which was a requirement to receive the additional grant money.
"This project is truly shovel ready," Assistant City Manager, Director of Public Works Matt Heckman said in the post. "We couldn't be more excited with this news."
Langloss said there are other grant applications pending and Councilwoman Mary Oros said she is inspired by city leaders that are getting grants to help the local community.
"The fact that we were awarded two grants in the face of COVID-19, speaks volumes about our organization and the progression of Dixon," Oros said in the post. "I'm so incredibly proud and excited for what's to come!"
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