Marysville seeks federal grant for Comeford Park sidewalk and lighting upgrades

What the records say

The City of Marysville will ask the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to release Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds for a sidewalk and lighting project at Comeford Park, according to a notice of intent published August 15, 2025. ¹

• The project replaces the sidewalk and landscape strip on the 5th and 6th Street frontages with an 8-foot-wide sidewalk and adds pedestrian lighting within it. ¹
• Estimated funding is $173,270.04 from a Community Development Block Grant. ¹
• The city will submit its request to release funds to HUD on or after August 23, 2025. ¹
• Written comments on the environmental review must be received by August 23, 2025, directed to the Community Development Department. ¹
• The project is at 514 Delta Avenue, Marysville, within an already improved area; no new area is being disturbed. ¹

Why it matters

The project replaces the sidewalk and landscape strip along the 5th and 6th Street frontages of Comeford Park with an 8-foot-wide sidewalk and adds pedestrian lighting. ¹ Analysis: Wider sidewalks and new lighting typically make walking to and around the park safer and more comfortable, especially after dark, and the work happens in the public right of way that anyone walking or biking along those streets uses.

What changed / what's next

• The city published a notice of intent on August 15, 2025, announcing it will request release of CDBG funds for the Comeford Park sidewalk and lighting project. ¹
• HUD will accept objections to the fund release for 15 days after the anticipated submission date or its actual receipt of the request, whichever is later, and only on limited regulatory grounds; potential objectors should contact HUD to verify the actual last day. ¹
• The record does not state when HUD approval or construction would occur.