The Slater City Council approved a request for the city to apply for a grant during its meeting on Tuesday, January 20.

City Administrator Gene Griffith says the council talked about applying for grant money for sidewalks through MoDOT’s Transportation Alternative Program (TAP) a couple of meetings ago.

Griffith explains he asked the council to bump up the city’s match to 35 percent to help it get more points in the process. He said by doing this, the city will spend an extra $40,000, but the chances of getting the grant improve quite a bit.

Griffith explains what sidewalks are on the docket if the city gets approved for the grant.

In other news, it was reported that the four incumbents- Crystal Wiseman in Ward 1, Brenda Smith in Ward 2, Matt Campbell in Ward 3 and Terry Jordan in Ward 4- signed up to run for another term as councilpersons. Griffith said they were the only residents to file. The Municipal Election is scheduled to be held on Tuesday, April 6.