Community Development Projects

2015

  • IHCDA Blight Elimination Program Demolished 9 Abandoned Homes in the City of Dunkirk
  • City of Portland Westside CSO Project Completed
  • Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs Awarded $400,000 to the Town of Redkey for the construction of a new Fire Station
  • Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs Awarded $400,000 to Jay County and Jay Community Center for the addition of a Senior Center addition on the Jay Community Center
  • Planning for the Town of Redkey CSO Project
  • City of Dunkirk was a 2015 Stellar Communities Designation Finalist

2014

  • Town of Redkey Awarded $3,898,000 in Grant Funding and $3,834,000 in USDA Bond Financing to complete the Combined Sewer Overflow Agreed Order by IDEM
  • Completion of the Lafayette Street Extension Project
  • Completion of the Dunkirk Train Depot Project
  • City of Dunkirk Awarded $176,000 from IHCDA’s Blight Elimination Program to demolish abandoned homes throughout the city
  • Award to the City of Portland for SRTS Sidewalk Construction

2013

  • USDA Funding of New Furnishings and Equipment for Expansion $58,800
  • SRTS Planning Study for the Town of Pennville Awarded $37,450
  • SRTS Planning Study for the City of Portland Awarded $59,700
  • Awarded $572,570 from INDOT for Lafayette Street Expansion Project
  • Awarded $386,313 from INDOT for Creagor Street Greenway Project
  • Awarded $112,000 to the Town of Pennville for a new Fire Rescue Truck

2012

  • Completion of the Dunkirk Water System Grant Project

2011

  • JRDS Construction Grant Awarded $440,000 on a $500,000 project
  • Dunkirk Library Planning Study $42,000

2010

  • Assisted with the 2010 Census!
  • Alternative Energy Grants Awarded for the Community Resource Center, Portland Water Treatment Facility, Wastewater Facility, Jay County Highway Department, and FCC of Portland

2009

  • City of Portland CSO Grant for Steen Addition Awarded $500,000

2008

  • Sertech Project Growth Start Awarded $10,000
  • Redkey Water System and New Water Tower Grant Awarded $500,000 Grant and $2.2 million Project
  • Dunkirk Downtown Revitalization Planning Study Grant Awarded $50,000

2007

  • Salamonia School House Construction Completed and Portland Foundation Grant Awarded $5,000
  • Jay County Chamber of Commerce Consolidation Study Awarded $2,500
  • Jay County / Dunkirk Fire and EMS Station Grant Awarded $500,000

2006

  • JCH Mammogram Grant Awarded $10,000
  • 211/4 Communities Grant Awarded $12,000

2005

  • Salamonia Construction Grant for School House Renovation $235,000

2004

  • Weiler Building Planning Study $50,000
  • Bryant Planning Study $40,000

2003

  • Pennville Fire Truck Award $150,000

2002

  • West Jay Community Center Construction Grant $500,000
  • Redkey Comprehensive Planning Grant $50,000

2001

  • Salamonia Planning Study for School House Renovation $20,000
  • Pennville Fire Truck Award $150,000
  • Pennville Comprehensive Planning Grant $32,500