Floyd County (The Tribune)
New Albany receives $6.7 million federal grant for SEJ
After being denied in June, New Albany has atlast been awarded a little federal aid with a near $6.7 million revitalization grant announced by the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority Thursday.
The grant will be used to acquire, rebuild and resale 40 houses in the S. Ellen Jones neighborhood that are currently in disrepair. Twenty of the rehabbed houses will be sold to first-time homebuyers with the priority to be selling those homes to low-to-moderate income families.
The grant, which is funded by the federal Neighborhood Stabilization Program and administered through the state, is worth nearly half of New Albany’s annual city budget.
“This is a major award for New Albany,” said State Rep. Ed Clere.
The application was prepared by Mayor Doug England’s administration and Clere pushed for its approval. The IHCDA board OK’d funding the full application.
Of the 83 communities and organizations that applied for stabilization funds in March, only 21 were awarded. More federal money was shifted into the program recently allowing three additional cities — New Albany, Elwood and Goshen — to receive grants.
There will also be a second round of federal stabilization grants that the state will award later this year.
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Gambling brings billions of dollars to state
But odds are against it continuing as Indiana faces increasing competition from neighboring states, including Ohio, which legalized casino gambling in the fall.
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First on every list: First Tuesday events offer opportunities to showcase New Albany businesses
Jala Miller is in charge of coordinating the First Tuesday outings, and Evers serves on a Develop New Albany committee that helps tout the events.
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Feds to review transportation planning
This meeting will be the public’s opportunity to talk directly with Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administration officials about the Louisville area transportation planning process, according to a KIPDA press release.
- Floyd county briefs for Aug. 1, 2010
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Some oppose possible New Albany rental registration ordinance
Harrison hopes people voice their opposition to the proposal at Monday’s City-Council meeting.
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Hill agrees to two debates
Young Campaign Manager Ryan Burchfield said Friday debates are usually scripted and rigid in nature, with pre-determined questions and little crowd interaction.
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Negative view: Local woman says Obama snubbed 45,000 Boy Scouts by skipping annual jamboree
Several presidents, including Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, spoke at past Jamborees — which occur every four years.
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Felony charges filed in fatal wreck
“Jeremy Carroll stated he didn’t remember much about the crash and that he must have dozed off for a moment prior to,” Officer John Meacham wrote in the probable cause affidavit.
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Amphitheater damaged in break-in attempt
Thursday that someone apparently hooked a chain or rope to a garage door in the theater’s lower level and attempted to pull the door out of the structure.
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Missing commercial boater’s body found in Ohio River
Spainhour did not know if the coroner would request an autopsy.
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Gambling brings billions of dollars to state
