Lt. Governor’s Awards For Excellence in Affordable Housing 

Lt. Governor’s Awards for Excellence in Affordable Housing 

At this year’s Statewide Affordable Housing Conference, Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch held her annual Excellence in Affordable Housing Awards Program. The Senior award is given to a development that is specifically designed for use by elderly tenants.

Kady Gene Cove, located in New Haven, Indiana, is the 2021 winner for the Senior Category.

As part of the OCRA’s 2018 Regional Stellar Communities Program, Kady Gene Cove sought to address the need for affordable housing in New Haven. The development has had an immensely positive impact on the community. Kady Gene Cove was finished and opened ahead of schedule. The entire development is 100% occupied and because of this, many seniors have brand new, high-quality duplex homes in which they can age in place for as long as they choose. Since completion, the second phase of construction has begun which will provide more affordable housing for the community.

CSBG Impact Award – Hoosier Uplands

IHCDA received federal funding through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act and awarded 6 COVID-19 Impact Grants given to Indiana organizations serving the communities most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. 

This is one of the COVID-19 Impact Grant Awardees doing amazing work within their communities for low-income households. Hoosier Uplands Economic Development Corporation recognizes the financial strain that COVID-19 has put on their community members, leaving many Hoosiers unable to afford car payments, maintenance, or general transportation. Hoosier Uplands Economic Development Corporation is addressing these needs by implementing the Transportation Assistance Program, which will allow Hoosiers to get the resources they need through increased transportation assistance. For more information on their program and organization, click here.  

The Site Visit; On The Road With Ryan

Thank you to Denarie and Karen for accurately naming Haltman Park in Muncie!

Muncie’s early growth was indeed due in part to the Indiana natural gas boom of the 1880s. An enterprising team of five brothers relocated their Buffalo, NY canning business to Muncie in 1887. The cheap and seemingly endless natural gas helped the Ball brothers churn out millions of glass canning jars, make millions of dollars, and save a small teacher’s college that would eventually bear their name.

Recently, the Halteman Village Neighborhood Association (HVNA) invited donors, city officials, and neighbors to cut the ribbon on their successful CreatINg Places project. Halteman Village, a small neighborhood in northwest Muncie, had previously featured a neighborhood swim club since 1960. However, when the pool closed in 2017, residents found themselves looking at a rapidly deteriorating concrete safety hazard.

With the help of the City of Muncie, who helped to acquire and clear the old pool, the HVNA raised $46,920 towards their fundraising goal of $30,000 to create a reconfigured space the entire neighborhood can enjoy. The HVNA invited Ball State landscape architecture students to work with the community to plan out the new neighborhood park while maintaining some of its existing features.

On September 18^th, Muncie Mayor Dan Ridenour helped to unveil the Halteman Park Playroundproject, complete with a splash pad, new playground equipment, and the preserved concession stand from the old swim club.

So from Muncie, we’re going to take a hard turn to the west and stop in the county seat of a county named for a general of the Revolutionary War where a husband and wife muralist team put their distinctive mark on a familiar part of Indiana’s agricultural landscape. If you can guess the place or, better yet, the CreatINg Places project we’re visiting, send me your guess at rhamlett@ihcda.in.gov.