ABOVE: Community Development Administrator Logan Cronk explains the $1.425 million in COVID relief funded home rehabilitation grants coming to Danville through the Illinois Housing and Development Authority (IHDA).
The City of Danville has been awarded $1,425,000 in home rehabilitation grant money. This is COVID relief money coming to Danville through the Illinois Housing and Development Authority (IHDA).
Danville mayor Rickey Williams Jr and Community Development Administrator Logan Cronk made the announcement during Tuesday (Nov 14th) evening’s Public Works Committee meeting.
Cronk says this will be for owner occupied homes, and there will be some income guidelines involved. More information on the application process will be coming soon.
Mayor Rickey Williams, Jr and the Danville City Council Public Works Committee during Tuesday, Nov 14th meeting.
Cronk says that while some Danville homes have already qualified for rehab work through federal Community Development Block Grants, which are capped at $20,000 each; these grants through IHDA will be capped at $65,000 each. And he sees this as helping with both inside and outside projects.
AUDIO: I think roofs will be a big part of it. But I also believe that the interior of homes, their infrastructure, like electrical and plumbing, will be a big deal. Drywall repair, to replacing windows; whole home rehabs is my ultimate goal here.
Cronk expects the work will begin hopefully next spring. The city will need to have 25% of the funding spent by the end of September of 2024, 75% by the end of September of 2025, and all of it by two years after the program begins. The question was asked by Vice-Mayor Tricia Teague, who was in attendance, if there are enough contractors to handle all this work so quickly. Cronk says he is certainly hoping so; and Mayor Williams added that it’s a wonderful problem to have.
Earlier in the meeting, the committee approved the purchase of about 200 total city vacant lots and about 60 blighted structures, located all over the city, from the Vermilion County Trustee. As committee members stated, and Cronk agreed, with this type of rehab program, that will hopefully not be needed in the future.
Cronk emphasized that the city will be working as the middle man with the grant money, and assisting the homeowners in the hiring of contractors.
