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Pike County approves $75,000 Act 137 payment to Habitat for Humanity
Summary
Pike County commissioners approved a $75,000 payment from Act 137 funds to Habitat for Humanity and heard an update on local homebuilding and donations.
Pike County commissioners on April 2 approved a $75,000 payment from Act 137 funds to Habitat for Humanity to support local housing projects.
The payment drew no debate and passed on a voice vote recorded as “Aye.” The commissioners discussed that Act 137 funds come from the recording of deeds and documents and are designated for housing initiatives rather than the county general fund.
Michael Donlon, a representative of Habitat for Humanity, updated the commissioners on local projects, saying, “We are now working on house number 37” and that volunteers are back after winter. Donlon said the group had two permits to start houses in Coconut Mountain Lake Estates in Lindbergh and expected a family to be housed by June. He added that some previously donated lots are no longer available and that “the cheapest lot we bought recently was $10,000.”
Donlon also reported a $16,000 donation from a local roofing company that pledged to donate based on jobs the company completed in 2024, and he thanked volunteers and local businesses for support.
The commissioners presented a check during the meeting and paused for photographs following the vote.
Notes: The payment was explicitly identified as coming from Act 137 funds, which county staff described as revenues from deed recording fees restricted to housing initiatives.
