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Pioneer Community Development asks Gillum County to extend local housing incentive program MOU beyond July 1, 2025
Summary
Pioneer Community Development told the court its Campbell housing program MOU expires July 1 and requested an extension of five to seven years; the organization said it does not expect additional county funds and highlighted demolition and rental-development grant tools used to spur housing.
Rob Turry, executive director of Pioneer Community Development, asked the Gillum County Court on June 4 to extend the county’s Campbell housing program memorandum of understanding, which is due to expire July 1, 2025.
Why it matters: The program, administered by Pioneer under the original MOU, provides small grants and construction lending to encourage renovation and new rental housing in county towns. Turry told the court the program has produced demonstrated returns in assessed property value and added rental units, and he asked the court to consider a 5–7 year extension to keep the revolving grant-and-loan program operating.
Program details described by Turry included:
- Demolition grants up to $10,000 to remove derelict structures and open lots for development. - Utility extension grants (up to $10,000) to bring water/sewer/electric to new build sites. - New rental housing development grants of up to $20,000 per new rental unit, coupled with a five‑year minimum requirement that the unit remain a rental; sale before five years triggers pro‑rata repayment into the grant fund.
Turry gave examples of conversions and new builds that increased property assessments and produced new rental capacity; he described two four‑unit rental projects in Condon that received construction loans, utility extensions and the per‑unit grant, and said the program’s revolving loan fund had allowed Pioneer to reuse capital as projects repaid construction loans.
Turry said Pioneer is not requesting additional county funding at this time and will provide a written packet of the program reconciliation for the court. The court chair indicated the item would be placed on a future agenda for formal consideration of an MOU extension.
