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Polk CDC says CDBG housing-rehab helped 14 homes; Energy Trust incentives stretched dollars
Summary
Polk CDC told the Independence City Council that a CDBG housing-rehabilitation grant (contract through Feb. 21, 2025) helped 14 homes—11 for seniors—and that Energy Trust of Oregon incentives ($40,000 expected) increased program reach while supply-chain and cost pressures limited assistance.
Polk Community Development Corporation told the Independence City Council during a public hearing that the city-led CDBG housing rehabilitation project assisted 14 owner-occupied homes under a contract executed in February 2023 that closes Feb. 21, 2025. Of those homes, Polk CDC said 11 were occupied by residents age 60 or older.
Diana Savitra, who read the public notice and summarized the project, said the Polk Regional Collaborative has secured about 13 awards since 2006 and that the current contract has roughly 30 people on a countywide wait list who remain eligible for assistance. "We have helped 14 homes with this housing rehabilitation grant," Savitra said.
Kimberly Lyle, Polk CDC operations manager, described a partnership with Energy Trust of Oregon under the Community Partner Funding program that allows contractors to receive incentives directly and bill the program for the remainder. Lyle said Polk CDC is "on track" to receive about $40,000 in incentives this year; those incentives, she said, aided three additional families enrolled in the Independence CDBG program by funding energy-efficiency measures such as ductless heat pumps.
Polk CDC staff and city representatives also told council that supply-chain delays and rising construction costs have reduced the number of homes the program can assist compared with prior years. Savitra noted that each grant award requires upfront and closeout due diligence, and that the region continues to apply annually to keep the housing-rehab program available for non-entitlement Polk County jurisdictions.
The public hearing was opened and closed at council direction; Polk CDC invited follow-up questions and offered continued collaboration on energy-efficiency work and contractor coordination.
Next steps: the contract remains active through Feb. 21, 2025, and Polk CDC said staff are continuing work to stretch funds using the Energy Trust partnership.
