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County hears $12.1 million pipeline for Minden recovery projects, including water improvements and trail funding
Summary
McClure senior adviser Bethany Wilcoxson told Pottawattamie County supervisors that nearly $3.7 million in grants are secured for Minden, with about $2.5 million in local match and an additional $5.6 million in pending applications — a combined pipeline of roughly $12.1 million for water, Habitat builds, TIF infrastructure and trail projects.
Bethany Wilcoxson of McClure presented the board with a quarterly update on Minden recovery efforts, reporting that the project pipeline now includes nearly $3,700,000 in secured grant funding and approximately $2,500,000 in match, for about $6,200,000 currently in the community. She said additional applications totaling $5,600,000 are in process, creating a combined funding pipeline near $12,100,000 for the town’s recovery and infrastructure work.
Wilcoxson described near-term and planned projects: water distribution system improvements and a new well (with an EDA component expected to be routed to the secretary in the coming months), leveraging previous local contributions through a rural infrastructure collaborative, Habitat for Humanity housing groundbreakings, a newly established urban renewal district for TIF purposes that will support infrastructure on the North 40 development, and trail and park projects tied to state recreational trail and Transportation Alternatives Program funding.
She noted inflation has increased project estimates and said one EDA portion could be around $1,100,000 with a local match of roughly $282,000. Wilcoxson estimated the McClure team has spent about 1,100 hours on Minden work to date and thanked the county for prior support. She also said federal staffing disruptions (a government shutdown) delayed EDA review and that the team expects to know an eligibility determination for a state wastewater and drinking-water program in early January.
Board members asked about power connections for townhomes and saving a brick building east of a project site; Wilcoxson said she would follow up with staff and local contacts. The presentation closed with supervisors thanking McClure for the update and noting no formal board action was required at this meeting.
