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Mayor praises city snow response and warns of 2026 CCMG funding gap for road projects

Board of Public Works and Safety ยท February 3, 2026

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Mayor reported all city departments were activated during the recent snow event and thanked crews; he also warned that state changes to the Community Crossing Matching Grant program reduced 2026 funding, leaving Madison without CCMG awards and prompting advocacy for a bill to accelerate $100M into 2026 and open a second round.

Madison, Ind. ' In his Feb. 2 remarks, the mayor praised city departments for coordinated snow removal during a multi-day event and outlined concerns about a shortfall in state road grant funding for 2026.

The mayor said all city departments, including police, fire, streets, utilities and parks, were activated and that heavy equipment was deployed to remove hardened snow and clear corners. "All city departments were activated during this past storm," he said, and thanked crews and the public for cooperation in keeping roads clear.

He then described recent changes to Indiana's Community Crossing Matching Grant (CCMG) program, which the legislature condensed to a single round and reduced annual funding from prior cycles (previously in the hundreds of millions) to about $100 million for 2026. He said Madison did not receive CCMG funding for 2026 and that the city is working with Accelerating Indiana Municipalities (AIM) and monitoring legislation that would accelerate roughly $100 million from 2027 into 2026 to create a second round and reconsider unfunded applications. "We're continuing to monitor that," the mayor said.

Board members asked whether communities that received awards in the first round would be eligible to reapply if the second round is opened; the mayor said he had been told the second-round proposal targets communities that did not receive funding in the first round.

Next steps: city staff and elected officials will continue advocacy with state partners and AIM; the board will monitor developments as the legislative session continues.