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Hancock County visitors propose $7,500 property-development grants for four winners
Summary
A visitor presented a proposal at the Sept. 16 Hancock County special finance meeting for a county economic-development grant: four winners would each receive $7,500 to improve properties, including repairs and apartment development; cities, companies and individuals would be eligible to apply.
Madison Bell, a visitor to the Hancock County special finance meeting on Sept. 16, proposed a Hancock County Economic Development grant program that would award four winners $7,500 each to use for property development and repairs.
Bell said the program would be open to cities, companies and individuals and aimed to encourage fixing properties and developing apartments. "There will be 4 winners who will be provided a grant for $7500 to use for property development," the meeting minutes record as Bell's description of the proposal.
The plan was presented as an idea for the board to consider; no formal motion, funding source or timeline for application and award was recorded in the meeting minutes. Board members did not vote on or commit funds for the proposal during the session. The minutes note the next budget meetings are scheduled for Sept. 24 and Sept. 30, where budget allocations and levy decisions will be further discussed.
The proposal would require the board to identify funding sources if it advances: the meeting referenced county funds in broader levy and budget conversations but did not specify a fund or amount to seed the grant program. Any formal program would be subject to the board’s future approvals and appropriation processes.
Madison Bell’s presentation was brief and framed as an idea for economic development rather than a finalized plan; the record shows the board received the concept and preserved it for future budget deliberations.
