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RDC approves $30,000 in neighborhood improvement grants for seven projects
Summary
The Redevelopment Commission approved recommendations to allocate this year’s $30,000 Neighborhood Improvement Grant budget across seven projects, including funds for community gardens, a pantry makeover, mailbox pads, cemetery headstone restoration and a native pollinator garden.
The Bloomington Redevelopment Commission approved Resolution 26‑30 to allocate its $30,000 Neighborhood Improvement Grant budget among seven neighborhood projects.
Angela Van Roy of the city’s HAND program presented the recommendations: $8,000 for the Bentley Court wildlife corridor (second year of a three‑year project); $6,550 to the Bloomington Housing Authority Residents Council for a Walnut Woods Community Pantry makeover; $3,000 to Gentry Estates for cluster mailbox replacement and pads; $2,600 to Gentry Honors for entrance sign refurbishing; $4,000 for Rose Hill Cemetery headstone restoration (Prospect Hill Neighborhood Association); $3,500 to Sherwood Green for upgraded reflective street signs; and $2,350 to Spicewood Neighborhood for a native pollinator garden (presented by a 16‑year‑old neighborhood beekeeper).
Van Roy said the program received seven applications and staff recommended funding for all seven, with varying amounts because the total requests exceeded this year’s budget. Commissioners asked about neighborhood match requirements; Van Roy confirmed the minimum match remains 10 percent and that if a funded applicant cannot complete the project the RDC could reallocate funds to other projects.
A conflict disclosure preceded the vote: the chair abstained from voting on the Sherwood Green item because of an ownership interest. After the abstention was noted, the commission moved and approved the resolution with the single abstention recorded.
The commission directed staff to place the adopted funding recommendations in the public packet and minutes; staff said they would work with applicants to confirm whether projects could proceed with the recommended levels or would need to scale back and reapply next year.
