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Clinton County signs letter to pursue READY grant and reuse of vacant Ivy Tech building
Summary
Commissioners authorized a letter of support to pursue a READY grant that would repurpose the soon-vacant Ivy Tech facility for the Wildcat Cooperative Career Center; an appraisal was reported during discussion but the transmitted figure was unclear in the record. Motion passed 3-0.
County leaders discussed a proposed transfer of the soon-vacant Ivy Tech building to serve as the public-match portion of a READY grant that would support the Wildcat Cooperative Career Center. The board was told the county and the City of Frankfort would transfer ownership to a third party so the career center could qualify for a state grant of roughly $1.2 million in project funding.
The chair said attorneys for the county and city are drafting the required agreements and that the board needed to authorize a letter to the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IDC) indicating the county's intent to support the project. The chair read an appraisal number aloud during the meeting but the transcript phrasing for that figure was unclear; staff said they would provide the formal appraisal and final agreement language before any transfer or commitment.
A commissioner moved that the board move forward and give the president authority to sign the letter to the IDC; the motion passed 3-0. Commissioners stressed the letter is not a final conveyance but a commitment to proceed with further negotiations and to provide the appraisal and terms as they are finalized by counsel.
