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Mitchell County supervisors approve teardown and $20,000 construction loan for Riceville infill project
Summary
Supervisors approved a $10,000 teardown grant and a $20,000 construction loan for an infill home project in Riceville after staff said the application scored 64 of 100 and met program eligibility; the project’s total cost is estimated at $230,000–$240,000.
Mitchell County supervisors voted to fund an infill housing project in Riceville, approving a $10,000 grant to remove an existing house and a $20,000 construction loan for a new single-family home.
Staff presented the applications for an applicant recorded in the meeting file as Craig (the last name appears variably in the transcript). The demolition estimate was about $14,800; the proposed replacement is a three-bedroom, two-bath ranch of roughly 1,500 square feet with a 30-by-26 garage. Jenny, the staff member who presented the file, told the board the application had been scored by the program’s review panel and received 64 of 100 points, above the 60-point eligibility threshold.
Board members discussed scoring and local-purchase preferences during the presentation. Jenny noted portions of materials and labor were bid from both in-county and out-of-county firms; the board asked staff to verify line-item estimates and invoices during project administration.
A supervisor moved to approve the $10,000 teardown grant and later to approve the $20,000 construction loan; both motions were approved by roll call. The board did not attach additional conditions beyond the standard program requirements described by staff.
Next steps: staff will finalize paperwork with the applicant and verify the contractor and invoice details before disbursing funds.
