Walton Hills opens public hearing on county grant programs, eyes up to $150,000 for pavement repairs

The Walton Hills Village Council opened a public hearing on applications for 2026 county grant programs and described proposed uses for the funds. Council members said the village is eligible to apply for up to $150,000 in federal community block funds and up to $50,000 in county-administered community development grant funds to support housing, economic development and community improvement projects.

Council described the larger grant — up to $150,000 — as intended to support concrete pavement repair in the village industrial park, which officials identified as the only target improvement area within the village for the application. The public hearing notice and attachments were read into the record and residents were invited to voice needs for local housing and community development or to submit opinions in writing; no members of the public spoke during the hearing.

The council opened, then closed, the floor for public comment and moved to adjourn the grant hearing and resume the regular meeting. The hearing materials presented to council included the public notice, a draft resolution and an attachment describing eligible activities administered by county development departments (transcript references the administering counties using the names “Ky County” and “Kyoka County”). Council members said they would proceed with preparing an application for the identified projects if authorized.

The hearing concluded with no public comments. Next procedural steps for the grant application were not specified during the meeting; the council later approved separate resolutions that authorize applications for regional grants under a different agenda item.