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Hobart RDC raises workforce grant and approves Maryville High scope change to indoor cabinets
Summary
The commission approved raising the 2027 education and workforce training grant from $30,000 to $50,000 and accepted a scope change for Maryville High School’s construction trades project to build eight indoor multipurpose distribution cabinets, citing reduced liability and better student learning outcomes.
The Hobart Redevelopment Commission approved a motion to increase its education and workforce training grant allocation for 2027 from $30,000 to $50,000, and separately approved a scope revision for the Maryville construction trades project.
Chair (S1) moved to increase the 2027 grant amount and the commission voted in favor. Staff member (S2) then introduced a presentation and Presenter (S6) read a letter from Terrell Taylor, construction trades instructor at Maryville High School, explaining a shift from eight outdoor food pantry boxes to eight indoor multipurpose distribution cabinets (one per school). The letter noted the change preserves the project’s service-learning goals while reducing liability, protecting donated goods from weather and vandalism, and adding storage for hygiene items and clothing.
S6 said the revised approach "remains unchanged in scope and will be completed within the originally approved budget," and staff recommended the commission accept the application revision. Chair (S1) made a motion to accept the revision "as stated in the letter," which was seconded and approved.
The commission’s action increases available grant funding for the 2027 cycle and allows the Maryville construction trades program to proceed with the indoor cabinet approach. Staff said the revision was received via email and that the project will continue to coordinate with Maryville School Corporation clubs and staff to manage inventory and distribution practices.
