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Hobart RDC approves grant increase, Maryville project revision, change order and payments totaling roughly $280,000
Summary
The Hobart City Redevelopment Commission approved increasing the 2027 education/workforce training grant to $50,000, accepted a Maryville School Corporation scope revision for indoor multipurpose cabinets, approved change order #9 (projected at about $6,688) and authorized a $253,350 payment related to roundabout work; the register of claims totaling about $280,409.46 was also approved.
At its March 16 meeting, the Hobart City Redevelopment Commission approved a set of financial items including an increase in the maximum award for the 2027 education and workforce training grant from $30,000 to $50,000, a revised scope for a Maryville School Corporation construction trades project, several construction-related payments and the register of claims.
Commissioners voted to raise the 2027 program cap to $50,000 to expand available funding for eligible workforce and education projects. The commission then accepted a scope revision for Maryville’s construction trades project: a presenter read a letter from Terrell Taylor, a CTE instructor at Maryville High School, explaining the plan will shift from eight outdoor food pantry boxes to eight indoor multipurpose distribution cabinets (one per Maryville community school) to protect donated items from weather and vandalism and to include hygiene and clothing items. The presenter said the revised approach "provides several important benefits" and staff recommended approval; the commission moved and approved the scope change on the record.
The commission approved change order number 9 for the Colorado tracking project so contractors can complete directional boring to a junction box following a utility pole relocation; staff described the change order amount in the transcript as "for $6688.0.2" and said the project remained approximately $64,000 under budget so the change would not create net overages to RDC contributions.
The board also approved a payment related to the 61st/Wisconsin roundabout project in the amount of $253,350; commissioners said landscaping and design were intentionally minimized to limit ongoing maintenance obligations for city departments. Finally, the commission approved the register of claims and invoices presented at the meeting, which staff listed in the transcript as totaling about $280,409.46, and approved bond requisitions individually by motion.
Next steps: staff will proceed with project vendor payments and administrative follow-ups and return to the commission with required documentation as projects advance.
