JCDC pivots READI plan, requests $16,000 for Launch Jay pitch competition

Feb 9, 2026

JCDC executive director Ceann Bales gave a quarterly update, said she is OCRA-certified, described shifting READI funds toward a 10‑acre Dunkirk housing project and asked the county for $16,000 to support the Launch Jay pitch competition.

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Ceann Bales, executive director of the Jay County Development Corporation (JCDC), briefed commissioners on a quarterly update and introduced Colby Cline as the new community developer. Bales said she is now an OCRA‑certified grant writer and that local leaders are reallocating READI 2.0 funds, pivoting from a 68‑acre project toward a 10‑acre housing project in Dunkirk.

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