Montpelier Commits $25,000 to County Housing Grant Match
From the Montpelier Common Council meeting on October 12, 2026
Montpelier formally pledged $25,000 toward a countywide owner-occupied housing grant application after last month's vacancy left the council unable to act.
Officials said the proposal could provide up to $25,000 per owner-occupied home for repairs such as roofs, electrical work, heating and cooling, plumbing, and other necessary fixes. They said Blackford County would contribute $50,000, an economic-development group would contribute $50,000, Hartford City would contribute $25,000, and Montpelier was being asked for $25,000.
On Oct. 5, county commissioners set this $500,000 OCRA housing-rehabilitation application as their top priority. In Montpelier, council members said the city would not actually spend its $25,000 unless the grant is awarded, then voted to move forward with the pledge.
The action turns a Sept. 15 discussion item into a concrete local commitment for the countywide application.
Source: Meeting transcript — Montpelier - City Council - October 12, 2026, 12:52-16:29.
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