By BOB SHRALUKA
WZBD.com
Adams County has scored big in the latest Community Crossings grant announced by the State of Indiana.
A total of 41 matching grants – divided among 232 communities across the state – were awarded in Northeast Indiana and Adams County tops the list with over $3.7 million!
Berne will receive $1,406,454.75, while Geneva was awarded $308,771.25 and Monroe gets $209,055.00.
Another $347,617.35 was awarded the county.
Decatur will receive $1,456,120.00 (see separate story).
Close to $140 million was awarded through the state’s Community Crossings matching grant program, which is part of Gov. Eric Holcomb’s taxpayer-funded Next Level Roads program.
Following are grant amounts awarded to area communities:
Bluffton, $258,500.00.
Markle, $246,750.00,
Monroeville, $189,520.29.
Ossian, $729,662.75
Portland, $741,502.50.
“Community Crossings has been an annual highlight over the years,” Gov. Eric Holcomb said in a statement. “The fact that nearly 14,000 miles of road and over 200 local bridges have been replaced or rehabilitated through this program since 2017 is simply astonishing, in addition to countless economic and quality of life benefits in hundreds of communities across Indiana.”
The program was launched in 2016 and has since awarded more than $1.8 billion to local road improvement projects, according to a news release.
Long-term funding for Community Crossings was identified by state legislators and was passed in 2017 by the General Assembly and signed into law by Holcomb, the release said.
The awards require matching funds. Cities and towns with less than 10,000 residents and counties with less than 50,000 people have to pay for 25% of the projects.
Cities and towns with more than 10,000 residents and counties with more than 50,000 will split the projects 50-50 with the state Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT).
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