Income Surveys Complete for North Judson Community Center Project, Fundraising Continues

Posted on September 10, 2016
Author Michael Gallenberger, WKVI

Progress continues in the North Judson-Wayne Township Community Center project.

North Judson Clerk-Treasurer Alicia Collins says income surveys have been completed. They’re used to determine whether the town and township are eligible for grant funding for the project from the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs. Collins says project organizers are now awaiting the results.

She adds that they’re still seeking donations for the project, as well as letters from residents explaining why the area needs a community center. Those letters are another part of the grant application process.

Organizers plan to submit that application next month. The OCRA grant would cover $500,000 of the community center’s roughly $840,000 cost.

Income Surveys Needed for Community Center Grant

April 29, 2016AuthorMichael Gallenberger, WKVI 

Wayne Township residents who’ve received an income survey are being reminded to fill it out and return it as soon as possible, in order for the North Judson-Wayne Township community center project to move ahead. A sufficient response rate is necessary, in order to determine whether grant funding will be available from the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs.

All information will be kept confidential and will only be used to determine the township’s eligibility to OCRA. Income information for those living within the Town of North Judson was obtained last year as part of the application process for the town’s water tower rehabilitation grant.

North Judson officials are scheduled to discuss the proposed community center with an OCRA representative today. Project organizers say OCRA funding may be able to cover nearly half of the $830,000 cost of the project. They’re also working to finalize a land donation.

Income Survey By Town of North Judson

Income Survey Planned for North Judson Community Center Project

March 15, 2016AuthorMichael Gallenberger, WKVI 

North Judson and Wayne Township are moving forward with efforts to secure grant funding for a new community center. Next week, income surveys will be sent out to randomly chosen residents of Wayne Township, who live outside the Town of North Judson.

The income information is required in order to determine whether the township is eligible for grants from the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs. Project organizers say a high response rate is needed in order to prove eligibility. They say all information will be kept confidential and will only be used to determine the township’s eligibility to OCRA.

Income information for those living within the Town of North Judson was obtained last year as part of the application process for the town’s water tower rehabilitation grant. North Judson Clerk-Treasurer Alicia Collins says the town is collaborating with Wayne Township on the community center project.

For more information about the survey process, contact the Town of North Judson at 574-896-3340. Local residents will also have the chance to share their input on the proposed community center during a public hearing at the North Judson Town Hall on Monday, March 21 at 6 p.m.

North Judson Officials Need More Completed Income Surveys

Published: June 3, 2015

By: Mary Perren, WKVI

The town of North Judson cannot finalize a grant application for water system improvements until they get enough completed income surveys from local residents. Town officials are applying for funds to rehabilitate the two water towers. First the town has to meet the income threshold outlined in the grant criteria.

Clerk-Treasurer Donna Henry says the Kankakee-Iroquois Regional Planning Commission mailed income surveys to residents, but not enough have been returned to proceed. Town utility workers are following up with in-person visits to the homes that have not returned the surveys. Henry tells WKVI News 110 surveys were sent in, and 25 more have been collected through site visits. She says the town needs 337 in order to proceed with the grant. Henry adds residents who got surveys in the mail should expect a visit soon.

The North Judson Town Council on Monday also approved the procurement of a credit card for the superintendent to use when making purchases at stores where the town does not have a charge account. Currently he has to pay for purchases out of pocket and submit receipts for reimbursement.