Kansas towns get money for fixer-uppers and teardowns

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Five Kansas towns are getting the money they need to fix up some old buildings and tear down blighted ones.

The towns will share more than $1.4 million from the Kansas Department of Commerce Community Development Block Grant program:

• Anthony: $300,000 to rehabilitate 10 homes and demolish two
• Caney: $300,000 to rehabilitate seven homes and demolish three
• Harper: $300,000 to rehabilitate nine homes and demolish four
• Peabody: $300,000 to rehabilitate seven homes and demolish two
• Russell: $250,000 to renovate a property at 621 N. Main St. to house a commercial operation currently renting space in another building

The federal CDBG money goes to projects that help low- to moderate-income neighborhoods prosper.

“The CDBG program allows Commerce to partner with local communities and address specific housing and building issues standing in the way of progress,” Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland said in a news release.

Click here for more information about CDBG grants.

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