Cloverdale is on the receiving end of a financial boost with a $136,703 state funding grant aimed at sprucing up local roads and bridges, as mentioned by State Rep. Beau Baird (R-Greencastle). This cash injection falls under the Community Crossings Matching Grant Program, a state initiative that has seen House Republicans push legislation into place back in 2016, and now nearly 200 communities are seeing a slice of the $100 million funding pie.
The program requires smaller towns and cities to pony up with 20 percent in local funds to match the state's generosity, while more populous areas have to dig a bit deeper with a 50 percent matching input, bringing to the fore a partnership ethos in the name of infrastructure betterment, and since its inception, more than $2 billion have funneled into local road and bridge enhancements.
"This funding helps our rural communities keep up with essential improvements, strengthens local infrastructure and supports safe travel," Baird was quoted saying; his comments draw attention to the ongoing commitment of the state to infuse the daily traveled paths of Hoosiers with ongoing investment, as per the Indiana House Republicans website.
