Putting Down Roots

New Housing in Muncie Provides Opportunities for Working Families

On May 17th, representatives from the City of Muncie, Pivotal Home Solutions, CPM construction, Industry Neighborhood Association, and the press gathered for a groundbreaking Ceremony of the new City View Homes. This project will provide affordable, income-based rental homes that will later be available for ownership. Renters will earn credits that can be applied to a future home purchase.

On the 23rd, Riverbend Flats hosted a Grand Opening. This was another collaborative project that demolished an abandoned building, raised the area out of a flood zone, and constructed 60 incomebased units for families earning less than 60% of the Area Mean Income.

Counting all projects initiated since 2020, Muncie is gaining 270 new homes!

City Launches Phase 3 of A Thousand Trees in A Thousand Days

Three years ago, Mayor Ridenour launched A Thousand Trees in A Thousand Days, a project designed to restore the “Cathedral of Green” and improve quality of life in Muncie. The team has exceeded their goal each year, and is on track to plant more than 1,000 total trees by the end of the year!

All of the trees are native to Indiana, and are planted as established trees instead of saplings. The first 40 trees of 2023 were planted at Gillman Home Center.