Indiana Office of Community & Rural Affairs

Tell us a little bit about your background.

Uh, so I was mayor at the city of Petersburg, uh, from 2004, uh, through 2013, and, uh, then, uh, took a, uh, short stint with the State of Indiana for a while with the, uh, Office of Community and Rural Affairs, and then went to, uh, the consulting world with an engineering firm.

Uh, for years it was Midwestern Engineers, and last year we were acquired by CHA, which is, uh, just a, a wonderful, uh, you know, w- larger firm that has a more of a nationwide presence.

And it's been a big transition for me over the last year.

I, I consider myself an advocate for rural communities and, uh, that's, you know, the biggest percentage of people in Indiana, you know, are, are outside of those major metro areas.

That's exactly right.

You know, and we share, we share that common bond of having worked for the Office of Community and Rural Affairs and gotta see a whole new lens of the state of Indiana.

That's right.

Program pays for home repairs.

The city of Bluffton has been awarded $350,000 through the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs.

City officials announced Thursday.

The Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation Program provides financial assistance to eligible homeowners for critical repairs and improvements to their homes.