The Richmond Redevelopment Commission is contributing $485,605.95 to pave six city roads.
The money from the Johns Manville tax increment finance allocation area’s collections will match the state Community Crossings Matching Grant’s contribution to the $971,211.95 project. Beth Fields, the city’s director of strategic initiatives, told the commission during its Oct. 20 meeting that the paving will likely be completed during spring 2027.
The roads scheduled for paving are:
- Richmond Avenue from Sheridan to North West Ninth streets.
- Henley Road from National Road East to Wernle Road.
- Indiana Avenue from North West Fifth to North West 13th streets.
- North 15th Street from East Main to North E streets.
- South 14th Street from East Main to South A streets.
- South O Street from South Fifth to South 13th streets.
The award comes in the first of two grant periods for 2027. The city is eligible for a maximum $1.5 million annually.
Legacy on Main
The commission approved development of a new TIF allocation area that encompasses the six buildings involved in AP Development’s Legacy on Main project. It also approved using the TIF collections to pay off a $6.2 million bond AP Development will purchase.
The Legacy on Main project involves putting 100 apartments and 30,000 square feet of commercial space in the buildings at 725, 726, 728, 801, 807-817 and 828 E. Main St. Those properties were withdrawn from the original downtown TIF allocation district to create the new district.
Starr District
The project to rehabilitate 16 Starr District homes received commission support.
The commission agreed to contribute $250,000 this year and $450,000 next year to the project, which already has received $976,000 from the state’s Indiana Regional Economic Acceleration and Development Initiative 2.0 supported by the Lilly Endowment Inc., another $780,000 from the county’s blight elimination program and $200,000 from the consolidated economic development income tax fund.
Reid Center
The commission approved contributing $500,000 to renovations for the Reid Center at North A and North 11th streets.
The contribution, which is split into equal 2026 and 2027 contributions, was delayed because the center did not yet own the former church building that includes Tiffany stained-glass windows. The Reid Center has raised more than half the money needed for initial phases that plan to meet fire regulations and work on the gathering areas, including installation of air conditioning.
This reporting is made possible in part by Whitewater Community Television.
A version of this article appeared in the October 28 2026 print edition of the Western Wayne News.
