• Housing Improvement Funding
• Summer Nights
  
• Band and choir being organized
  

Fun at Summer Nights

'Summer Nights'
The third in the series of Summer Nights events was held Tuesday, August 13 on the courthouse square in Montezuma. An evening of family fun features music by Tom Hirsch and Dave Miller, games, a car show and a farmer's market by North Skunk Sawmill & Market. Also: the best lemonade stand on the square.
The next in the series of "Summer Nights" events on the Montezuma Courthouse Square will be Tuesday, Sept. 9th from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., weather permitting.

Click HERE for Summer Nights photos.

City may try for more housing improvement funding

The City of Montezuma is considering applying for grant funds to continue the Montezuma Owner Occupied Housing Improvement Program. Sufficient household housing improvement participation is necessary to submit a competitive application.

To date, this program has assisted nine homeowners with improvements totaling $232,912. Typical improvements include roof, window and siding replacements, electrical system upgrades, insulation and painting.

Each qualified household is eligible to receive up to $24,999 of repair assistance. There is no guarantee that funds will be awarded for this project.

The maximum annual income levels to qualify for assistance are listed below:

1 person     $32,100

2 persons    $36,700

3 persons    $41,250

4 persons    $45,850

5 persons    $49,500

6 persons    $53,200

7 persons    $56,850

8 persons    $60,500

This funding described above is only available for existing homeowners. Rental properties are not eligible for this program, but may qualify for other funds.

If you are interested in participating in the program, please contact Mike Wentzien at Region 6 Planning Commission, 905 East Main St., Marshalltown, Iowa 50158 or by phone at 1-800-417-4699 by Sept. 19, 2008. If this project is funded, you will be contacted again in the spring/summer of 2009.