Mount Carroll Community Development Corporation Contact Information

Make your dream home a reality by building a new home or buying an existing home in Mount Carroll and you could save thousands of dollars. The Mount Carroll Community Development Corporation and the City of Mount Carroll are offering incentives to encourage new housing starts and new families to move to Mount Carroll.

The following incentives are being offered for construction of new homes and new multi-family dwellings begun on or after April 1, 2003, and completed by Dec. 31, 2004:

$500 to owners that complete the foundation of a home within the city limits,
$500 upon completion and occupancy of the home,
Waiver of the sewer connection fee of $125,
Fifty percent reimbursement of the unit's water bill, not to exceed $40 per month, for a period of 12 months.

Buyers of existing homes can receive a 50% reimbursement of the unit\'s water bill, not to exceed $40 per month, for a period of 12 months.

In addition, builders and buyers are eligible for a package of special offers and discounts from local building trades businesses to help save money on their construction and remodeling costs. The combination of cash incentives and discount offers can add up to hundreds or even thousands of dollars in savings.

Conditions and restrictions apply.

For more information, contact the CDC at 815-244-2255 or e-mail info@mountcarrollcdc.org.

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Campbell Center plans for expansion

Campbell Center for Historic Preservation Studies is making plans for increasing its course offerings and also to offer courses year around. Currently, the Center offers courses only in the warm months of May to October because the housing facilities do not have heating.

According to Director Kathy Cyr, plans are in progress to add heating to the two dormitory buildings and to revitalize the seven buildings on campus that are not currently used for anything. The plans include expanding the Center's course offerings as well as bringing in compatible organizations that can utilize the facilities.

The Center offers courses for museum officials, private practitioners, and those involved professionally in historic preservation, collections care, and the conservation of museum pieces. The courses run from one day to 10 days.

By using the entire campus and having a year-round operation, enrollment will increase and there will be a boost to the economic development of the area. New jobs will open up at the Center to maintain the buildings and operations, and more students will be in town to make purchases.

For more information on the facility, its course offerings, and for making donations, contact Cyr at 815-244-1173 or visit their Web site at www.campbellcenter.org.

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