This is how Southwestern Indiana plans to use its Regional Cities funding, should the full $42 million be approved as part of a plan to get more program funding from the Indiana Legislature:
  • $9 million to help build a medical research center at Evansville’s planned Downtown medical education complex. Project will also require $112.1 million in public funding and $62.5 million in private funding, for a total of $183.6 million.
     
  • $5 million to purchase property on which a mixed-use residential/retail/commercial facility would be built along Evansville’s Downtown Riverfront. The total cost for this project is $128.3 million, which includes $18.3 million in public funding and $105 million in private funding.
     
  • $5 million for renovations at Evansville Regional Airport. This would be combined with $5 million in public funding, for a total cost of $10 million.
     
  • $5 million toward a new fitness facility at the YMCA of Southwestern Indiana’s Downtown Evansville campus. This project would also require $20 million in private funding, for a total cost of $25 million.
     
  • $4.33 million for an urban living research center sponsored by Vectren and Haier America. This $27.5 million project would also require $22.67 million in private funding and $500,000 in public funding.
     
  • $3.17 million to build connector pedestrian/bicycle trails around Evansville. This project would also require $49.28 million in public funding and $4 million in private funding, for a total cost of $56.45 million.
     
  • $3 million for mixed-use housing at Oakland City University. This project would also require $9 million in public funding and $20.5 million in private funding, for a total cost of $32.5 million.
     
  • $2.5 million to build an expansion at Signature School. This project would also require $500,000 in private funding, for a $3 million total cost.
     
  • $2 million for a conference center near Victoria National Golf Course in Warrick County. The project will also require $28 million in private funding and $6 million in public funding, for a total cost of $36 million.
     
  • $1.5 million to complete streets, trails and landscaping at Warrick Wellness Trail, a medical/health-focused development district in Warrick County. This project will also require $154 million in private funding and $9 million in public funding, for a total cost of $164.5 million.
     
  • $1 million for a regional broadband demonstration project. The project would also require $1.9 million in public funding, for a $2.9 million total cost.
     
  • $500,000 for five separate food- and art-related projects in New Harmony. These projects would also require $500,000 in private funding, for $1 million total.
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