Hordville plans for community growth

By Ron Burtz on Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Event Center, water well, housing projects are planned or underway

What was once the kitchen for the former Hordville School is undergoing a $60,000 renovation for its current use as the kitchen of the Hordville Event Center. The work is being funded mostly by grants from the Hamilton Community Foundation.
What was once the kitchen for the former Hordville School is undergoing a $60,000 renovation for its current use as the kitchen of the Hordville Event Center. The work is being funded mostly by grants from the Hamilton Community Foundation.

The Village of Hordville in northern Hamilton County saw a big jump in the town’s operating budget for the new fiscal year when the budget was approved last month — 178 percent! But board of trustees chairman Rod Blase says most of that significant increase will be paid for by grants the village will receive for some current projects. Furthermore, he said the hike is a sign of some good things hap…