Media Release

Eastland City Hall

City of Eastland, Texas

For more information contact:

Mr. Don T. Wilson, City Manager

City of Eastland

(254) 629-8321

For Immediate Release

January 30, 2006

City of Eastland Awarded $750,000 Texas Capital Fund Grant

Eastland City Hall, Eastland, Texas – Don Wilson, Eastland City Manager, announced today that the City of Eastland has applied for and received a $750,000 Capital Fund grant from the Texas Department of Agriculture. The grant includes funds for the construction of waterlines, sewerlines and streets to a 10 acre tract at the former Camp Inspiration property located on Highway 6 on the city’s west side. The tract was acquired by Eastland Economic Development, Inc. (EEDI) in 2004 and transferred to Eastland Assisted Living Corporation (EALC) in anticipation of the construction of an assisted living facility on the site. The facility will be staffed with about 30 employees. The grant writer was Judy Langford of Langford Community Management Services in Austin, Engineering was done by Scott Hay, P.E., of Hibbs and Todd in Abilene, and funding for writing the grant was provided by EEDI.

The 44 unit facility will be patterned after the fabulous YO Hilton in the Texas hill country, and will include 1 and 2 bedroom apartments, and a separate Alzheimer’s section with private and semi-private rooms. Three meals a day will be provided as well as assistance with daily living activities. The facility will be staffed 24 hours a day. A beauty shop, barbershop and cleaners are just a few of the amenities that will be available in the complex. Construction funds have been provided through a $5.2 million United States Department of Agriculture secured loan.

Mr. Wilson goes on to state, “Receiving the $750,000 Capital Fund grant is timely and most beneficial to Eastland as there are no matching funds required, and will allow the City to install the needed infrastructure to our Assisted Living Facility.”

Eastland County Judge and EALC Chairman Brad Stephenson states, “The need for this type of assisted living facility has been evident for years in Eastland County as a result of our aging population base. Through the efforts of the Eastland City Commissioners, Eastland Economic Development, Inc., and other community leaders, Eastland will acquire a state of the art facility that will serve the needs of our growing senior population.”

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EEDI President Jim Farrar agreed. “The development of infrastructure at Camp Inspiration is vital to that project, and will shortly impact the entire city. The approval of the $5.2 million USDA secured loan, coupled with the $750,000 Capital Fund grant, puts the major obstacles to construction in our rear view mirror. Judge Stephenson and his board are to be commended for taking the ball and running with it.”

Eastland Mayor Mark Pipkin states, “There is no doubt, unprecedented funding is pouring into Eastland… driving our economy to new heights. Community leaders are seeing their vision for a better Eastland become a reality as a result of their planning, hard work, and perseverance.”

Eastland’s Assisted Living Center is projected to open in the spring of 2007. Those interested in securing residence or developing property at the Camp Inspiration site should contact Jerry Conner, Eastland Development Consultant, at (972) 830-9005.

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