Pueblo Contractors Needed for Free Repairs
- The City of Pueblo is recruiting more contractors for its Minor Home Repair Program, which pays for emergency fixes at qualifying owner-occupied homes. - Housing director Melissa Cook said the city has $250,000 in federal funding this year, covering repairs under $10,000 for low- to moderate-income homeowners. - Pueblo says the program helps preserve an aging housing stock, with average homes in the city more than 55 years old. (koaa.com)
Pueblo is looking for more contractors to take jobs through its Minor Home Repair Program, which covers emergency fixes for qualifying homeowners. (koaa.com) KOAA reported Monday, April 27, that the city is trying to expand the contractor pool for a program that provides free minor repairs at owner-occupied homes. The work is aimed at urgent safety and habitability problems. (koaa.com) Melissa Cook, Pueblo’s Housing and Citizen Services director, told KOAA the city has $250,000 in federal funding in the program this year. She said additional state money could still be added. (koaa.com) The city says the assistance is for low- to moderate-income homeowners, and the repair cost must be less than $10,000. Pueblo’s housing page says the help is structured as a non-repayable grant. (koaa.com) (pueblo.us) Pueblo’s public notices say applicants must have owned the home for at least two years, be current on property taxes, have no liens, and use the property as their primary residence. Applications are handled through the Department of Housing and Citizen Services at 2631 E. 4th Street. (pueblo.us) The city lists eligible repairs that include broken heating systems, unsafe wiring, water heaters, locks, windows, insulation, weather-stripping, roofing, grab bars, rails, and exterior painting. The current city application says homeowners choose one repair category when they apply. (pueblo.us 1) (pueblo.us 2) Cook told KOAA the program is tied to Pueblo’s older housing stock. She said the city’s average home age is more than 55 years, and the goal is to preserve existing affordable housing. (koaa.com) Pueblo’s Housing and Citizen Services department frames that same strategy as rehabilitation: using repair funding to keep low- and moderate-income residents in existing homes instead of losing units to deterioration. (pueblo.us) The city’s housing page says the Minor Repair Program has been open and accepting applications since February 2, 2026. Homeowners must submit the application, supporting documents, and a signed homeowner certification. (pueblo.us) For Pueblo, the immediate need is simple: more licensed contractors willing to take small, publicly funded repair jobs before urgent problems in older homes get worse. (koaa.com)
