http://weeklyview.net Serving your community from Downtown East to Greenfield, North to Lawrence & Geist, and South to Beech Grove, New Pal & Southport Thu, 23 Apr 2026 05:11:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 http://weeklyview.net/2018/04/26/finalists-for-stellar-communities-announced/ http://weeklyview.net/2018/04/26/finalists-for-stellar-communities-announced/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2018 05:09:45 +0000 Weekly View http://weeklyview.net/?p=18929 Continue reading →]]> INDIANA — Six regions were named as finalists for the 2018 Stellar Communities Program. Launched in 2011, the Stellar Communities Program is a multi-year, multi-million dollar investment initiative led by the Office of Community and Rural Affairs.
Health and Heritage Region, comprised of the city of Greenfield and the town of Fortville and the Mt. Comfort Road Corridor, comprised of the towns of Cumberland, McCordsville and New Palestine were included in the list.
As finalists, regions will receive a planning grant to build upon their regional plans. Each region will begin working with Ball State University’s Indiana Communities Institute to discuss project alignment and continued planning efforts. Final designees are selected at the end of the year.
Through the annual designation, the Stellar Communities program provides resources for transformative quality of place community improvements by utilizing previous planning efforts, leveraging existing assets, fostering regional investments and stimulating continued growth. Visit in.gov/ocra/stellar for more information.

]]> http://weeklyview.net/2018/04/26/finalists-for-stellar-communities-announced/feed/ 0 http://weeklyview.net/2015/04/09/cumberland-issues-request-for-information-to-save-church/ http://weeklyview.net/2015/04/09/cumberland-issues-request-for-information-to-save-church/#comments Thu, 09 Apr 2015 05:10:49 +0000 Weekly View http://weeklyview.net/?p=7867 Continue reading →]]> CUMBERLAND — The Town of Cumberland has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to more than 50 private developers and organizations to determine interest in an adaptive reuse for the 100-year-old church on German Church Road and East Washington Street.
Town Manager Andrew J. Klinger said, “We’re looking for a partner with innovative ideas for an adaptive reuse strategy for this project. Identifying a team would help us determine which type of financing path to pursue. We’d like to be in a position to make an attractive offer to the current owners in order to save the building and put it on the tax rolls.”
The current owner, St. John United Church of Christ, is entertaining an offer from Pittsburgh-based Giant Eagle that is contingent on rezoning to allow a gas station. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Development Commission is scheduled to consider the request at its April 15 meeting. If approved, the church would be razed for a 24-hour GetGo gas station and convenience store.
In the past several weeks, town officials have met with Indianapolis City-County Councilor Ben Hunter, Giant Eagle and St. John officials. Subsequently, town officials have toured the structure with an architect.
The RFI explains that the town’s economic development strategy seeks to create a unique village commercial center on East Washington Street, and that the town and state have invested nearly $20 million in infrastructure improvements along the corridor including a streetscape and the 3-mile Pennsy Trail, which is accessible to the site.Responses to the RFI are due by 5 p.m. April 10, which is five days before the public hearing.

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