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Residents Encouraged to Review North Judson Five-Year Draft Master Parks Plan

Anita Goodan – wkvi.com

February 28, 2022


A draft of the five-year Master Parks plan for the Town of North Judson was recently submitted to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources and a link is available for the public to view the draft plan, according to Clerk-Treasurer Andrew Rowe.

Rowe noted that the town and the park board members continue to finalize the plan.  Once the formal plan is approved with any recommendations from the DNR, it will be submitted to the DNR for formal approval.  If it is approved, the town will be able to apply for grant funds to make some of the projects in the plan a reality.

Rowe previously stated that the draft plan includes public input on projects that residents would like to see at the parks in town such as seating improvements, restrooms, tourism features, and recreational activities. 

A link to the plan can be found here.  Any thoughts may be emailed to info@townofnorthjudson.com.  

Town Council Adopts New Comprehensive Plan

North Judson Town Council Approves Comprehensive Plan

Author: Jacque Ryan (WKVI)

After months of collecting community input and continuous collaboration, the comprehensive plan for the Town of North Judson was adopted when town council members met Monday night.

It was noted early on in the process that the Town’s last master plan dated back to the late 1950s so officials mentioned that they were long overdue for a new plan that accurately recognized how far the Town has come since then and reflected plans for the future.  

As a reminder, to cover the cost of the $44,000 Comprehensive Plan project, officials applied for a $39,600 Community Development Block Grant that requires a local match of $4,400.

The Town worked with the firm HWC Engineering on this project as well as grant administrators at KIRPC.

Some of the general goals identified in the plan include encouraging the development of housing in addition to business and industry in and around North Judson.

Some place making goals were included as well such as expanding connectivity between the Erie Trail and local destinations and completing beautification projects downtown and at the Town gateways to support downtown revitalization and tourism development. 

When it comes to public facilities and services, the goal of improving speed and reliability of broadband services was listed.

In the economic development category the goals are to attract new and retain existing businesses to the downtown area, to support Starke County Economic Development in attracting employers to the local industrial sites and to develop services and economies around being a ‘Trail Town’ serving the national trails that pass through North Judson.

Those goals were expanded upon in associated chapters.

Click the following link to check out the Town of North Judson’s comprehensive plan.

North Judson Moves Forward with Comprehensive Plan Project by Approving KIRPC & HWC Agreement

North Judson Town Council members recently took a major step forward in their Comprehensive Plan Project when they approved agreements with KIRPC and HWC Engineers.

Grant Administrator Shawn Cain came before the council last Monday, representing KIRPC and HWC Engineers.

By approving the agreement, officials authorized KIRPC to utilize the funds from the OCRA grant the town received to pay HWC Engineers, the company that will be working with the town on updating their comprehensive plan.

As a reminder, the OCRA grant totaled $39,600 with a local match of $4,400.

Cain notified them that HWC is looking to get a kick off meeting scheduled by the end of the month in order to explain what their process is going to be and how they plan to incorporate a public involvement piece.  

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