The finishing touches are complete on the Stellar Strategic Investment Plan for submission to the Stellar Communities Designation Program committee for the Town of Culver.
Culver Town Manager Jonathan Leist said Union Township submitted a letter of support toward the project along with a $40,000 contribution toward the effort. The Marshall County Community Foundation, in coordination with the Vonnegut Fund through the organization, contributed $80,000 toward the bike and pedestrian trail project and Elkay Manufacturing is partnering with the town to provide cabinetry and plumbing fixtures for the proposed Sandhill Farm workforce development housing project.
The Strategic Investment Plan is due Friday, Aug. 25 in Indianapolis. The Troyer Group is producing the final draft to be printed today.
Town Council President Ginny Bess Munroe said with the county’s in-kind contribution to pave one mile of the proposed bike and pedestrian trail, in addition to the aforementioned donations, the Regional Cities grant, and other in-kind contributions, nearly $1 million is being invested in helping to make the Town of Culver a Stellar Community.
Now the town council and Stellar Committee members are preparing for the site visit on Oct. 5. To prepare, the committee will be meeting on Tuesdays in September. To accommodate this effort, the Culver Town Council voted 4-1 to move the Sept. 26 meeting date to Sept. 27 at 6:30 p.m. ET at the Culver Town Hall. Council member Joel Samuelson voted against the motion.
