Concepts for a revitalization of the downtown area of the City of Plymouth were presented to several interested residents in a public forum held Tuesday, March 26 at the REES Theatre.
Continue readingPlymouth Michigan Street Master Plan Public Input Opportunity
Community members of the City of Plymouth will have an opportunity to comment on proposed concepts and information concerning a downtown revitalization project. The information and public comment session is set for March 26 at 6 p.m. ET at the REES Theatre at 100 N. Michigan Street.
Continue readingBremen Town Council Opens Bids for Downtown Project
Bids for the downtown revitalization project in Bremen were opened by the Bremen Town Council members on Monday afternoon.
Continue readingStellar Project to Break Ground in Argos in July
One of the Marshall County Crossroads Regional Stellar Communities Initiatives projects will break ground in July.
Continue readingBremen Officials Working to Get Easements for Downtown Project
Bremen officials are continuing their attempts to get signatures on easements ahead of the downtown revitalization project.
Continue readingBremen Town Council Presented with INDOT Contract for Street Light Replacement
The Bremen Town Council members were given an INDOT contract Monday night for the placement of eight stop lights at the corner of Plymouth Street and Center Street.
Continue readingBremen Resident Complains about Sidewalk Conditions
As Town of Bremen officials work ahead of the downtown revitalization streetscape project, town council members fielded a complaint about sidewalk conditions during their meeting last week.
Continue readingBremen Leaders Working to Prepare for Downtown Revitalization Project
Bremen leaders are preparing for the downtown revitalization project. It is one of the projects outlined in Marshall County’s Regional Development Plan as a Stellar Communities Designation project.
Continue readingProjects in Bremen to Receive Stellar Funds
Bremen Director of Operations Trend Weldy told the town council members on Monday afternoon that the town will get two major projects done now that the region was designated a Regional Stellar Community.
Continue readingBremen Town Council Approves Troyer Group Agreement
The Bremen Town Council members took action to move forward with the downtown revitalization project in 2020.
Bremen Town Council Members Participate in Hometown Collaboration Initiative Meeting
In mid-July, the Bremen Town Council members met with representatives from the Hometown Collaboration Initiative to discuss a potential addition to the downtown revitalization effort proposed in 2020.
Town of Bremen Awaiting Planning Grant Award Notification
Bremen town officials are waiting to hear of they are the recipient of a planning grant in order to move along plans for a downtown revitalization project.
Bremen Downtown Revitalization Preparation Moves Forward
Preparations for a downtown revitalization project in Bremen are moving along. That’s according to Bremen Director of Operations Trend Weldy.
“JPR started inspections in the basements in all of our downtown businesses and all of the sidewalks,” said Weldy “They’re in all of the buildings downtown inspecting the basements to make sure there aren’t any stairways we didn’t know about or vaults we didn’t know about. So they’re in the process of doing that.”
Bremen Downtown Revitalization Project Delayed
The downtown revitalization project which includes new streets, sidewalks, curbs and lighting for the Town of Bremen has been postponed.
Bremen Director of Operations Trend Weldy said the delay could be to the town’s advantage.
“With help from INDOT, they’re going to pay for a few more things that’s going to save us some extra money,” said Weldy. “They’ll pay for environmental studies and things like that that we won’t have to pay for. It’ll save us $20,000 to $30,000 or maybe a little more when it comes to that.”
Bremen Downtown Revitalization for Streets and Sidewalks Gets Green Light
The Bremen Town Council members learned this week that the Indiana Department of Transportation has green-lighted funding for a downtown revitalization effort in 2019.
Bremen Director of Operations Trend Weldy explained that INDOT originally pushed back the project until 2023 but found funding for the request for 2019 following a meeting between the entities. He said $1.2 million will be used to renovate the downtown area. He said the streets will be lowered with updates to sidewalks and lighting.