By Corey Ohlenkamp, Director of Communications, City of Muncie—
MUNCIE, Ind. – Officials with the City of Muncie administration and the Storer Housing Development Committee are planning to meet with members of the public and the local neighborhood association to update them on the latest project developments.
The public meeting over the development will be at the Northside Church of God (1505 N. Tillotson Ave.) on Tuesday, August 24th at 6:30 p.m.
MEETING INFORMATION
Subject: Storer Committee Meeting with the public
When: Tuesday, August 24, 2021 (6:30 PM-7:30 PM)
Where: Northside Church of God
The new proposed subdivision, built on the former location of Storer Elementary, will create up to 34 lots for homes when subdivided. The current plan is to create single-family homes throughout the area by selling the lots to individual builders.
The City of Muncie agreed to purchase the property in 2018 and has recently completed demolition of the site after starting the process in 2019.
Currently, construction plans for the needed infrastructure work are nearly complete. This will allow the city to go out to bid for the project’s infrastructure. After that process is done, Muncie will be able to sell the available lots.
Artist rendering of the Storer Development property.
The meeting with the neighborhood and the development committee will discuss walking trails, playgrounds and other greenspace aspects of the development. Several meetings have already been held to discuss other aspects of the neighborhood.
Earlier plans for the development had called for a pond flanking the development. Due to the results of a water and soil test this week, the development will need to utilize a dry bed water retention area instead of a wet bed retention pond. This opens up the area to have additional green space and more extensive trails.
About Muncie, Indiana
Incorporated in 1865, the City of Muncie is a welcoming and ambitions community. The municipality has a population of approximately 70,085 residents, and is located in the heart of East-Central Indiana. Muncie prides itself as being a central hub for commerce, recreation, and development. Home to quality education, technology driven development, and a friendly populous. Muncie is proud to be “The Capital of East-Central Indiana”
