Government

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…

By Corey Ohlenkamp, Director of Communications, City of Muncie— Muncie, IN – Construction work has begun on a new front lobby for Muncie City Hall. The construction will last approximately three weeks and will also upgrade security measures within city hall. Planned changes will alter building access procedures so they are more in line with those in place at other government buildings. “Security is something that we are constantly reviewing,” said Muncie Police Department Chief Nathan Sloan about the planned updates…

By Corey Ohlenkamp, Director of Communications, City of Muncie— Muncie, IN— East Central Indiana Regional Planning district voted on Wednesday to transfer the former Delaware County Justice Center in the heart of downtown Muncie to the City of Muncie leadership in a joint partnership to further site development. The agreement between the City of Muncie and county officials will serve as a first step to bringing that location back on the tax roll, as well as continue economic development efforts around…

By Kimberly Dowling, Judge Delaware Circuit Court 2— Muncie, IN—The Indiana Supreme Court has appointed Judge Kimberly Dowling to serve on the state’s Civil Litigation Task Force.  Dowling was appointed in January 2021 to the thirteen-member task force.  She will also serve as Chair of the Task Force’s Self-Represented Litigant committee. The Task Force is part of the Indiana Innovation Initiative, started in 2019 “to explore ways to make Indiana’s system of justice more efficient, less expensive, and easier to navigate…

By Keith Roysdon— Delaware County, IN – People who walk, run or bike on Delaware County’s trails enjoy their recreational opportunities, but also their convenience for access to retail stores, restaurants and other businesses. They appreciate the added safety factor, since trails act as sidewalks along busy streets and roads. And now the Delaware County commissioners are adding even more trail mileage in one of the area’s most traffic-intensive business districts. The county has announced 1.5 miles of new trail…

By City of Muncie Communications— Muncie, IN- In 2020, Muncie Mayor Dan Ridenour and  City Council members met on multiple occasions to discuss what direction to take on infrastructure for Muncie street work in 2021 and beyond. INDOT recently awarded Muncie $2.1 million for Tillotson resurfacing from Kilgore to McGalliard and $0.9 million and $1.6 million for McGalliard resurfacing from Tillotson to Wheeling and from Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. to the East Muncie Bypass. The City of Muncie has…

By Mike Rhodes, Editor-in-Chief— Muncie, IN—Heather Williams was presented with the “Citizen of the Month Award” at the Muncie City Council meeting Monday night. Council president Jeff Robinson said, “Heather Williams serves as an associate director in Ball State’s Office of Community Engagement and also as the Building Better Neighborhoods program manager working directly with the city’s neighborhood associations to help build capacity and make connections with Ball State faculty, staff, and students and programs.” In her non-profit volunteer work,…

By Mike Rhodes, Editor-in-Chief— Muncie, IN—Since the beginning of his administration, Muncie Mayor Dan Ridenour has made it abundantly clear that improving and expanding Muncie city parks would be a priority. In fact, in many of the mayor’s frequent community update videos on Facebook, he often highlights new things happening at city parks. MuncieJournal.com spoke with parks superintendent Carl Malone, to get an expanded picture and timeline for a few of the city parks. Cooley Park Cooley Park is tucked…