Posted on March 11, 2019
Author Jacque Ryan, WKVI
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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Monday, March 11, 2019
Tuesday, January 8, 2019
North Judson Officials Seek Public Input About Updating Outdated Comprehensive Plan
Posted on January 8, 2019
Author Jacque Ryan, WKVI
Officials in North Judson are seeking public assistance to secure funding in order to comprise an updated Comprehensive Plan, as the Town’s hasn’t been amended for more than 20 years.
KIRPC Community Development Planner Emily Albaugh appeared before the town council on Monday and informed them that North Judson did not receive the Office of Community and Rural Affairs grant they applied for in November.
She explained that the state is currently going through a transitional period and they’re now scoring their planning grant applications the same way they score construction grants. Albaugh said that made the process a bit more competitive and added a few new requirements.
Some feedback the Town received from OCRA was that there wasn’t enough community input in the initial application.
In order to gather more responses from the public, a survey has been comprised which asks citizens to reflect on various items related to North Judson and the necessity of a comprehensive plan. That survey can be accessed on the Town of North Judson Facebook Page.
While the Town Council recently decided to take action about the comprehensive plan because of a requirement for the Regional Stellar Initiative, they’re apparently long overdue for an update according to Albaugh and Clerk-Treasurer Andrew Rowe.
Rowe commented, “It’s been a long time since we’ve had one, so that’s a part of it too, just having a direction to look toward is a big deal.”
Albaugh added, “And we looked it up, 1956 was the original comprehensive plan and it was amended in, I believe, 1998 is what we were able to find…so there’s a definite need.”
Printed copies of the survey can be picked up at North Judson Town Hall. The online survey will be open until this Friday at noon.
Albaugh said she will be in town that day to collect the hard copies and take some photos to include in the application, which is another new requirement.
While a few changes were made to account for the new scoring, the conditions in the application will remain the same. In order to cover the cost of the $44,000 Comprehensive Plan project, the Town is applying for $39,600 Community Development Block Grant that would require a local match of $4,400
Albaugh said that the adjusted grant application will be resubmitted on January 15th and the award announcement should be made by the end of the month or in early February.
Click the following link to directly access North Judson’s Comprehensive Plan survey.
Author Jacque Ryan, WKVI
Officials in North Judson are seeking public assistance to secure funding in order to comprise an updated Comprehensive Plan, as the Town’s hasn’t been amended for more than 20 years.
KIRPC Community Development Planner Emily Albaugh appeared before the town council on Monday and informed them that North Judson did not receive the Office of Community and Rural Affairs grant they applied for in November.
She explained that the state is currently going through a transitional period and they’re now scoring their planning grant applications the same way they score construction grants. Albaugh said that made the process a bit more competitive and added a few new requirements.
Some feedback the Town received from OCRA was that there wasn’t enough community input in the initial application.
In order to gather more responses from the public, a survey has been comprised which asks citizens to reflect on various items related to North Judson and the necessity of a comprehensive plan. That survey can be accessed on the Town of North Judson Facebook Page.
While the Town Council recently decided to take action about the comprehensive plan because of a requirement for the Regional Stellar Initiative, they’re apparently long overdue for an update according to Albaugh and Clerk-Treasurer Andrew Rowe.
Rowe commented, “It’s been a long time since we’ve had one, so that’s a part of it too, just having a direction to look toward is a big deal.”
Albaugh added, “And we looked it up, 1956 was the original comprehensive plan and it was amended in, I believe, 1998 is what we were able to find…so there’s a definite need.”
Printed copies of the survey can be picked up at North Judson Town Hall. The online survey will be open until this Friday at noon.
Albaugh said she will be in town that day to collect the hard copies and take some photos to include in the application, which is another new requirement.
While a few changes were made to account for the new scoring, the conditions in the application will remain the same. In order to cover the cost of the $44,000 Comprehensive Plan project, the Town is applying for $39,600 Community Development Block Grant that would require a local match of $4,400
Albaugh said that the adjusted grant application will be resubmitted on January 15th and the award announcement should be made by the end of the month or in early February.
Click the following link to directly access North Judson’s Comprehensive Plan survey.
Thursday, September 20, 2018
Comprehensive Plan Timeline Shared with North Judson Town Council
Posted on September 20, 2018
Author Jacque Ryan, WKVI
The North Judson Town Council received a schedule of upcoming dates related to the creation of a comprehensive plan.
As a reminder, a comprehensive plan is one of the requirements to be eligible for OCRA’s Regional Stellar Initiative. North Judson officials are coordinating with the Kankakee Iroquois Regional Planning Commission on the matter.
NJ Clerk-Treasurer Andrew Rowe alerted town council members on Monday that KIRPC provided him with a timeline of important dates related to the process.
He noted that statements of qualification will be received by October 9th and town officials will review the list on the 10th and 11th. Next, they’ll begin interviewing the companies vying for the opportunity to create the town’s comprehensive plan on October 18th and a selection will be made that day or on the 19th.
Rowe added that the goal is to submit the necessary documents to OCRA by November 15th. He reminded them that the town will be obtaining a grant that will assist with the cost. The Town just has to pay $5,000 for the plan and then the remaining $45,000 will be provided.
He said they’re hoping this portion of the Stellar process will be completed by the end of the year.
Author Jacque Ryan, WKVI
The North Judson Town Council received a schedule of upcoming dates related to the creation of a comprehensive plan.
As a reminder, a comprehensive plan is one of the requirements to be eligible for OCRA’s Regional Stellar Initiative. North Judson officials are coordinating with the Kankakee Iroquois Regional Planning Commission on the matter.
NJ Clerk-Treasurer Andrew Rowe alerted town council members on Monday that KIRPC provided him with a timeline of important dates related to the process.
He noted that statements of qualification will be received by October 9th and town officials will review the list on the 10th and 11th. Next, they’ll begin interviewing the companies vying for the opportunity to create the town’s comprehensive plan on October 18th and a selection will be made that day or on the 19th.
Rowe added that the goal is to submit the necessary documents to OCRA by November 15th. He reminded them that the town will be obtaining a grant that will assist with the cost. The Town just has to pay $5,000 for the plan and then the remaining $45,000 will be provided.
He said they’re hoping this portion of the Stellar process will be completed by the end of the year.
Monday, August 27, 2018
The Next Stellar Step for North Judson is to Create a Comprehensive Plan
Posted on August 27, 2018
Author Jacque Ryan, WKVI
Coordination between North Judson officials and representatives at the Kankakee Iroquois Regional Planning Committee (KIRPC) is happening as the town prepares to have a comprehensive plan created.
When North Judson town council members met on Monday, Clerk-Treasurer Andrew Rowe shared a bit about the recent meeting held at Starke County Economic Development Foundation offices about local Regional Stellar efforts.
He said the next step for North Judson is to start putting together a comprehensive plan. KIRPC Executive Director Edwin Buswell provided the clerk-treasurer with a few different official companies that can be utilized for the process. Those options will be assessed and the council will be asked to approve a viable candidate in a future meeting.
Clerk-Treasurer Rowe highlighted a related opportunity that he’ll be doing some more research on that can help pay for the plan.
“I’ll also be looking into a grant proposal that goes along with only having to spend ten cents on the dollar for that comprehensive plan.” Rowe elaborated, “In other words we’d pay $5,000 for a $50,000 comprehensive plan.”
Rowe noted he plans to write up a summary about the SCEDF meeting on August 15th to provide some additional information to the council members who were unable to attend.
Author Jacque Ryan, WKVI
Coordination between North Judson officials and representatives at the Kankakee Iroquois Regional Planning Committee (KIRPC) is happening as the town prepares to have a comprehensive plan created.
When North Judson town council members met on Monday, Clerk-Treasurer Andrew Rowe shared a bit about the recent meeting held at Starke County Economic Development Foundation offices about local Regional Stellar efforts.
He said the next step for North Judson is to start putting together a comprehensive plan. KIRPC Executive Director Edwin Buswell provided the clerk-treasurer with a few different official companies that can be utilized for the process. Those options will be assessed and the council will be asked to approve a viable candidate in a future meeting.
Clerk-Treasurer Rowe highlighted a related opportunity that he’ll be doing some more research on that can help pay for the plan.
“I’ll also be looking into a grant proposal that goes along with only having to spend ten cents on the dollar for that comprehensive plan.” Rowe elaborated, “In other words we’d pay $5,000 for a $50,000 comprehensive plan.”
Rowe noted he plans to write up a summary about the SCEDF meeting on August 15th to provide some additional information to the council members who were unable to attend.
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