As Starke County officials decide whether to apply for a Stellar Community designation this year, local residents are being asked to fill out a survey. It’s a way to demonstrate support from local communities to the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs, according to Ron Gifford with the Starke County Economic Development Foundation.
Starke County and its local communities have until next Friday to decide whether to apply for a regional Stellar designation and submit a letter of intent. Gifford told the Hamlet Town Council Wednesday that the county’s Stellar Executive Team was scheduled to meet yesterday.
Team members say that even if they choose not to apply this year, they still hope to be able to create partnerships to among local communities to improve the county’s quality of life.
