The Office of Community and Rural Affairs announced this year’s Regional Stellar Community Thursday morning and Marshall County Crossroads received the distinction.
A Stellar-bration will be held in the region on Thursday, December 19 to celebrate this accomplishment.
While the Constellation of Starke (COS) did not get this year’s designation, as a finalist region about $333,000 will come into the County to support community development.
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Potential upgrades to the Hamlet Town Park depend on tomorrow’s Stellar Community announcement. The winner of this year’s Stellar designation is scheduled to be announced tomorrow morning.
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Region representatives from the Constellation of Starke were in Indianapolis Tuesday afternoon, fulfilling one of the last steps in the Stellar Program process before this year’s designation is announced in December.
Continue readingConstellation of Starke region representatives will be making their way down to Indianapolis today to do a final run through of their Stellar presentation before they show it to program officials Tuesday afternoon.
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Starke County’s unemployment rate continues to drop, but concerns remain for economic development officials.
Continue readingThe recipient of this year’s Regional Stellar Communities Designation will be announced before the end of the year. However, before that determination is made in December, all finalist regions will provide an hour-long presentation in Indianapolis.
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The Hamlet Park Board has decided to hold off on any potential upgrades, pending the outcome of Constellation of Starke’s Stellar Community efforts. For months, board members have been discussing the possibility of completing at least one project in the Town Park this year, if money is available.
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North Judson officials took another look at the Constellation of Starke Inter-Local Agreement when members Monday night.
Continue readingThe Starke County Commissioners considered the approval of the interlocal agreement as part of the Constellation of Starke Regional Stellar Communities Designation Program application process.
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The Hamlet Town Council has signed onto an agreement outlining how the communities of the Constellation of Starke region will work together going forward, but not without some questions about the legality of some of its provisions. The inter-local agreement covers the relationship of the region’s member units during the application phase. If the region is designated a Stellar Community, it would also cover the construction and initial implementation phase lasting from 2020 to 2025.
Continue readingFor the work they’ve done to unify the region behind the common goal of being designated a Stellar Community, the Constellation of Starke Executive Committee has been selected by the Starke County Community Foundation as the recipient of the 2019 James R. Hardesty Leadership in Philanthropy Award.
Continue readingEfforts to add a memorial walking path to the Hamlet Town Park got a major boost, thanks to a recent fundraiser. On September 21, the Hamlet American Legion held a motorcycle ride in memory of Robert J. Tauteris Jr., who died while serving in Afghanistan in 2012. Proceeds will go toward the effort of building a trail in his honor.
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The Regional Development Plan was submitted by today’s deadline by Constellation of Starke officials in the Regional Stellar Communities Designation Program.
Continue readingNorth Judson Town Council members provided their support for a proposed matching commitment for projects included in the Constellation of Starke’s Regional Development Plan.
Continue readingAfter months of continuous collaboration and focused engagement efforts, Constellation of Starke representatives will soon be sending off the final version of the Regional Development Plan for the Stellar Communities Designation Program.
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Constellation of Starke has come a long way since the Letter of Intent to participate in the Regional Stellar Communities Designation Program was submitted back in April and region-wide support is apparent.
Continue readingWith the Stellar Communities Designation Program deadline coming up next week, the Constellation of Starke Executive Committee has been putting the final touches on the Regional Development Plan (RDP).
Continue readingThe Starke County Council members reviewed a funding support proposal for projects in the county’s unincorporated areas within the Constellation of Starke Regional Development Plan.
Continue readingResidents of the Constellation of Starke region are invited to attend tonight’s community outreach event at the Nancy J. Dembowski Community Center in Knox.
Things will kick off at 6 p.m. and during the event, community members will be filled in on the Stellar process so far and will have a chance to learn more about projects and programs that will be incorporated into the Stellar Communities Regional Development Plan.
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The Knox City Council approved a monetary commitment for the Constellation of Starke Stellar initiative when members met last Tuesday.
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