STELLAR COMMUNITIES
THE NEXT GREAT COLLEGE TOWN
Nestled at the intersection of connection and creativity, Greencastle is on its way to becoming the next great college town in the Midwest. With assistance from the State of Indiana’s Stellar Communities initiative and engaged local partners, significant public and private investment is occurring throughout the city.
The Stellar Communities grant is renewing one of Indiana’s classic small towns. It is helping us become one of the most compelling intellectual, educational, and cultural hubs in the state and in the Midwest.
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BE PREPARED FOR A TORNADO. Tornadoes can destroy buildings, flip cars, and create deadly flying debris.
(Greencastle, Ind.) The Greencastle City Council is seeking candidates for the Greencastle Community Schools Board of Trustees. The position is a four-year term. The seat, currently filled by Russell Harvey, will commence on July 1, 2022 and continue until Jun
GREENCASTLE HEAVY TRASH DAY. Keeping Greencastle Beautiful. City of Greencastle Trash Customers are invited to dispose of their trash at the following designated location at NO CHARGE!! (FREE)
There’s a new opportunity downtown to connect the Greencastle community to DePauw University’s School of Music. Soon, the building that formerly housed the Goodwill will be home to DePauw’s 21st Century Musician Initiative. The DePauw has the update. Here's the building, prior to facade work: And here's a recent photo of the building, along with [...]
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Work is continuing at a rapid pace on the city’s second floor loft housing initiative, which will create loft housing in the second stories of downtown businesses. Currently, an architect is working on bid plans for the lofts, and construction is scheduled to start this year. Here’s a look at future homes of second floor [...]
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One of the Stellar Communities projects that has had a huge impact on the appearance of our city is the façade work downtown. And we're not finished yet! We're close to finalizing plans with our architecture firm, Odle McGuire Shook, for the second round of façade improvements. More fabulous façades are on their way. In [...]
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It's taking a bit longer than expected, but plans for the "Moose Lot" are moving forward. This lot is in addition to the other surface lot we mentioned earlier. You can read the latest on the progress of this Stellar Communities project here, in the Greencastle Banner-Graphic. Have you seen what this new parking solution will [...]
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You may have read in the local newspaper that significant changes had to be made to the city's downtown parking plans, after bids for the proposed garage came in way over budget. Today, the city is working with Ratio Architects on a new idea to allow people to park for free and enjoy what Greencastle [...]
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We are *this close* to finishing up the first round of Stellar Communities façade work. In fact, we're hoping to have all of the initial projects completed by the beginning of 2014. You can expect more beautiful results like those below in the years to come, as we'll soon be meeting with property owners to [...]
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A major milestone has been reached in the Stellar Communities streetscaping plans. Along Washington St., we've gone from this... To this... And this... Our first big streetscaping project began in July of this [...]
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