{"id":976,"date":"2020-01-13T13:26:09","date_gmt":"2020-01-13T18:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/judson2.apheus.net\/?p=976"},"modified":"2020-01-13T14:36:53","modified_gmt":"2020-01-13T19:36:53","slug":"town-council-adopts-new-comprehensive-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/judson2.apheus.net\/?p=976","title":{"rendered":"Town Council Adopts New Comprehensive Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"976\" class=\"elementor elementor-976\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0e3e71d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0e3e71d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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data-large-file=\"https:\/\/judson2.apheus.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/NJCompPlanCover.png\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-deafa8d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"deafa8d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e002737\" data-id=\"e002737\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90f7451 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"90f7451\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">North Judson Town Council Approves Comprehensive Plan<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b8a92f9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b8a92f9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e6f31c3\" data-id=\"e6f31c3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a787c01 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a787c01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h6><time datetime=\"2019-12-21T05:58:00-06:00\"><\/time><a href=\"https:\/\/wkvi.com\/2019\/12\/north-judson-town-council-approves-comprehensive-plan\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time datetime=\"2019-12-21T05:58:00-06:00\">December 21, 2019&nbsp;<\/time><\/a><\/h6>\n<h6>Author: <a href=\"https:\/\/wkvi.com\/author\/jryan\/\">Jacque Ryan (WKVI)<br><\/a><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-71436d4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"71436d4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d9d443e\" data-id=\"d9d443e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01a3a80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"01a3a80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>After months of collecting community input and continuous collaboration, the comprehensive plan for the Town of North Judson was adopted when town council members met Monday night.<\/p><p>It was noted early on in the process that the Town\u2019s last master plan dated back to the late 1950s so officials mentioned that they were long overdue for a new plan that accurately recognized how far the Town has come since then and reflected plans for the future. \u00a0<\/p><p>As a reminder, to cover the cost of the $44,000 Comprehensive Plan project, officials applied for a $39,600 Community Development Block Grant that requires a local match of $4,400.<\/p><p>The Town worked with the firm HWC Engineering on this project as well as grant administrators at KIRPC.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c700c1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c700c1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1afc93f\" data-id=\"1afc93f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01a9b30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"01a9b30\" 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data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NJ-Comp-Plan2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/judson2.apheus.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/NJ-Comp-Plan2-300x210.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/judson2.apheus.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/NJ-Comp-Plan2.png\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-42f8d8b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"42f8d8b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-469e81a\" data-id=\"469e81a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20ed778 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20ed778\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Some of the general goals identified in the plan include encouraging the development of housing in addition to business and industry in and around North Judson.<\/p><p>Some place making goals were included as well such as expanding connectivity between the Erie Trail and local destinations and completing beautification projects downtown and at the Town gateways to support downtown revitalization and tourism development.\u00a0<\/p><p>When it comes to public facilities and services, the goal of improving speed and reliability of broadband services was listed.<\/p><p>In the economic development category the goals are to attract new and retain existing businesses to the downtown area, to support Starke County Economic Development in attracting employers to the local industrial sites and to develop services and economies around being a \u2018Trail Town\u2019 serving the national trails that pass through North Judson.<\/p><p>Those goals were expanded upon in associated chapters.<\/p><p>Click the following link to check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/folders\/1IH7sVU1UM0BSUGxFn-qjKuwJSAZTI9U0?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Town of North Judson\u2019s comprehensive plan (opens in a new tab)\">Town of North Judson\u2019s comprehensive plan<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North Judson Town Council Approves Comprehensive Plan December 21, 2019&nbsp; Author: Jacque Ryan (WKVI) After months of collecting community input and continuous collaboration, the comprehensive plan for the Town of North Judson was adopted when town council members met Monday night. 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