AN EDITORIAL BY THE FIRED EDITOR JOHN ESTRIDGE My Long Suffering Wife Ruth and I were on vacation this past week, visiting what should have been warmer climates. Thus, I could not view the March 23 Brookville Town Council meeting until Thursday night, March 25. Let me say right off, I must express my gratitude …
Category Archives: Brookville Redevelopment Commission
Proposed matching grant fund in Brookville for the 21 by 21 Project may be delayed
By John Estridge It seems a plan to have a 50-50 match grant fund for new or repaired sidewalks in Brookville may be put on hold for a while. Brookville Town Council initiated a 21 by 21 Project where the BTC members solicited public opinion and put together a list of 21 projects to better …
BRC decides not to go forward with a proposed $3 million trail project from Brookville Town Park to school property
By John Estridge A proposed plan to put a bridge across the Whitewater River’s east fork and a hiking trail up a ravine to the Franklin County Community School Corporation property was tabled Monday night, January 18, effectively killing it for at least 2021. Brookville Redevelopment Commission (BRC) members originally unanimously agreed to the proposed …
Brookville Redevelopment Commission seeks to build $3 million trail between town park and school property
By John Estridge There will be a pedestrian bridge across the Whitewater River’s east fork and a trail up a ravine to the Franklin County Community School Corporation property. It will cost about $3 million. At their November meeting, Brookville Redevelopment Commission members voted unanimously to spend $600,000 by 2025-26 for the redevelopment commission’s part …