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Trail in Yorktown IN gets green light amid property owner objections
By Rick Yencer
MUNCIE, IN - A walking trail down busy River Road will proceed despite objections from landowners who do not want to give up their front yards for it.
Nearly $1 million will be spend on a pedestrian and bicycle trail from Morrison Road to County Road 500W. And that trail to help reduce auto emissions could begin by 2014.
Flo Lapin, one of the affected property owners, told of maintaining her property and right of way, adding she had a right to defend her property from government and planned to do just that,
Other residents questioned the project's cost while a Muncie woman, Kim Thompson said she supported the trail and had no problem putting on in her yard.
Welcome to Muncie, Yorktown and Delaware County
By Rick Yencer
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MUNCIE, IN - The new mecca for Muncie, Yorktown, and Delaware County at McGalliard and Nebo roads will be the site to welcome visitors to the attractions of Ball State University, Minnestrista Cultural Center, the Academy for Model Aeronautics and sports parks for Muncie and Yorktown.
Delaware County Commissioners hired a consultant on Monday to design plans to widen Nebo, build a welcome center and do some gateway work for the community. The site at Ind. 332 across from Menards and Meijer's already will be home to an auto mall representing American and Kiat dealerships across from the Toyota dealership.
And look for the 10,000 square foot welcome center for the Muncie Visitors Bureau to have a green space for those coming to the community to play, study or just hang out.
James Mansfield, visitors bureau director, provided the evidence for a visitors portal on McGalliard after the bureau moved to South Madison Street after First Merchants gave it an empty bank.
More than 73 percent of local visitors come in on Ind. 332 where Yorktown has the high ground at Interstate 69 and then becomes Muncie at Nebo.
Yorktown consolidation comes under scrutiny
By Rick Yencer
MUNCIE, IN - Delaware County government has been cash poor in recent years and officials decided during recent budget hearings to find out why Yorktown and its new government is so cash rich.
Ind 32 rebuild through Yorktown, IN slows again
By Rick Yencer
YORKTOWN, IN - That deep dip along Tiger Drive at Ind. 32 could stay a bit longer as utility problems have slowed the reconstruction of Ind. 32 through town.
Yorktown IN looks to the future, toward Interstate 69 and Park One
By Rick Yencer
YORKTOWN, IN - The growing green community of Yorktown took bold steps Monday to seek a new Interstate 69 interchange, finish much needed infrastructure to Park One and also make spending cuts without impacting services or laying off employees.
Costs of Yorktown consolidation grows
By Rick Yencer
YORKTOWN, IN - The cost of that new consolidated government in Yorktown continues to go up despite supporters who insisted eliminating township government would actually save money.
The property tax check is in the mail
By Rick Yencer
MUNCIE, IN - Lucky Maze comes to Muncie once in a while to do one thing.
That is to pay the property taxes on his family home and other properties. There's no reason to complain about taxes other than to just pay them, said Maze.
Yorktown moves forward
YORKTOWN, IN - Look for a spring of flower pots, iPads, concerts and even a destination sign in the progressive, growing town with a big Fourth of July weekend later this summer.
The Yorktown Town Council moved on Monday after fighting over a $61,000 sign on McGalliard Road, a $1 million sewer to Park One, and concerns about the members only Yorktown Sports Park by doing some feel good projects that will actually benefit the community.
