Connecting Muncie Neighborhood partners and resources
East Central & Old West End Neighborhood Associations hosted their annual Holiday home tour on Saturday, December 6th from 4-8 pm and Sunday, December 7th from 1-5 pm. Tickets were $10.00 each (children 10 and under free) and were available for purchase at the Emily Kimbrough Christmas shop, 715 E. Washington St.
Muncie was awarded $2.88 million dollars to spend on the acquisition and demolition of blighted and abandoned properties within Muncie. The qualifying properties were identified based on a matrix system provided by the State of Indiana and are scattered throughout the city’s neighborhoods. Here is a list of the Hardest Hit Fund properties sorted by neighborhood. Hardest Hit Funds (pdf)
If you missed the community workshop held on October 27th, you still have the opportunity to submit a grant application for financial assistance in installing photovoltaic solar panels. The information provided at the workshop includes details of the program as well as requirements for submission. To access the SUN packet of information, please visit the SUN dropbox where you may view and download the entire 131 page document that includes the workshop’s PowerPoint presentation. Follow this link.
Washington St. was closed from Vine to Pershing for games and prizes for the kids along with a free pumpkin carve and take home. This year’s games were the Magical Pumpkin Cupcake Walk, Pumpkin Golf, Pumpkin Penny Pitch, and Pumpkin Bucket Beanbag Toss. The free event was sponsored by the East Central Neighborhood Association.
South Central neighbors enjoyed lunch with friends in the newly furnished neighborhood garden. Residents tested their knowledge of garden trivia for a prize and all were invited to roast their own s’mores!
The Neighborhood Leadership Council is an initiative of the Muncie Action Plan that brings together neighborhood association leaders from across the city of Muncie to share best practices, take advantage of educational opportunities, and connect with local resources and area non-profits. The group meets on the third Tuesday of each month on the third floor of the E.B. and Bertha C. Ball Center (400 W. Minnetrista Pkwy) at 6:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Next Tuesday (Feb. 18)…
We’re switching things up a bit from our usual Neighborhood Leadership Council meetings. We’re inviting everyone to come to E.B. Ball at 5:30 p.m. to mingle with the 2024-2025 CenterPoint Scholars. We’ll have hors d’oeuvres and punch before heading upstairs for presentations at 6:15 p.m. We’re excited for the opportunity to hear from our up-and-coming neighborhood leaders, our CenterPoint Scholars, as they share the community improvement projects they have been working on over the last year.
If you aren’t able to come early, no worries! We hope you can join us at 6:00PM to grab some food and drink before the program begins at 6:15PM.
We’re helping a BSU Master’s student gather data for their thesis. They are researching the relationship between The Village revitalization and downtown Muncie. Please take a few minutes to complete this survey. Thanks!