Town of Munster Indiana

The Munster Town Council and Town of Munster Staff met for a strategic planning session in January 2008. Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. Following are some ideas that were discussed by the group:

• Train station
• Redevelopment of Calumet
• Developing northwest section of Town of Munster decreasing the availability of rentals throughout town in new development
• Licensing of all residential rental uses
• Replacing all one-story duplexes on short streets (mainly Manor) to higher density residential; increasing parkland on the northwest side of town; possible development around a pocket park
• Ridge Road -improving the streetscape; redevelop current commercial into a more consistent look and feel mixed use of commercial and residential with architectural standards; putting power lines underground.
• Create incentives for significant enhancement of existing properties or allow for redevelopment of properties (keeping it residential).
• Little Calumet River area redevelopment into a destination park place -open it up as a front for biking, walking, and canoeing
• Architectural review ordinances; code compliance ordinances; property maintenance codes (business and residential)
• Increase the depth of commercial lots on Calumet Avenue north of Ridge to allow for more intense commercial development
• Redevelop Lake Business Center, Carpetland, and Munster Steel properties
• Create a Master Plan and consider redeveloping the northern most section of Hohman Avenue
• Encourage upscale single-family development; preserve minimum property value to maintain the residential feel of the community
• Increase the capacity of Munster High School
• Increase the perception  of public safety
• Complete the Calumet Avenue grade separation
• Widen Main Street and extend to State Line
• Enhance Heritage Park with a transportation museum

These items will receive consideration during Town Council meetings in order to improve the community with service enhancement in these areas. As information is available, links will be created so that residents can see the latest progress.

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