Building Services Department’s permit work, Industrial Park annexation key factors Frankfort, IN – Through dedicated economic development efforts, including an increase in building permits processed and the annexation of the Industrial Park, the City of Frankfort’s tax rate decreased from 2.04% in 2012 to 1.42% this year, meaning individual Frankfort taxpayers have less money coming [...]
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A yard in need of TLC? Send photo!
Know of a yard in your neighborhood or on your block that is in need of some serious TLC? Take a photo of it and email it to contest@warrenlandscape.com by Thursday at 5:00 p.m. The winner of the yard in need of loving care will receive $2,000 worth of professional landscaping services from Warren Lawn [...]
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RECYCLING TOP 10 Below are Top 10 reasons recycling is a simple, easy and very important activity for the benefit of everyone in Frankfort: 1. Recycle cardboard, plastic, paper, aluminum, metal, and glass. 2. Dumping trash costs the City money (more than $100,000 last year in dump fees). 3. Nearly 90 percent of household trash [...]
Police, Building Inspector host community meeting March 23
Discussion of neighborhood beautification, revitalization launches 2013 community meetings Frankfort, IN – Teaming up to discuss neighborhood beautification and revitalization with community members, Police Chief Troy Bacon and Building Inspector Sam Payne will host a community meeting on Saturday, March 23 at 1:00 p.m. at the Boys and Girls Club, 1100 West Green Street. According [...]
Demolition underway on Exide Battery building
Dust control measures in place Frankfort, IN – Demolition is underway at the Exide Battery building at 555 Hoke Avenue, with Brandenburg Contractors removing dust from and washing down the interior of the building as well as beginning the decontamination process. According to Frankfort Building Inspector Sam Payne, a variety of measures is in place [...]
City Hall open house delayed until December; others remain as scheduled
Frankfort, IN – The open house for City Hall originally scheduled for this month as part of the series of department events will be rescheduled to December to showcase additional improvements that will be made in Old Stoney. The other department open houses will take place as announced this month from 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 [...]
City departments’ series of open houses
Frankfort, IN – As part of the McBarnes administration’s Neighborhood Revitalization cornerstone, City government department staffs will host a series of open houses for the community, providing residents with the opportunity to see City facilities and the improvements made to each area. Each open house will take place from 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. on [...]
City and County planning departments’ shared office space opens September 4
Joint venture to create greater efficiencies, effectiveness for citizens Frankfort, IN – Beginning Tuesday, September 4, the City of Frankfort’s Department of Building Services and Clinton County Planning Department will share office space at Old Stoney, providing citizens with one stop shopping to address their planning and zoning questions and needs. With each department continuing [...]
Neighbors Helping Neighbors Program launches in April
Frankfort, IN – Frankfort senior citizens and physically challenged residents can benefit from a program about to be launched to help these community members with their yards and the exteriors of their homes, announced Mayor Chris McBarnes. A companion program to the Fire and Police Departments’ Safer Seniors Program, the Neighbors Helping Neighbors Program involves [...]
