The FDC board approved several new projects at the February 25 board meeting. The first is this beautiful mid century modern building on North Jackson that will become the home of Bud and Bloom Florist. We love seeing new businesses come to our downtown!
Franklin Development Corporation
住房和社区开发
Franklin，Indiana 150 位关注者
Community betterment through community investment
关于我们
We are a non profit that provides grants and low interest loans to downtown Franklin residents to improve their homes and businesses facades and other improvements. We also work to find the worst house on the block and rehabilitate it to become a community asset.
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https://www.franklindevelopmentcorporation.org/
Franklin Development Corporation的外部链接
- 所属行业
- 住房和社区开发
- 规模
- 2-10 人
- 总部
- Franklin，Indiana
- 类型
- 非营利机构
地点
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主要
获取路线
70 E Monroe St
Third Floor
US，Indiana，Franklin，46131
Franklin Development Corporation员工
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The Franklin Development Corporation will hold a board meeting February 26 at 9:00 am at the Franklin City Hall Council Chambers, 70 E. Monroe Street. This meeting is open to the public and is a great opportunity to learn more about upcoming projects and our work with the community. Keep up with our meeting dates and agendas on our website at https://lnkd.in/g8QAEE2U
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Wednesday February 19 at 6:00 pm there will be a presentation and public hearing on this grant. The location is 70 E Monroe Street in Franklin, in the city council chambers. This will be part of the city council meeting. Please feel free to attend to learn more about the program and show your support for the grant. To learn more visit our website at https://lnkd.in/gUv_X3Mg
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The FDC is applying for an Owner Occupied Grant through OCRA and we need your help! Please share this post and encourage any Franklin Indiana resident to complete the survey. Our goal is to find funding to assist residents such as seniors on fixed incomes who have needs in terms of HVAC, roofs, entrances etc. We will post more information on our website https://lnkd.in/gUv_X3Mg
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Franklin is growing intentionally. We are not losing our history and not stopping progress. Both objectives can be achieved at the same time with smart planning and awareness of opportunities. The FDC works to maintain both objectives with each project we undertake.
Every city manager has heard it…some version of “we don’t want to be like those big cities” or “we need to protect our small-town feel.” It’s usually said by people who resist growth, fight change, and cling to an image of the past that no longer exists. That mindset is killing cities. Nostalgia is not a development strategy. It doesn’t fund infrastructure, recruit businesses, or create jobs. It doesn’t fill the staffing gaps in public safety, keep housing affordable, or sustain a tax base that allows a community to thrive. Cities evolve. They have to. The ones that don’t end up hollowed-out relics, watching their young people leave, their economies stagnate, and their tax burden shift onto fewer and fewer people. But here’s where many cities get it wrong…growth doesn’t mean abandoning identity. Smart cities don’t just expand. They grow with intentionality. They understand that progress and preservation are not opposites. A city’s character isn’t found in its refusal to change, it’s found in the way it guides that change. Identity isn’t something you freeze in time, it’s something you protect by planning for the future on purpose. Fighting progress doesn’t stop change, it just makes it chaotic and unsustainable. The real challenge isn’t whether a city grows, it’s how it grows. Do you let change happen to you, or do you shape it? Do you allow sprawl to choke out what makes a city special, or do you plan for responsible, sustainable development that keeps the community strong, livable, and financially stable? The cities that thrive aren’t the ones that spend decades trying to preserve what they were. They’re the ones with leaders and residents who have the vision and courage to shape what they will be. If your city is more concerned with holding onto the past than planning for the future, don’t be surprised when it has neither. #CityManagement #SmartGrowth #EvolveWithPurpose #FutureOfCities #PublicServiceMatters #LocalGovernmentLeadership #SustainableCommunities #IntentionalGrowth #IdentityAndProgress #PublicAdministration #LocalGovernment #PreservationAndProgress #CityLeadership #EconomicDevelopment
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This is why our work is so important. Several of these businesses were recipients of our programs and we are delighted to share their success. While we gave them a piece of the puzzle, they put it all together!
In Franklin, we don’t just talk about community; we live it ????? #genuinefranklin #franklinCoC #franklinindiana
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The FDC has partnered with Discover Downtown Franklin and Festival Country to bring First Fridays to downtown Franklin. Any downtown business that participates in 8 out of the 10 event is eligible for a drawing to receive a grant to add improvements to the outside of their shop. Think benches, flower pots, window treatments etc. This continues our mission of restoring and maintaining a vibrant downtown for our residents and our guests. Come visit Franklin the first Friday of every month and see the magic for yourself!
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The FDC has begun work with our contractor, MNM Construction, on our latest total rehabilitation project, 650 Overstreet Street in Franklin. These before pictures will help you appreciate the efforts of the corporation to provide community betterment through community investment. To learn more go to https://lnkd.in/e7Aj7uba
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