Tom Kohler, a senior principal with Real Estate Research Consultants, Inc., of Orlando, Florida, gave this presentation to the Huntingburg City Council on Sept. 24.
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Huntingburg Comprehensive Plan presentation(9.24.13)
1. City of Huntingburg
Economic Development
Strategy and
Comprehensive Plan
Update
Presentation September 24, 2013
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2. Scope of Services
• Review of 2007 Comprehensive Plan
• Assessment Of Local Market
• Provide Development Options
• Identify Catalytic Sites For
Redevelopment
• Provide Strategic Development Initiatives
3. Stakeholder Interview
Highlights
• Small town feel – great family community
• US 231/SR 64 Styline overpass
• Connection to Interstate 69
• Re-energize 4th
Street/downtown
• Redevelop old hospital area
• Better leverage airport assets
• Better coordinated marketing of downtown,
League Stadium, Memorial Gym
• Need for more labor
• Expand recreational/eco tourism assets
• Enhance entryways to city
4. Summary of Presentation
• Market Data Summary
• Community Places
• Community Connections
• Community Identity
• Community Opportunities
• Incentives And Partnerships
• Next Steps
5. Market Summary
• Evidence of demand for additional development activities
over the next 30 years
• 66,000 to 84,000 SF of GAFO tenants
– Could include tenants such as Marshall’s, T.J. Maxx, Stein
Mart along the US 231 corridor north of downtown
– Restaurants and specialty shops located along 4th
Street in
downtown
• 30,000 to 40,000 SF of office space could be supported
• Additional industrial/warehousing
– Styline Overpass is potential catalyst for additional
distribution and cargo oriented development opportunities
• Limited service hotel (80-120 rooms) on 14th
Street
near Events Center
• Medium density multifamily (150-225) units along US
231 on north end of town (old hospital area)
7. Downtown 4th
Street
• Historic “Main Street” character
• Good pedestrian scale
• Owner-occupied tenants
• Upper floor potential
• New “beginning” with reconstruction
8. Huntingburg City Park
• League Stadium- home of the Dubois
Bombers
• “League of Their Own” film fame
• Recreational facilities: tennis, Little
League, volleyball, swimming, picnicking
• Large event venue
10. Community Connections
• Styline Overpass/US 231 reroute
• Expansion of trail system
• Expansion of sidewalk system
• Connecting parks, Huntingburg Lake,
neighborhoods to downtown
• Connecting system to school campuses
14. Community Identity
• Quintessential “small town
America” community
• Historic scale of “Main Street”
• Strong spiritual base
• Agricultural roots
• Family-oriented sense of pride
• Outdoor natural beauty/parks
• Has significant potential
beyond its size
• Need better access to
interstate highways
15. Community Identity
Enhancements
• Adopt urban design guidelines
• Develop quality entrance features
• Activate second floor 4th
St. buildings
• Encourage outdoor cafes downtown
• Expand & promote quality special events
schedule
• Promote eco & recreational tourism
17. Community Opportunities
• Styline/14th
Street overpass creates
hospitality corridor/ access to more
industrial sites
• Airport potential as a regional supported
port authority
• Redevelopment of “old hospital” area for
mixed uses- TIF district
• “New” downtown 4th
Street design
• Use enhanced trail system as an
economic driver
19. Hospitality Corridor
• Overpass opens up corridor from US 231
to SR 64
• Added 14thStreet frontage exposure
provides site for new hotel
• Other sites on 14th
Street should develop
as supporting uses
• Possible TIF district in conjunction with
hospital property
20. Old Hospital Area
Development
• Prepare small area plan
• Provide incentive policies to
encourage mixed use development
• Consider creating tax increment
district including Events Center area
21. Airport Support
• Provide funding for completion of Master
Plan- essential for FAA grants
• Continue to push for creation of
regionally supported port authority
• Continue to market shovel-ready airport
development sites
• Enhance research relationship with
Crane Battery Innovation Center
• Focus opportunities on cyberjet
research/production
22. New” 4th
Street
• Complete downtown plan
• Focus on reconstruction
management plan
• Configuration of streetscape options
• Use of sidewalks for cafes
• On/off street parking design
• Accommodation of trail system as
customer generator
• Accommodation of street as venue
• Draft incentive policies
23. Downtown Incentive Policies
• Enhance parking facilities and develop and
marketing brochure for visitors
• Continue and expand façade grants for
downtown properties
• Develop “second floor” program to activate
live/work spaces
• Tenant recruitment incentives
24. Expanded Trail System
• Recognize that outdoor recreational
assets are economic drivers
• Fund an expanded trailway system
• Tie trails to enhanced sidewalk system
for access to school campuses
• Connect trails to parks, Huntingburg
Lake, downtown
• Engage Huntingburg Lake as a key
recreational asset for water related
activities
25. Public Infrastructure
Initiatives
• Styline Overpass
• Gateway features at US
231/14th
Street & SR 64/Styline
• Entryway feature @ 6th
Street /US 231
• New waterline/reconstruct 4th
Street
• Enhanced pedestrian/trail
connections through town
• Develop hospitality corridor on
14th
Street; hotel site
26. Engage New Partners
• Broader support for airport from surrounding
jurisdictions
• Joint marketing with renewed emphasis on
outdoor recreation, eco-tourism & water-related
activities
• Trail system support to tie entire community
together
• Downtown merchants, Chamber and Visitor &
Tourism Council refocus on coordinated
schedule of festivals and special events to
appeal to broader market
27. Next Steps
• Design & construct overpass
• Complete Downtown Plan
• Develop construction program/schedule for new
water line on 4th
Street
• Increase funding for airport to support
preparation of Master Plan
• Identify IDOT funding sources for enhancing trail
system
• Develop incentive policies to activate second
floors on 4th
Street
• Prepare small area/TIF plan for
Events Center/Hospital area