Charlestown Newsletter November 2018

Charlestown City Hall 304 Main Cross St Charlestown, IN 47111 812-256-3422

NEWS LETTER

Renaissance Park Project Advances through Redevelopment Commission The Redevelopment Commission (RDC) is working with ARC and its CEO, Alan Muncy to bring an exciting project to Charlestown as part of the RDC’s overall downtown revitalization plan. This project will be at the corner of Main and Market Streets and will attract residents to downtown. The proposal for Phase 1 consists of at least 2200 square feet of retail space to house a well known regional coffee shop. There will be 41 apartments with two bedrooms/two bathrooms. The project will bring new life to the Square. Developments like this that have been sprouting up all around our region are precisely what Redevelopment Commissions intend to accomplish; the revival of areas that have languished for one reason or another.

Charlestown’s RDC has been steadily working to

prepare the Renaissance WHAT’S BEEN ...

Park site to be a viable location for a public/private partnership that fits into the city’s Comprehensive Plan. When combined with the new police station, the refaced park’s garage and the Clark Werner Dog Park things are taking shape. For Charlestown’s Redevelopment Commission this is part of an ongoing plan for Charlestown’s future.

Clark Werner Dog Park

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Charlestown Welcomed Two New Full Time Police Officers in 2018 Joshua Hammond (pictured at left with Chief Keith McDonald and Mayor Bob Hall) was recently sworn in as Charlestown’s newest full-time police officer. Hammond fills the full-time officer vacancy newly created when Detective Chuck Ledbetter retired. Born and raised in Charlestown, Hammond graduated from Charlestown High School in 2011.

Roger Oliver, Joshua’s grandfather, served many years as a Charlestown Police Department Reserve Officer in the 1980s.

Hammond comes to Charlestown’s Police Department after serving as a full-time officer in Madison, Indiana. Before that he was a Reserve Officer with the Clark County Sherriff ‘s Department. Officer Hammond graduated from the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy earlier this year. He resides in Charlestown with his wife, Amanda Berry-Hammond, who is also a Charlestown High School graduate.

Christmas in Charlestown Southern Indiana’s Christmas City is aglow with lights as Christmas in Charlestown 2018 is fully underway.

Bring your family and friends to ride the Charlestown Express on an excursion you won’t forget. Check out

Pictured below are Officer Alessa Farnsley and a young Halloween Trunk-or-Treater dressed as a police officer.

Officer Farnsley joined the police force as a full-time officer in April of 2018 and served as a Reserve Officer before that.

Farnsley graduated from the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy earlier this year. Alessa is a graduate of Floyd Central High School. Charlestown is excited to have her on the force.

When asked why she became a police officer, Alessa said “I always looked up to police officers when I was growing up, and I decided that being a servant to the people is what I was made to do so I followed my dreams.

With hard work and perseverance, I made it where I am today. I am blessed to be working for the City of Charlestown with all it has to offer. I love watching the city grow, and I’m glad I get to grow with it!”

Moment With the Mayor

As we begin the season of Christmas, my heart is full of joy and hope. It is by far my favorite time of the year. I love Christmas in Charlestown shared with people from all over the region. Many drive hours to spend an enchanted evening in Charlestown with their families. They come to share the holiday spirit by riding the Charlestown Express train, sharing their wishes with Santa Claus, experiencing the Animated Light Show, and building family memories at the Family Activities Park. In 2000, when we first started decorating the Square, we said we wanted to create a place where families could create special memories that children would talk about years later with their families around the kitchen table. 18 years later I see parents who were but youngsters when they first visited now bringing their kids, continuing to make great family memories & traditions.

Charlestown has become known as Southern Indiana’s Christmas City. On a personal note--I hope we never forget that Christmas was established to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ and I pray that your family will have a very Merry Christmas.

the animated Light Show on the Square by walking around it or sitting in your car and listening on the radio. Visit with Santa, Ice Skate, or play Mini Golf at the Charlestown Family Activities Park.

Festivities begin November 23rd. Lights are on nightly in Greenway Park. The Family Activities Park is open Monday-Thursday 6:00-9:00 on the City Square nightly 6:00-11:00 p.m. through January p.m. and Friday & Saturday 6:002nd. Check out the Christmas Facebook page at Charlestown’s 10:00 p.m. Train Rides, Skating Christmas City or visit and Golf are $5 per person each cityofcharlestown.com for event all ages 2 and up! The largest additional information, animated light show in southern including specific times for Indiana will play continuously visits with Santa.

Christmas Music at the Arts & Enrichment Center 999 WATER STREET MONDAY, DECEMBER 10TH 6:00 - 8:00 P.M. FIVE MUSICAL ACTS PERFORMING V i s i t C h a r l e s t o w n’s C h r i s t m a s C i t y o n Fa c e b o o k