…first year of the field services team, discuss their work with municipal officials, and highlight the ways they have supported Aim members, both small and large. Miss an episode? Listen…

Chelsea Schneider, Municipal Innovations Specialist, Aim A new park under development in Crown Point will serve to transform and connect the city’s downtown by offering a year-round destination for events,…

…year, increasing the supplemental homestead deduction, and causing any project that pushed debt service levies over 0.4% into the controlled projects statute that triggers referendum to approve the project. It…

…charm hasn’t been without its challenges. Two years ago, a fire damaged three buildings in the core of Orleans’ urban center. Town leaders responded by taking ownership of the buildings…

…in response to the State of Indiana’s historic budget surplus. The package is approximately $1B in relief and other spending priorities. The proposal includes capping the sales tax on gasoline,…

…“Everything is an opportunity for us, and we’re trying to be prepared for the next opportunity,” Conklin said. This year, Union City also is a finalist in the state’s Stellar…

…the city had lost $30,000 a year in operating the former pool. “The best part is that it’s a public facility. We are still only charging $4 a day,” Geesaman…

…170 member hospitals that provide 32 million treatments each year to kids across the U.S. and Canada. Donations stay local to fund critical treatments and healthcare services, pediatric medical equipment…

Jack Carney, Aim Hometown Innovations Contributor Seven years ago, the Elkhart Youth and Community Center – formerly the Elkhart YMCA – closed permanently. Community leaders knew they needed to provide…

Mayor Chris Jensen uses his own program, NobleACT, as a model by Whitney Downard, Indiana Capital Chronicle In recent years, Indiana leaders have jumpstarted conversations about mental health crises but,…

…Goodnight has been an outstanding champion for cities and towns. I’m glad he’ll remain an IACT officer for another year, as our Immediate Past President. Incoming officers, Mayor Winnecke, Clerk-Treasurer…

What’s on the horizon for cities and towns at the General Assembly? We interview two of our Legislators of the Year — Rep. Holli Sullivan and Rep. Ed Soliday —…