The United Way of the Wabash Valley’s Strong Neighborhoods Council is awarding $40,000 in funding for eight Neighborhood Improvement Project mini-grants across the Wabash Valley. Earlier this month, the Shelburn Park Board was notified that they were one of the eight recipients to receive the $5,000 grant. The Neighborhood Improvement Project mini-grant program focuses on projects intended to enhance the “look and feel” of a neighborhood by addressing public safety, beautification projects, blight elimination, and/or government-service improvements or a combination of any of these categories. The Shelburn Park Board will be using the grant to work towards their completion of their 5 Year Plan of cleaning up and revitalizing the community spaces in the Town of Shelburn. This grant specifically will be used towards the Dawson Pond Revitalization Project of cleaning out the pond, stocking it with fish, installing electricity for lights, and adding a picnic area for families to enjoy time together.
This is the fourth round of this community investment for the Wabash Valley's Strong Neighborhoods council whose goal is to create a positive impact for struggling families in the Wabash Valley by investing in programs and initiatives that provide our community with safe, vibrant, and inclusive neighborhoods. This is the first United Way of the Wabash Valley grant for the Shelburn Park Board and they are very excited that they were chosen among the many applicants. The Shelburn Park Board is currently working on the Shelburn Ball Diamond Improvement Project that was funded from a Wabash Valley Community Foundation Grant at the end of 2023 and will begin on the Dawson's Pond Revitalization Project later this Summer. Once those projects are completed, the Shelburn Park Board hopes that future grants they have applied for and are still applying for will help them do a major overhaul of the Town's East Side Park on Mill Street. Shelburn Park Board President Heather Lewis says "The Park Board realizes how important it is to have community spaces that are clean and safe for our town's youth and our main goal as a Park Board is to work hard to provide these spaces for the kids and families in town." Shelburn Clerk-Treasurer Melissa Copeland, who is also a Park Board Member, stated that several of these properties have been neglected for some time and need quite a bit of work. "It is going to take time and money to do all these projects but the current park board is dedicated to putting in the time and effort it will take to do it and not just do it, but do it in a financially smart way." The Park Board hopes that after all the community spaces in town are cleaned up and revitalized that they can start working on a way to connect all of them with a trail system or sidewalks. That way families from all over town can hop on their bike or take a walk and safely travel to and enjoy each location. The Shelburn Park Board is not funded by the town and any monies used for projects are from grants or donations.
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It's time for Baseball and Softball Season to start in Shelburn and the Shelburn Youth League is looking for Local businesses and/or individuals to sponsor a team or advertise with a banner in the outfield! You may pick up a Sponsorship Form at the Town Hall. Outfield Banner Sponsorship is $100 and the Youth League will display a 5ft by 3ft full color banner with your business name or logo on it. Banners will be displayed in the outfield all season long. Team Sponsorship is $300 which will be used to supply team shirts, socks and/or hats for your sponsored team. Your business name and/or logo will be printed on the team shirts as well as any fan shirts that's ordered. You'll also receive a 5ft by 3ft outfield banner as well. To Download a Sponsorship Form CLICK HERE. You can turn in your sponsorship form and check at the Shelburn Town Hall or to the Shelburn Youth League. If you have any questions, the contact information for the Youth League board is on the sponsorship form. Notice is hereby given that the Town of Shelburn will receive sealed bids for their 2024 Mowing Season, located in the Town of Shelburn, Sullivan County, Indiana.
Sealed bids are invited and may be forwarded by mail, other courier service or in person to Town of Shelburn, Attn: Mowing Bids, 15 N. Railroad St. Shelburn, IN 47879 until 4:00pm on March 12, 2024. Bids received after such hour will be returned unopened. Bids will be opened and publicly read aloud on March 12, 2024 at 6:00pm at the Shelburn Community Building where a vote to approve a bid will immediately follow. The contract will consist of mowing 23 properties, as well as spraying weed killer at select locations as needed during the entire 2024 season. A list of the properties can be found on our website at shelburn.in.gov or picked up at our Town Hall located at 15 N. Railroad St. Shelburn, IN 47879 Monday thru Friday 8am-4pm (closed for lunch from 12-1). DOWNLOAD THE MOWING BID LIST HERE The Shelburn Park Board is looking for someone to fill a vacancy on their board. Only requirements are that you must be a resident of the Town of Shelburn, be able to volunteer at Park sponsored functions, and be able to attend board meetings. Anyone interested needs to fill out an application and turn it into the Shelburn Town Hall or you can drop it in the drop box for the water bills. You can also email your application to [email protected] This park board position will be a four year term and your term will expire at the end of 2027. Applications and/or letters of intent need to be dropped off at the Water Office no later than 4:00pm on Tuesday February 13, 2024. CLICK HERE to download the application. Some additional info about the Park Board : The Shelburn Park Board will be hosting their 5th Annual Discover the Magic of Christmas Event this November and their 4th Annual Boo Bash this October. In addition to their annual events on the calendar for the 2024 agenda is also the Shelburn Ball Diamond Improvement Project as well as other grant opportunities to make improvements and updates to the Town Park and Dawson’s Pond.
The mission of the Redevelopment Commission is to promote and encourage business growth and expansion while appropriating land use and improvements within the Town of Shelburn. In doing so, they facilitate discussions on economic development issues, provide land use and development information to local elected and appointed officials, and provide public input on development, land use, and other economic development issues.
Duties of the Shelburn Redevelopment Commission include the following:
If you are interested in being a part of the Shelburn Redevelopment Commission, please fill out an application. You can mail or drop off the application at the Shelburn Town Hall at 15 N. Railroad St. Shelburn, IN 47879. You can also email it to [email protected]. The deadline to apply for the 2024 Shelburn Redevelopment Commission is 4:00pm on January 9, 2024. You can download an application here or pick one up at the Shelburn Town Hall. On Monday December 4th Clerk-Treasurer Melissa Copeland as well as Town Council Elects Aaron Lewis, Jared “Opie” Miller, and Alex Norris all traveled to Evansville, Indiana for the day and attended the Newly Elected Officials Training. They are excited to hit the ground running on January 1st!
The Town of Shelburn Indiana is looking for individuals, families, organizations and businesses to “Light the way for Christmas Magic” for the Fourth Annual Discover the Magic of Christmas in Downtown Shelburn. These super cute wooden Christmas lights are 2 feet tall and will line the streets in downtown Shelburn during the month of December. You can choose to put your family name or business name on it or use it as a way to honor or remember a loved one.
The cost to sponsor a light is just $25 and all the funds raised from them will go directly to the Shelburn Park Board and will be used to help finance the Park Board Events and to make improvements to the park properties. The Fourth Annual Discover the Magic of Christmas in Shelburn will take place on Friday, November 24, 2023 at 5:30pm. It will feature free hot chocolate and cookies while you wait for Santa and his reindeer to arrive! More details coming soon. RSVP on Facebook! Click Here to download the Sponsorship form or you may pick up a form at the Shelburn Town Hall. *The Deadline to sponsor a bulb is 4pm on Monday November 20th. Your form AND payment must be turned into Liz at the water office by 4pm on Monday November 20th. Payments must be made in cash, check, or money order and forms must be filled out and turned in. At one time, Shelburn had two elementary schools and a high school. The West Ward Elementary School was located where the Shelburn Ball Diamond is now and the East Ward Elementary School was located where the Town Park is on Mill St. When those schools were closed and consolidated into Shelburn Elementary School in the late 50's, it was agreed upon that the properties would always be used for recreational purposes for the Town of Shelburn. Over the years it was always assumed that the Town of Shelburn owned these properties. However, earlier this Summer Clerk-Treasurer Melissa Copeland was working on a grant for improvements at the Shelburn Ball Diamond and found that wasn't the case. During her research Melissa discovered that the Town of Shelburn didn't actually own their Ball Diamond or their Town Park and that the Northeast School Corporation did. She immediately reached out to Northeast School Corporation Superintendent Dr. Mark Baker to discuss the possibility of Shelburn securing the properties. Dr. Mark Baker and the School Board agreed that Shelburn should own their own Ball Diamond and Town Park and on July 11, 2023 the Shelburn Town Council voted to purchase the Ball Diamond and Town Park property from the Northeast School Corporation for the price of $1. The real estate exchange has been finalized and for the first time ever, the Town of Shelburn now 100% owns their Ball Diamond and Town Park. The Shelburn Park Board has worked tirelessly this Summer to secure a grant for improvements to the Shelburn Ball Diamond and is currently in the process of planning future upgrades to the Town Park as well. There will be a lot of exciting things coming for the youth of Shelburn in 2024!
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