From: Genell Scheurell <Genell_Scheurell@nthp.org> Subject: Rightsizing Communities symposium in Richmond Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2012 15:18:46 +0000 Message-ID: <248B8B3FCCDBF14AABC57FB856BDDD44372BAEC9@EMAIL-MAILBOX1.nthp.org>
1 June 2012
Contacts:
Matt Stegall, Richmond Columbian Properties, 765-962-9526, stegam5@aol.com<
mailto:stegam5@aol.com> J.P. Hall, Indiana Landmarks' Eastern Regional Off
ice, 765-478-3172, jphall@indianalandmarks.org<mailto:<mailto:jphall@indianalandmar
ks.org>
"Rightsizing Communities" symposium in Richmond
Beginning with the Gas Boom of the 1880s, large swaths of agricultural land
in eastern Indiana were transformed into major industrial centers. But the
gas ran out, post-boom manufacturing slowed, and today many manufacturing
towns are dealing with the fallout.
On June 14, Indiana Landmarks partners with Richmond Columbian Properties,
Inc. to present Rightsizing Communities through Historic Preservation: A Su
stainable Approach to the Shrinking City. The day-long program offers solut
ions for communities plagued by declining populations, high poverty rates,
shrinking tax bases, lagging employment, and stagnant growth.
The symposium features Donovan Rypkema, a nationally recognized expert on t
he real estate economics and preservation. Rypkema will present a new study
focusing on 20 older industrial cities currently dealing with "shrinking c
ity" issues. Other speakers will highlight creative solutions, including la
nd banking, economic development, downtown revitalization, heritage tourism
, and citizen participation.
City officials, community leaders, nonprofit managers and board members, an
d neighborhood organizations will all find useful information among the sym
posium sessions. Rightsizing Communities takes place at the William G. Scot
t House, 204 N. 10th St., and two adjacent churches in Richmond, 8 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. Tickets are $35 per person and include coffee, donuts, and lunch.
Register online at http://www.waynet.org/nonprofit/columbian/default.htm an
d mail a check payable to Richmond Columbian Properties, PO Box 294, Richmo
nd, IN 47375. For more information contact Matt Stegall at 765-962-9526, st
egam5@aol.com<mailto:stegam5@aol.com>.
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Richmond Columbian Properties is a center for historic preservation educati
on and neighborhood revitalization in Wayne County. Headquartered in the hi
storic William G. Scott House in Richmond, the nonprofit organization partn
ers with other cultural organizations in offering programs and advocating f
or preservation, continuing the history of service and community improvemen
t started in the Scott House by the Knights of Columbus.
Indiana Landmarks revitalizes communities, reconnects us to our heritage, a
nd saves meaningful places. With ten offices located throughout the state,
Indiana Landmarks helps people rescue endangered landmarks and restore hist
oric neighborhoods and downtowns. People who join Indiana Landmarks receive
its bimonthly magazine, Indiana Preservationist. For more information on t
he not-for-profit organization, call 317-639-4534, 800-450-4534, or visit w
ww.indianalandmarks.org<http://www.indianalandmarks.org>