LISC-supported Indianapolis neighborhood gets enhanced safety and fire services
Indianapolis LISC helps finance organizations devoted to neighborhood safety.
9 Aug 2010 - Cory Schouten
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The city’s Department of Public Safety is finalizing plans to open police-and-fire hubs in two former IPS schools, retrofit a former Eastgate mall department store into an Emergency Operations Center, and build at least two fire stations.The moves are part of a real estate overhaul led by Public Safety Director Frank Straub to better connect police and fire services with the neighborhoods they serve, consolidate office space to save on lease expenses, and help spark revitalization in parts of the city that have been starved of investment.
The historic east-side Indianapolis Public Schools buildings that housed School 78 and School 97 had been considered at risk of demolition, but new public safety tenants could help save them. The Emergency Operations Center at Eastgate would bring new customers to an area where only the hardiest of retailers and restaurants have survived.
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Article Type: News