印第安纳州140万美元升级France Park：新建门楼迎宾中心、2027年夏季完工
印第安纳州州长迈克·布劳恩（Mike Braun）办公室10月29日宣布，印第安纳州卡斯县洛根斯波特市（Logansport）的 France Park 已启动一项140万美元的升级投资，地方与地区负责人已为项目破土动工。该项目获州「区域经济加速与发展倡议」（READI）2.0 拨款25万美元支持，是印第安纳州中北部地区推进社区与经济发展的组成部分。
卡斯县主导的这项工程将在 France Park 主入口新建一座现代化的门楼与迎宾中心，并同步推进公用设施与技术基础设施升级和无障碍（ADA）改善，以现代化公园运营、提升游客体验并加强该地区的旅游基础设施。France Park 占地550英亩，是县属公园，提供露营、徒步、游泳、潜水、钓鱼、飞盘高尔夫与步道等休闲活动。新建工程现已开工，预计2027年夏季完工。
布劳恩表示，印第安纳州正以前所未有的力度投资全州的社区与资产；通过 READI 创造和提升 France Park 这样的生活品质设施，印第安纳州正在巩固其作为必游之地和人才宜居、工作、游玩与定居首选目的地的声誉。
据州长办公室介绍，READI 计划是州政府一项12.5亿美元的投资，支持由地区主导的战略，以加强社区、留住和吸引顶尖人才。洛根斯波特所在的印第安纳州中北部地区由中北部印第安纳区域规划委员会牵头，已获得 READI 1.0 与 2.0 合计6500万美元配套资金，用于支持全地区的品质生活、品质场所与品质机会项目。
Indiana Invests $1.4 Million in France Park Upgrades: New Gatehouse and Welcome Center Due by Summer 2027
The office of Indiana Governor Mike Braun announced on October 29 that a $1.4 million investment in France Park in Logansport, Cass County, Indiana, has broken ground, with local and regional leaders joining the groundbreaking. The project is supported by $250,000 in READI 2.0 funding under Indiana's Regional Economic Acceleration and Development Initiative, as part of the North Central Indiana region's vision to advance its communities and economy.
Cass County is leading the $1.4 million project to develop a new, modern gatehouse and welcome center at the main entrance to France Park, together with utility and technology infrastructure upgrades and ADA accessibility improvements, in a broader effort to modernize park operations, improve the visitor experience and strengthen the region's tourism infrastructure. The 550-acre county-owned park is a recreational destination for camping, hiking, swimming and scuba diving, fishing, disc golf and trails. Construction of the new amenities is now underway and is expected to be completed by summer 2027.
"Indiana is investing in our communities and our assets statewide like never before," Governor Braun said. "By creating and enhancing quality of place amenities like France Park through READI, Indiana is bolstering its reputation as a must-see state and as a leading destination for talent to live, work, play and stay."
Indiana's READI program is a $1.25 billion state investment in regional-led strategies to strengthen communities and retain and attract top talent. Logansport is part of the North Central Indiana region, led by the North Central Indiana Regional Planning Council, which was awarded $65 million in READI 1.0 and 2.0 matching funds to support quality of life, quality of place and quality of opportunity projects across the region.
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