Greenwood Parks & Recreation Master Plan 2021-2025 can be used to reduce the City’s property tax levy, to fund economic development, capital improvement, and parks and recreation projects in the City, including funding construction, renovation, improvement, equipment, or maintenance costs and the pledge of money for bonds, leases or other obligations to fund such projects.
Community Profile
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Indy South Greenwood Airport Enhancements – The Indiana State Police (ISP) Aviation Section as well as the ISP’s Special Operations Section are now stationed at the Greenwood Airport. ISP’s aviation fleet and personnel now occupy a new hanger. The airport welcomes and services both local and transient aircraft, jets, pistons, and turbines. It hosts two flight schools, aircraft rental services and two aircraft maintenance facilities, providing 24-hour customer service.
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Mixed Use Development – In place of the former Greenwood Middle School, purchased in 2017, the City is developing a thriving, 19-acre mixed-use development focused on walkability and connectivity for trails, parks and other public assets, and public gathering spaces. It will have 75,000+ square feet of potential retail/office space, 450+ proposed apartments and 130+ townhomes.
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Fieldhouse – As part of its redevelopment of the former middle school property, the City is preserving and repurposing the former Greenwood Middle School gymnasium into a new downtown Fieldhouse. The Fieldhouse includes an elevated indoor running and walking track, two multi-purpose turf fields – which can be used for soccer, lacrosse, and several other sports – basketball/volleyball courts and several indoor pickleball courts.
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Renovation of Old City Park – A cornerstone of the redevelopment efforts in Old Town Greenwood, Old City Park was re-imagined and re-opened in the fall of 2020. Located in the heart of downtown, the park is an innovative space that features a playscape plaza, event lawn, fitness circuit, bocce court and native prairie meadow. The playscape plaza is home to a 20-foot triple cube tower – the first of its kind in Indiana.
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Greenwood Amphitheater Renovations – The area’s premier outdoor music venue was renovated in 2017 with waterway terracing and new trail configurations. The Greenwood Parks & Recreation Department hosts approximately ten events here annually including a free summer concert series with local and regional acts, and a Lighted Holiday Trail. Thousands of residents and visitors flock to the amphitheater every summer. The amphitheater is also home to other events sponsored by local churches and businesses.
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Greenwood Community Center Renovations – The Center was completely redesigned in 2017 and now hosts “Kid City,” a two-
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