City of Fountain Inn to hold Public Input Sessions for new Comprehensive Plan.
 
The City of Fountain Inn is pleased to announce that we will begin our comprehensive planning process to guide future growth and development. InnVision, Fountain Inn’s Comprehensive Plan will establish a unified vision, along with goals and priorities intended to shape the city for the next 10-20 years.
 
Through the planning process, the community is invited to weigh in on important matters like land use, transportation, public services, infrastructure, parks and recreation, and natural and cultural resources. The process will document the vision and identify strategies to realize that vision.
 
The City will host an informational meeting about the Comprehensive Plan on Thursday, January 26th from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm to provide information on the plan and planning process and to gather input from community members. We encourage you to attend either the drop-in session or the virtual session and share your thoughts about the City’s future and its current issues, concerns, strengths, and opportunities.
 
Please join us either in person or virtually.
 
In Person: Thursday, January 26th from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm | Activities Center, 610 Fairview St.
 
Virtually via: YouTube
 
Community engagement is a cornerstone of a successful comprehensive planning process, and we are excited to move forward with the community's input.
 

Planning Commission has moved meeting dates.

Beginning in 2023, Planning Commission meetings will be held on the first Thursday of each month. There will not be a public meeting on January 5th, 2023. Meetings are held at 300 Wall St. and begin at 6 pm. Meetings are livestreamed via YouTube, and accessible after stream.

Applications for the Citizen Police Academy are open!
This free fourteen-week course will give you an in-depth look into how our police department operates and the work of a local police officer. Participants of the course are also eligible to serve on the Citizen's Review Committee.

What you will learn during the course:

• Overview of the Fountain Inn Police Department, including our structure and mission
• Hiring, Recruitment, and Training of Police Officers
• Criminal Investigation
• Crime Analysis
• Community Outreach
• Officer Survival
• Traffic Enforcement
• Victim Assistance
• Civilian Response to Active Threats

Questions?

Contact Sgt. Troy McBride at troy.mcbride@fountaininn.org.

CommunityWorks and the City of Fountain Inn have partnered to create the City of Fountain Inn Relaunch Grant program. This program will allow eligible for-profit and non-profit businesses to apply for up to a $5,000 grant to support business pivots, working capital, rent and mortgage, inventory, utilities, infrastructure development, COVID-19 related marketing expenses, PPE, and more. Businesses and nonprofits must be located within the city limits of Fountain Inn, have ten or fewer employees, and meet several other qualifications, which can be found here.

Main Street Improvement Grant Program to Revitalize our Historic Downtown!

The mission of Main Street Fountain Inn, a department of the City of Fountain Inn, is to preserve, manage, promote, and enhance the development of Fountain Inn’s historic downtown. The following grants are available to all commercial properties in the Main Street Program area:

Outdoor Expansion and Beautification Grant: The grant provides up to 50% of project costs up to $20,000 in fund reimbursement to commercial properties within the Fountain Inn Main Street Program Area with infrastructure expenses to expand or beautify outdoor space intended for public use.

Façade Improvement Grant: This grant provides up to 50% of project costs up to $10,000 in the fund reimbursement to commercial properties within the Fountain Inn Main Street Program Area to restore or improve to build Facades.

Outdoor Seating and Accessories Grant: This grant provides up to 75% of project costs up to $4,000 in fund reimbursement to commercial properties within the Fountain Inn Main Street Program Area to create vibrant outdoor areas.