By Rusty Nixon Correspondent
PLYMOUTH — The dreams of some local human service agencies are beginning to come true.
Friday at 3 p.m. in the Plymouth Library there will be a public meeting regarding the new Community Resource Center, part of the T-Squared Initiative. The building will bring together a multitude of agencies involved in making life better in Marshall County.

“It’s hard to believe we’re this close,” said Brent Martin of B.A. Martin and Associates, the architect on the project. “Especially since this started as a discussion point 20 years ago.”
The goal of the project is to take social service agencies from around the county and bring them together in one location. Not only will those needing services find them much easier, but the one location will allow the agencies to pool resources and communicate together with more ease.
The building will be managed by CBRE and Real Estate Management Corporation, relieving the social service agencies from the burden of managing their space so they can concentrate on their missions.
“There will be shared areas in the building,” said Martin. “Not only will things be more convenient, but we hope this will provide some synergy between the organizations.”
Agencies such as WIC (Women, Infants and Children), the Marshall County Neighborhood Council, Heart and Hands, Work One Center, the Marshall County Housing Authority, Habitat for Humanity, Rebuilding in April, Cardinal Center, State of Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, State of Indiana Department of Child Services, and the Center Township Trustee have all expressed interest in calling the new building home.
“I think excitement is high among the agencies to have such a place available,” said Martin. “I know I’m excited about it. I’m convinced it’s a great project.”
It will also find use for space in the city that is not currently serving a need. The Community Resource Center will be located on the now-abandoned site of the former Fulton Marshall Co-Op. This property is located two blocks from the Marshall County Courthouse and Marshall Neighborhood Council, four blocks from the Plymouth Central Business District, and within easy walking distance for many of the people the agencies are serving.
“From a planner’s standpoint it’s exciting,” said Martin. “You get to take a dilapidated piece of property and completely transform it.”
The public meeting is designed to inform on the progress of the project and hopefully get public feedback on it.
“The agencies involved have been invited to participate but we hope a large group of the public comes out,” said Martin. “We want to hear any ideas or input whether it’s for or against the project.”