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Zanesville council notes drainage, sewer problems

Drainage and sewer problems in Zanesville were the hot-button issue at the Zanesville Town Council meeting on Thursday, July 15.

The discussion stemmed from the town's repair of a sinkhole on a town street last month. However, Council Vice President John Schuhmacher, who has been overseeing the repair for the council, said several more sinkholes have developed in the last month.

The drainage issue is twofold: fill dirt around the drainage lines is settling, causing the sinkhole problem, and Wells County's legal drainage system is unmapped in the Zanesville area.

Sewer projects can move forward, common council says

Plans for the separation of sewers along Salamonie Avenue and repairs to an essential component of Huntington's sewage treatment system can move ahead, members of the Huntington Common Council decided Tuesday, June 13.

At the same meeting, council members received an update on plans for construction of a second water treatment plant on the north side of town.

Solutions sought for Belleville Road

Huntington County Commissioner Tom Wall addressed Warren Town Council members on Monday, July 12, about possible improvements to Belleville Road.

Wall noted that possibilities include shutting the road down or re-routing it, because it is close to wetlands and portions of the road erode into the Salamonie River whenever there is flooding.

"There are also a couple guardrails that are just hanging there due to erosion," stated Wall. "It would make sense to just dump rip rap in there and fix it. But IDEM won't let us do that."

Resolution will make parks budget reflect reality

The Huntington Common Council will meet Tuesday, July 13, 2010, in the Council Chambers of the City Building.

Among the items on the agenda for the 7 p.m. meeting is a resolution to balance the city’s 2010 budget by removing from the budget allocations for expenditures that have already been cut.

The fine-tuning includes the removal of $227,389 from the Huntington Parks and Recreation Department, a formality that merely takes note of cuts that were made earlier in the year.

Huntington’s newest police dog to start serving town on July 14

Officer Alan Foster stands with his new partner, Orion, outside the Huntington Police Department on Tuesday, July 6. The pair will hit the streets of Huntington together for the first time this Wednesday, July 14.
Photo by Jessica Williams.

Huntington's newest police dog, Orion, will serve his first patrol day on Wednesday, July 14, after graduating on July 1 and completing his certification through the Allen County K-9 Academy.

After "a long 14 weeks," K-9 Officer Alan Foster says he is ready to hit the streets with his new partner.

Foster's former partner, K-9 Brix, retired from the Huntington Police Department on Jan. 15, 2010, after 10 years with HPD. Less than a month later, on Feb. 3, he was euthanized due to his genetic spinal nerve disease.

Blank spot on Salamonie Township ballot means current trustee stays

Salamonie Township Trustee James Howell will automatically serve another four years in office, beginning Jan. 1, state election officials say.

The final deadline for local party chairmen to appoint candidates to fill vacancies on the ballot passed July 6 with no one stepping up to run for township trustee in Salamonie Township.

Municipalities get boost from scales, tickets

A truck passes through the weigh scale in the southbound lanes of Interstate 69 just north of Exit 78 (Warren) on Thursday, July 8.
Photo by Matt Murphy.

Local governments may be getting an increase in revenue, thanks to increased citations at the Interstate 69 weigh scales checkpoint just north of Warren, and increased police presence in the construction area on I-69 just south of Markle, said Roanoke Town Court Judge Bobby Turpin.

During a special budgetary meeting of the Roanoke Town Council on Tuesday, June 29, Turpin explained to the council that overweight fines had jumped to over $11,700 during the month of June, compared to around $18,000 in all of January through May.

Upcoming road projects could be on state’s tab

Two road projects in Huntington County have a chance to receive up to 80 percent of their respective project costs covered if the Indiana Department of Transportation decides to approve each project's application during a presentation opportunity on Wednesday, July 14.

The Huntington County Highway Department has applied for grant money that would potentially pay for 80 percent of the over $1 million project to improve the intersection of CR 300W and Division Road.

Roanoke council discusses A-7 overlay district

Continued discussion of the proposed A-7 overlay district along CR 900N was the main focus at the Roanoke Town Council meeting on Tuesday, July 6.

The proposal, formally known as Ordinance 2010-4, would increase the right-of-way on both sides of CR 900N from Roanoke to the county line through Roanoke's extraterritorial jurisdiction to allow for easier construction of the A-7 corridor. The A-7 corridor is a proposed four-lane highway that would link I-469 in Allen County to U.S.-24 in Roanoke.