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Commissioners to hold 2 exec sessions

The Huntington County Commissioners will hold two executive sessions on Monday, Oct. 2.

The first, at 10 a.m., is being held to talk with industrial or commercial prospects or their agent.

The second, at 11 a.m., will be to discuss litigation.

Both sessions, which are closed to the public, will be held in Commissioners Room 103A of the Huntington County Courthouse, 201 N. Jefferson St., Huntington.

Andrews gets $300K for roadway repaving work

The Andrews Town Council announced during its meeting on Monday, Sept. 25, that the town had received over $300,000 from the state for roadway repaving work.

Andrews was awarded $304,125 through the state’s Community Crossings Matching Grant program. With the state footing the bill for 75 percent of a project’s cost, municipalities chip in the remaining 25 percent.

Markle utilities rate reviewer says water rates need to rise to cover costs

The findings of a study of the town’s sewer and water rates was presented to the Markle Town Council by Jeffrey Rowe of Umbaugh & Associates at a very busy meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 20.

Noting that the water utility does not have any debt, Rowe said the town’s current rate of $25.12 per 5,000 gallons of water used hasn’t been raised since 2009. He said the town is on the lower end of the spectrum when its water rates are compared to other similarly-sized communities.

Roanoke Town Council again fines resident for building code violations

The Roanoke Town Council handed out another substantial fine to a resident for failing to resolve building code violations at her house during its meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 19.

The board assessed Casandra Emley, the occupant of 775 Seminary St., with a $5,000 civil penalty for willful failure to comply with a continuing order of enforcement from the Huntington Countywide Department of Community Development (DCD) that details what needs to be corrected at her property, which she is buying on contract.

Proposed rate structure for curbside recycling wins approval by city council

A proposed rate structure for curbside recycling in the city of Huntington, which brought a crowd of residents to the Huntington Common Council's meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 12, ultimately won initial approval by the council.

Establishing the fees, which must still receive a second and final OK from the council, is just the first step in re-establishing a city-wide recycling program, city attorney Mike Hartburg said. Once the program is funded, city officials will still have to work out specifics, he explained.

Redistricting proposal would spell an end to student transfers

Members of the Huntington County Community School Corporation Board of School Trustees, during their meeting on Monday, Sept. 11, got their first look at a rough draft of redistricting maps for the district’s elementary school children.

Superintendent Randy Harris said the maps, which he described as a redistricting compass, were created with the help of government and school district officials, along with HCCSC Transportation Director Vanessa Fields. As board members perused the new redistricting lines, Harris said the rough draft is open to interpretation and questions.

Andrews council asking residents for ideas about projects in town

The Andrews Town Council is inviting citizens to contribute ideas for projects they would like to see come to fruition in the town.

Council members made the request during their meeting on Monday, Sept. 11.

The ideas will be considered for inclusion in the town’s comprehensive plan, which the board intends to prepare with help from Region III-A in the months ahead. The plan, explains Council President Bill Johnson, will function as an outline for how the town would like to improve itself using grant money from the state.

Warren’s 2018 budget looks similar to 2017 spending plan, council hears

The 2018 budget for the Town of Warren looks very similar to the spending plan for 2017.

“It’s basically the same budget,” said Clerk-Treasurer Marilyn Morrison as she presented the figures to Warren Town Council members during their meeting on Monday, Sept. 11.

The proposed 2018 budget totals $2,152,762, a decrease of $48,000 from the 2017 $2,200,855.

Banks staff here Thursday

Congressman Jim Banks (IN-03) has announced that a member of his staff will visit Huntington on Thursday, Sept. 14, to meet with local residents and assist Hoosiers experiencing problems with a federal agency.

Office hours are 9:30 a.m. to noon, at the Huntington County Courthouse Annex, 1350 S. Jefferson St., Huntington.
 

Officially a justice


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Chris Goff (left) is sworn in as the 100th justice of the Indiana Supreme Court by Gov. Eric Holcomb on Friday, Sept. 1, in the Supreme Court courtroom in Indianapolis. Goff’s wife, Raquel Goff (center), holds the Bible. Goff, a Wabash native, practiced law in Huntington before being named Superior Court judge in Wabash County in 2005. Earlier this summer, he was selected by Holcomb to fill a vacancy on the Indiana Supreme Court and has been serving on that court since late July.

Roanoke council authroizes more testing at lagoon

The Roanoke Town Council authorized additional water testing at a lagoon that the Indiana Department of Environmental Management wants to see closed at its meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 5.

The board agreed to pay $876 to have Element Fort Wayne, an environmental testing lab, return to the lagoon to take more samples and run further tests. Element first sampled the lagoon’s water in July and tests revealed the presence of substances that IDEM would not allow to be discharged into a waterway.

Commissioners to have exec session Tuesday

The Huntington County Commissioners will meet in an executive session on Tuesday, Sept. 5, at 11:15 a.m. at the Huntington County Courthouse, Room 103A, 201 N. Jefferson St., Huntington.

The meeting is in respect to interviews and negotiations with industrial or commercial prospects or agents of industrial or commercial prospects.

Executive sessions are closed to the public.

BZA to hear special exception request

The Huntington City Board of Zoning Appeals will meet on Monday, Sept. 11, at 6:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers on the third floor of the City Building, 300 Cherry St., Huntington.

The board will consider a request from Donald and Donna Deschaine for a special exception to allow an eating and drinking establishment at 874 Cline St.

The meeting is open to the public.