The Town
COUNCIL PRESENT: Jerry Clevenger, Joy Lohse, Rolly Ortega, Retha Hicks
ABSENT: Jeff Carroll, Dave Delp
OTHERS PRESENT:
Town
Minutes:
Rolly Ortega made a motion to approve the
minutes of the
October 31,
November 9 – Community Appreciation Dinner among the trees at Rodeheaver
Tickets- $15.00
November 10 to 14 – Festival of Trees at Rodeheaver
Floor Topics:
Fire
Department Request: Kevin Bell from the fire department was
present to request approval for the purchase of ten radios for the
department. The cost of the radios will
be $6,910. There is money in the budget
to support the purchase. Rolly Ortega
made a motion to approve the purchase.
Jerry Clevenger seconded the motion.
The motion passed.
Server: The office has received a quote for a new
server for $5,455. Retha thinks it is a
necessity for the workload that is handled by the office. The police department server has been used
with the Docuware equipment but there have been some problems. Jerry Clevenger made a motion to approve the
purchase of a new server for the office.
Rolly Ortega seconded the motion.
The motion passed.
Reports from
Water
Rate Increase: Notice has been received from
Indiana-American Water Co. that rates will increase. The company is also running a new water line
from
250 East: The reconstruction project is on
schedule. Phend & Brown hopes to
complete the area between
Dredging: Craig is receiving quotes from two
companies for dredging the canal. There
are a couple of different methods to do the dredging. One method is to scoop the debris out of the
canal, put it in trucks, and haul away.
The other method uses a tugboat, sucks out the debris and pumps it
somewhere, in this case an area at the street department. Brent Wilcoxson suggested using the park
property near the volleyball nets. The
Town will need to know how much debris will be removed from the canal so that
permits can be obtained to do the work.
Once quotes are received and there is an idea of how often the dredging
should take place, Jerry Clevenger suggested that the price of the pier spaces
be looked into. Currently the price of a
pier space is a bargain, but the price should be in line with the costs of
upkeep of the canal.
Police Department: Paul Schmitt is still in the process of
meeting with Jim Walmer to finish up the police department rules and
regulations.
Boat Launch: A resident wondered if an area near Stone
Camp could be used for a boat launch. A
fee could be charged and possible parking for trailers could be provided
nearby. Larry Long has been looking into
the ownership of the area in question.
Craig will check with Larry on that.
There used to be a private pier in the lake on that property but it is
no longer there.
Greenway: Rolly Ortega mentioned that the gates
along the Greenway in the woods have been vandalized. Craig stated that the Town originally thought
that the gates would remain open except during mountain bike events. Eric Graves had the gates closed permanently
for Greenway traffic to yield to mountain bike traffic. Craig thought the gates would either be
replaced or repaired by Eric’s organization.
The gates will last longer if they are left open except during mountain
bike events. Rolly Ortega stated that
the area would look better if the gates are removed until they are repaired. Pete will take care of removing the
gates. The street department has a
regular schedule for sweeping the Greenway.
The meeting was adjourned.
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JOY LOHSE RETHA S. HICKS
VICE- PRESIDENT CLERK-TREASURER