The Starke County Council has come up with a proposal to pay for utilities at the former jail. Now known as Annex 2, it houses the probation and health departments, Starke County Community Corrections and Purdue Extension.
Last week the council proposed asking probation and community corrections to each cover 40 percent of the cost. The health department and Purdue Extension would each pay 10 percent, under their recommendation.
They agreed to move forward with enacting the plan and asked that any department with remonstrance come to their next meeting on Monday, July 17 to discuss the proposal.
