Starke County Commissioners to Meet Tonight

The Starke County Commissioners will meet tonight where a public hearing is set for the UTV Ordinance. The county’s ordinance authorizes and regulates the use of Recreational Utility Task Vehicles (UTVs or side-by-sides) and Off-Road Vehicles (ORVs) on certain county roads. A copy of the ordinance is available in the Starke County Auditor’s office in the Starke County Annex Building No. 1 on 53 E. Mound Street in Knox.

A GIS agreement will be discussed as well as a request from the American Legion Post 92 to place Memorial Day flags at Round Lake Cemetery.

A list of open appointments for 2018 will be presented for the commissioners to review so those openings can be filled by Jan. 1.

EMS Director Travis Clary and Clerk Mary Lynn Ritchie will have the monthly EMS report and Highway Superintendent Rik Ritzler will have a report. Purdue Extension Agent Julia Miller will present a Purdue University 2018 contract.

The Starke County Commissioners will meet at 6 p.m. CT in the meeting room in the Starke County Annex Building No. 1 in Knox.