Starke County Council, Commissioners to Meet Tonight

The Starke County Council will be reviewing several transfers and budgets during their monthly meeting tonight.

Starke County EMS, IT Director Mark Gourley and Surveyor Bill Crase will discuss transfer requests, and Sheriff Bill Dulin will discuss his budget status and present transfer requests. Starke County Economic Development Foundation Executive Director Charlie Weaver will have his monthly report and initiate discussion on the appropriation of Fund 112.

The Starke County Commissioners will meet directly following the conclusion of the council business agenda in the same meeting space. Highway Superintendent Rik Ritzler and County Attorney Marty Lucas will open bids for the County Road 300 East paving project. Discussion will also involve a driveway for a proposed Dollar General Store on County Road 200 East and U.S. 35. Charlie Weaver will present the monthly report from the Starke County Economic Development Foundation.

The county handbook and county highway handbook will be reviewed tonight as well as a contract for the food inspector for the Starke County Health Department. The contract for the Skillman Corporation will be discussed as the commissioners may revoke it.

The Starke County Council will meet at 5:30 p.m. in the meeting room in the Starke County Annex Building No. 1 with the commissioners meeting to follow at 6 p.m. CT.