As the Knox Board of Zoning Appeals prepares to make a decision on a proposed homeless shelter, an effort to add a new member to the board was unsuccessful. During Tuesday’s city council meeting, Council President Jeff Berg made a motion to appoint Monica Miller to fill a longstanding vacancy on the BZA.
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Winamac High School’s sports history is being honored with a new installation at the football field. Eastern Pulaski School Superintendent Dara Chezem says the school board accepted a donation from Scott Roudebush earlier this month.
Continue readingThe City of Knox is moving closer to revitalizing a dilapidated downtown building. The city has been trying to take possession of 8 South Main Street, after a portion of the roof collapsed and the owner failed to pay most of the fine.
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The Hamlet Zoning Board has chosen a demolition contractor for 503 South Starke Street. During a special meeting Wednesday, board members hired JD Excavating to remove the house, unless the owners complete the demolition themselves by September 9. The company submitted the lower of two bids at $6,800.
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The former Knox Moose Lodge will not be offered as a potential site for a homeless shelter, according to Mayor Dennis Estok. “That building was bought for future land use, to help revitalize the downtown area, whatever it’s going to be,” Estok said during Tuesday’s city council meeting. “It was not offered for the homeless shelter, and it won’t be. That is not the original plan for that building. That’s not why we bought it. So that is off the table, as far as I’m concerned.”
Continue readingThe Knox Board of Works will get updates on a number of properties this morning. A public hearing is scheduled for 401 East Lake Street, while city officials are set to give updates on 253 East Washington, 8 South Main, and 204 West Bender.
Continue readingThe Town of Hamlet is finally making progress on updating its zoning map. Last September, the town council agreed to hire Lee Nagai to help with the process. During this month’s zoning board meeting, Nagai presented a presented a preliminary map of every parcel in town.
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The Town of Winamac has agreed to chip in to efforts to improve Pulaski County’s leadership.
Continue readingThe Knox City Council will hold its regular meeting tonight. No specific action items are listed on the advance agenda, but Mayor Dennis Estok and Clerk-Treasurer Cyndi Mann-Kidder will give their regular reports.
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Oregon-Davis Elementary School was briefly evacuated Monday, after a smoke alarm went off in one of the classrooms. In a Facebook post, school officials say it happened around noon CDT.
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The Town of Winamac is putting the finishing touches on its new Town Park restrooms and toddler playground. Town Manager Brad Zellers recently told the rest of the town’s park board that the sewer and water was hooked up at the new restrooms. Signage, ADA-compliant ramps, and landscaping still needed to be installed.
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The North Judson-San Pierre School Board is moving ahead with the budget process. Board members voted last week to submit the 2021 budget proposal to the Starke County Council. It calls for a total budget of more than $13 million, with an Education Fund of just over $6.9 million and an Operations Fund of over $3.9 million.
Continue readingThe Oregon-Davis School Corporation is getting some help keeping students hydrated.
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Efforts to extend the Erie Trail toward Hebron could get a boost, if North Judson were to donate part of its short line railroad to the Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum. That’s according to representatives from the Prairie Trails Club. Steve and Kathy Lucas voiced the group’s support for the proposal during Monday’s town council meeting.
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The Yellowstone Trail Festival will get to keep the $1,000 it received from the Town of Hamlet, in spite of the event’s cancellation. Town officials held off on handing over this year’s donation until July, to make sure the festival was still happening. But about two weeks later, the event was canceled.
Continue readingWhile next month’s Fall Bash has been canceled, the City of Knox is already busy rescheduling many of the festivities for next July. Mayor Dennis Estok told the city council last week that the city didn’t really have an option. “There’s no way we could meet any of the conditions set forth to have a gathering over 250 down there, so we just went ahead and canceled it,” he explained.
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Four business proposals will be competing for $10,000 in next month’s North Judson Business Pitch Competition. It’s designed to provide funding to startup businesses less than three years old, as well as companies looking to expand. Competitors will pitch their plans to a panel of judges in a public event on Saturday, September 19 at 7:00 p.m. at North Judson Town Hall.
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The Eastern Pulaski Community School Corporation is looking to overhaul its corporation policies. The school board last week agreed to start working with policy consultant NEOLA to update and publish policies going forward, according to Superintendent Dara Chezem.
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The Knox Board of Works has agreed to withdraw its court case against the owner of 1 & 3 North Main Street. After years of calling for repairs, Director of Building and Code Compliance Kenny Pfost recently told board members that he finally believes the work is substantially complete.
Continue readingWhether or not a homeless shelter belongs in a residential area was debated during Monday’s Knox Board of Zoning Appeals meeting. A nonprofit group called the Starke County Resource Center is seeking the board’s permission to use the Knights of Columbus building at 503 East Lake Street as a “temporary housing facility for displaced Starke County residents.”
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