Winamac property owners may see a bit of a tax increase next year. Clerk-Treasurer Melanie Berger told the town council Monday that the town’s cumulative capital development fund rate, which decreases over time, is now down to 4.23 cents. She said the town could bring in about another $5,300 by reestablishing it at the full five cent rate.
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State Representative Jim Pressel will be in Knox tomorrow to give residents an update on this year’s legislative session. The public meeting will be held from 11:00 a.m. to noon at the Henry F. Schricker Public Library in Knox.
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Changes are coming to Hamlet’s trash pickup. Starting in March, pickup will move from Tuesday mornings to Thursday mornings, according to Clerk-Treasurer Kristina Pitts. The monthly cost will also increase from $11.39 to $12.92 per household, and then up to $13.44 in March of 2021.
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Work on the Knox Community School Corporation’s $20 million building project is expected to start in the next few months.
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North Judson-San Pierre’s proposed elementary school renovations drew no comments during a public hearing Tuesday, according to Superintendent Dr. Annette Zupin. “We will be having upgrades and enhancements to plumbing, water units, roofs, windows, modernization of classrooms, those sort of projects,” Zupin explains.
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Eastern Pulaski students who’ve fallen behind in their lunch payments will no longer have to get an alternative meal. Superintendent Dara Chezem says the school board updated the corporation’s lunch policy Monday.
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The City of Knox will soon be paying more to the Starke County Economic Development Foundation.
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The Winamac Town Council has picked a contractor for upcoming paving work. Central Paving was awarded the bid for just over $195,000 Monday.
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Architects continue refining plans for Knox Community Schools’ upcoming $20 million building project. Duane Dart with Schmidt Associates told the school board last week that drawings were being completed and a final “room-by-room” analysis was planned for last Friday.
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The Winamac Park Board continues planning to prepare the Town Park’s “swinging bridge” for its centennial. A rededication ceremony and the installation of a decorative lighting feature have been proposed for 2023. But first, Park Board President Jon Chapman wants to address some of the items that came up in a recent bridge inspection.
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A State of the City address will be given to the Knox City Council tonight. Council members will also consider an update to the city’s contract with the Starke County Economic Development Foundation.
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The North Judson Town Council took action last week to make sure town police officers can communicate with dispatchers and other agencies. Council members approved the department’s annual payment for the InterAct Public Safety System.
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The Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum’s newly-elected president is looking forward to working with the Town of North Judson. Todd Flanigan introduced himself to the town council last week. He explained that he’s been a member of the museum since 1995, served on its board of directors, and also served as president in the past.
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A Knox High School program that pairs special needs students with buddies in the general ed population has gotten a funding boost for one of its activities. The school board Tuesday accepted a $700 Target Field Trip Grant. That will help with the cost of tickets for the Best Buddies program’s upcoming trip to see a live production of The Lion King in South Bend.
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A new shelter may be added near the Winamac Town Park’s pickleball courts in the coming years. During Thursday’s park board meeting, President Jon Chapman said the idea stemmed from a recent t-shirt and dugnad for idrettslag fundraiser begun by one of the town’s regular pickleball players.
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The Town of North Judson will have a required audit of its water infrastructure completed at no cost. The Indiana Finance Authority is now asking utilities to have a water loss audit done each year and get it validated every two years, according to Sarah Prizio with Commonwealth Engineers.
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The Eastern Pulaski Community School Corporation has placed another principal on paid administrative leave due to allegations of misconduct.
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A bill for almost $11,000 has prompted the North Judson Town Council to consider changing the town’s election cycle. The bill for last November’s town election was eventually forgiven by the Starke County Council, but during Monday’s town council meeting, Council Member Josh Brown said the county might not be willing to do that in the future.
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After years of planning, the old Winamac Town Park restrooms will be torn down next week. “Monday or Tuesday, they’ll get the old restrooms down,” town manager and park board member Brad Zellers told the rest of the park board Thursday. “During that timeframe, I’m going to have a couple town employees at the gate. We’re going to close the park off while the contractor’s doing that, so there aren’t people going in, liability things.”
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