The Eastern Pulaski School Board will take action tonight to fix a shortfall in the corporation’s Education Fund budget. Interim Superintendent Dr. Gib Crimmins told board members last week that the state overestimated last year’s spending when approving this year’s budget.
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The Pulaski County Community Development Commission may be willing to give the county commissioners a chance to weigh in on prospective at-large members.
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The Hamlet Park Board has decided to hold off on any potential upgrades, pending the outcome of Constellation of Starke’s Stellar Community efforts. For months, board members have been discussing the possibility of completing at least one project in the Town Park this year, if money is available.
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Pulaski County Sheriff Jeff Richwine warns that if his budget gets cut much more, he’ll have to start cutting services. “I’ve been kind of quiet about all the budget cuts, but it finally comes down to where you just can’t cut anymore and you’ve got to start cutting services,” he told the county commissioners Monday. “So we’re already kind of starting to look at that, to see where we could cut some things that wouldn’t necessarily jeopardize somebody’s safety and all that.”
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The Knox Community School Corporation’s 2020 budget was adopted by the school board Monday. Superintendent Dr. William Reichhart says the board approved the budget without any public comment.
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After the Pulaski County Council narrowly rejected a tax restructuring plan Monday, Council President Jay Sullivan hopes to get to work on a new proposal relatively soon. He told the rest of the Community Development Commission Tuesday that he doesn’t expect the council to wait an entire year before taking action.
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Meal changes could lead to a shortage in poll workers, warns Starke County Election Board Member Harrison Fields. “I’ve been talking to some of these poll workers,” he told the rest of the election board Wednesday. “We’re going to be faced with a major problem come next spring because every one of these poll workers that worked in the past told me personally they refuse to work because the council changed the meal situation. None of these poll workers that worked in the past – not one – told me they will work in the spring because of that issue.”
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The Town of Hamlet’s 2020 budget was adopted by the town council Wednesday. Overall, it totals just over $448,000, according to Clerk-Treasurer Kristina Pitts. “So we’re asking for, in General [Fund], $311,034, which was cut a little bit,” she explained. “[Local Road & Street] is $7,250, which is about the same as last year. [Motor Vehicle Highway] is $54,600, also cut a little bit. The Park was cut a lot – asking for $8,600.”
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After years of discussion, a builder has been chosen for an addition to the Winamac ambulance garage. The Pulaski County Commissioners Monday chose the lowest of three bidders, TM Construction of Winamac, at a cost of just under $77,000.
Continue readingThe Town of Hamlet’s 2020 budget will be up for adoption during tonight’s town council meeting. Clerk-Treasurer Kristina Pitts is proposing a reduction of almost $19,000 from this year’s budget, since more money is expected to be lost to the property tax cap. Hamlet’s proposed budget totals more than $448,000, with just over $311,000 of that being the General Fund.
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A proposed tax adjustment was narrowly voted down by the Pulaski County Council Monday. The change would have resulted in a slight decrease in the county’s local income tax rate, while allowing property taxes to increase on non-homestead property.
Continue readingThe Pulaski County Community Development Commission will meet tonight for the first time since the county council cut funding for one of its two staff members.
Continue readingThe Eastern Pulaski Community School Corporation will have to dip into its Rainy Day Fund next year to keep the budget balanced. Interim Superintendent Dr. Gib Crimmins discussed the 2020 budget proposal with the school board Monday.
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The Eastern Pulaski School Board appears to be getting closer to hiring a new superintendent. Board members will take comments on a proposed superintendent’s contract tonight.
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The Town of Medaryville’s 2020 budget was adopted by the town council Wednesday. Clerk-Treasurer Judy Harwood says the proposed budget was approved unanimously.
Continue readingLocal EMS departments are working to update their equipment. Pulaski County EMS Director Brandon DeLorenzo told the county commissioners last week that he’s working on getting a grant for a new stretcher. “Those stretchers are not cheap,” he said. “The last one we got was a power stretcher, and those are about $18,000.”
Continue readingThe Oregon-Davis School Corporation’s 2020 budget was adopted by the school board Monday, according to Superintendent Dr. Don Harman. The total proposed budget adds up to more than $8.7 million. Just over $3.6 million of that will be the Education Fund, while almost $3 million will be the Operations Fund. School officials are also budgeting just over $879,000 out of the corporation’s property tax referendum revenues.
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A Pulaski County Council member was asked to clarify his concerns with the Community Development Commission’s track record Monday. CDC Executive Director Nathan Origer asked Mike Tiede to elaborate on comments he made to the county commissioners last week.
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Two Pulaski County employees are set to lose their jobs, under the 2020 budget narrowly approved by the county council Monday. A motion to reinstate the Community Development Commission’s project coordinator position failed by a vote of four-to-three, despite CDC Executive Director Nathan Origer’s efforts to persuade council members and the apparent support of much of the audience.
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Paving work, server upgrades, and a new storage shed are a few of the projects the Knox Community School Corporation is looking to complete in the coming years.
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