The Culver Town Council members will continue their discussion on rates for the Damore Amphitheater in February.
Continue readingCulver Town Council to Discuss Rates for Damore Amphitheater at Next Meeting
Work Session Scheduled for Culver Fire Truck Discussion
The Culver Town Council members will hold a work session on Tuesday, Feb. 5 to receive an update on where fundraising stands on the potential purchase of a new aerial fire truck for the Culver-Union Township Fire Department.
Continue readingCulver Town Council Approves Special Event Permit for Winter Fest
The Culver Town Council members approved a request from Tony Sellers to hold the Winter Fest event on Feb 8, Feb. 9, and Feb. 10.
Continue readingCulver Town Council to Consider Adjusted EMS Rates
The Culver Town Council will consider increases in rates for services performed by the Culver-Union Township EMS.
Continue readingCulver Building Ordered for Demolition
The City Tavern building in Culver will be demolished as ordered by Marshall County Circuit Court Judge Curtis Palmer.
Continue readingCulver Town Council Gets Preview of WinterFest Plans
Plans for next month’s WinterFest were presented to the Culver Town Council last week. Organizer Tony Sellers said the event will be held February 8 through 10, and many of last year’s attractions will be returning. “Last year, we added on the ice fights and the beer garden, which went really well,” he said. “The ice fights – it was a huge success. We were seeing a lot of seasonal residents back in town that weekend, was what we really noticed, which was good.”
Continue readingCulver Council Member Taking Aim at Deer Population
A special hunt to control Culver’s deer population was suggested by Town Council Member Bill Cleavenger during last week’s meeting. He said he thinks the deer population is getting out of hand. “There’s some movement within the various county areas to consider approaching the DNR for a special hunt,” he said. “I don’t think there’s anything, obviously, we can do now, but my suggestion is that we contact the DNR, find out what we might have to do for next year.”
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Continue readingCulver Town Council Approves 2017-2019 Visitor Center Contracts
The Culver Town Council approved a set of contracts with the Culver and Lake Maxinkuckee Visitor Center by a vote of three-to-one Tuesday. The agreements cover 2019, but also go back to 2017 and 2018.
Continue readingCulver Moving Ahead with Stellar Communities Projects
Plans for the Lake Maxinkuckee Bike and Walking Trail and other Stellar Community projects are moving ahead in the Town of Culver. Town Manager Jonathan Leist told the town council Tuesday that the first quarterly update meetings on the three INDOT-funded projects were held last week. Those include the Lake Maxinkuckee Trail, West Jefferson Gateway, and State Road 10 sidewalks.
Continue readingPublic Hearing Scheduled Over Proposed Culver EMS Rate Increases
Culver-Union Township EMS will have to wait until February for a decision on its proposed rate increase. Back in October, EMS Director Kathy Hart presented proposals to raise rates by 20 or 25 percent. But up until now, no public hearing has been scheduled to move ahead with the process.
Continue readingNew Culver Town Council Members Seated
The Culver Town Council has some new faces but the same president in 2019. Council members met for the first time this year Tuesday. It was the first meeting for members Bill Githens and Bill Cleavenger since their election in November and the second meeting for member Rich West, after he filled Tammy Shaffer’s seat last month. The town council voted to retain Ginny Bess Munroe as council president and chose Githens to serve as vice-president for the year.
Continue readingCulver Town Council Permits the Sale of Alcohol at Two Future Concerts
The dates for two summer-time concerts were confirmed by Culver Town Council members when they met for their final meeting of the year.
Continue readingCulver Town Council to Meet Tonight
The Culver Town Council will meet tonight where the council members will reorganize for 2019. There are three new members on the council this year including Bill Githens and Bill Clevenger who were selected in the 2018 election while Rich West is filling the unexpired term of Tammy Shaffer who resigned from the council in December.
The council members are also expected to make board and commission appointments, approve the attorney’s contract and the Visitor Center contract, and approve conflict of interest statements.
Town Manager Jonathan Leist will provide an update on projects within Culver’s Stellar Communities Designation Program, and the council members will receive updates from department heads.
The Culver Town Council members will meet at 6:30 p.m. ET tonight at the Culver Town Hall at 200 E. Washington Street.
Culver Utility Department Permitted to Carry Over or Be Paid for Unused Vacation Days
Culver Town Council members made a decision related to utility department employees and unused vacation days when they met at the end of December.
Continue readingProposal for Document Scanning Services Considered by Culver Town Council
A proposal from WTH Technology for document scanning services was considered by Culver Town Council members last week.
Continue readingCulver Town Council Approves Locations for “On Street” Way-Finding Signage
A request for some unique signage to be installed around town came before Culver Town Council members last Thursday.
Continue readingCulver Parks Department Collaborates with Farmers’ Market and Visitor Center to Host ‘Snow Days’
Over the next three months, community members can look forward to ‘Snow Days’ in the Town of Culver.
Culver Park Superintendent Amber Cowell discussed this collaborative effort with the Farmers’ Market and the Culver and Lake Maxinkuckee Visitor Center when town council members met last Thursday.
Continue readingRich West Appointed to Serve Out Unfinished Term on Culver Town Council
With Tammy Shaffer stepping down from her position on the Culver Town Council prior to the end of her term, Rich West was appointed to take her place.
Continue readingAmended Golf Cart and Animal-Drawn Vehicle Ordinance Approved by Culver Town Council
An ordinance amending and restating Culver’s current rules regulating the use of golf carts and animal-drawn vehicles operated for business purposes within the town limits came before council members Thursday evening.
Continue readingCulver Town Council Meets Tonight
Culver Town Council members are expected to revisit an amended ordinance regulating the use of golf carts and animal-drawn vehicles when they meet at 6:30 p.m. tonight.
In addition to considering the attorney’s contract and a contract with the Visitor’s Center, members are anticipated to take a look at amending an easement agreement with Culver Academies, related the trail project. Continue reading
