As Pulaski County officials consider restructuring the county’s Maintenance Department, its current director is stepping down. The resignation of Mia Salyers was accepted by the county commissioners Friday. She’d served as maintenance director for the past two years.
Continue readingPulaski Commissioners Approve Purdue Extension Contract, Recycling Center Drainage Work
Purdue Extension will continue to serve Pulaski County, at least for another year. The county commissioners approved the Extension Contractual Services Agreement last week. The county agrees to pay Purdue almost $62,000. County Attorney Kevin Tankersley said the agreement is the same as it’s been every year.
Continue readingPlumbing Problems Creating Challenges for Pulaski Circuit Court
Plumbing issues at the Pulaski County Courthouse are creating some challenges for Circuit Court. Issues with clogged sewage lines have prompted county officials to close off certain restrooms for the time-being, including one in the court’s offices.
Continue readingCourthouse Plumbing Concerns Discussed with Pulaski County Commissioners
The Pulaski County Courthouse may need some plumbing upgrades. Maintenance Director Mia Salyers told the county commissioners Monday that some toilets weren’t flushing and sewage was draining slowly.
Continue readingPulaski County Council Approves Encumbrance Requests, Following Confusion over Procedures
We’re more than a third of the way through 2019, but some Pulaski County officials are still trying to pay bills out of the 2018 budget. More than $10,000 in encumbrances were presented to the county council for approval Monday.
Continue readingPulaski County Council Approves Budget Transfer for Unexpected Blight Elimination Project Costs
The demolition of a Medaryville home as part of a blight elimination project continues to create headaches for Pulaski County Building Inspector Doug Hoover, a year after the house was torn down. “Everything was done, completed,” he told the county council Monday. “[Building Department Assistant] Karla [Kreamer] and I did everything we were supposed to do. About a week before the last date, the state comes in and says they wanted it cleaned up. It wasn’t to their specs. Six months I waited. They could have told me six months ago. Now I had to jump through hoops.”