A North Judson business may soon get some additional COVID-19 relief. The town council has offered Outstanding Tradeshow Exhibit Services (OTES) a $30,000 loan through the town’s Revolving Loan Fund.
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The City of Knox is taking steps to boost its chances of getting more COVID-19 relief for local businesses. The city council voted last week to allocate $10,000 in Economic Development Income Tax revenues as a local match for the city’s COVID-19 Response Program grant application.
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An abandoned grain elevator in Winamac could soon be coming down, as part of a revitalization effort. The town council voted to purchase the property near Logan and Jefferson streets for under $40,000 back in August and officially took ownership last month.
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The Winamac Town Council has agreed to let the town spend almost $246,000 beyond what was listed in this year’s budget. An additional appropriation ordinance was unanimously approved during a special meeting last week.
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The Knox City Council took action last week to make up a shortfall in the city’s insurance budget. Council members transferred more than $68,000 into the insurance line item and over $23,000 into benefits. That money will come out of four other line items funded by economic development income tax revenues.
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The Knox City Council will take steps tonight to prepare for COVID-19’s impact on the city’s finances. Council members will consider temporary loans of $150,000 from the Economic Development Income Tax Fund to the General Fund and $35,000 from the Rainy Day Fund to the Motor Vehicle Highway Fund. Mayor Dennis Estok told the board of works Friday that MVH is expected to take a big hit.
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Efforts to prepare the Winamac Town Park’s “swinging bridge” for its centennial continue. The town council recently agreed to let Town Manager Brad Zellers start looking for an engineer or perhaps alongside other professionals like Painters Calgary to put together plans for a painting project.
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