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The Hamlet Town Council opened bids for the projects that received grant funding from the Indiana Department of Transportation’s Community Crossings Matching Grant program.
Continue readingThe Hamlet Town Council opened bids for the projects that received grant funding from the Indiana Department of Transportation’s Community Crossings Matching Grant program.
Continue readingThe Hamlet Town Council members opened a public hearing during their meeting Wednesday, February 28 to gather comments on a Preliminary Engineering Report to obtain assistance from the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Program.
Continue readingHamlet Clerk-Treasurer Kristina Pitts was nominated to serve on the Fire Territory Board during this week’s Hamlet Town Council meeting.
Continue readingThe Hamlet Town Council announced during their last meeting that a bid had arrived for a proposed sidewalk project.
Continue readingThe Hamlet Town Council announced this week they will be holding another Food Truck Friday today (September 30).
Continue readingThe Yellowstone Trail Fest committee is planning for another successful year in August.
Continue readingHamlet town employees will not get a pay raise in 2022, under the town’s budget proposal. Clerk-Treasurer Kristina Pitts told the town council last month that it just isn’t feasible.
Continue readingThe Hamlet Police Department is getting a K-9. Officer John Lynch told the town council Wednesday that he’s worked out a deal to get a narcotics detecting dog that’s been out of a job since her handler switched departments.
Continue readingThe Town of Hamlet may soon be updating the Town Park’s security cameras. The town recently terminated the maintenance contract on the current equipment, and the park board Wednesday discussed the possibility of replacing the system entirely.
Continue readingThe Town of Hamlet is figuring out how to spend its share of federal COVID-19 stimulus money. The town council recently took action to create a fund in the town’s budget to accept almost $172,000 in American Rescue Plan money. Half of that will arrive this year and half next year.
Continue readingThe Town of Hamlet will soon be getting LED streetlights. Clerk-Treasurer Kristina Pitts told the town council Wednesday that NIPSCO plans to replace all of its lights in town, starting next year. “Hopefully, our bill will go down after this happens on the streetlights,” she said, “because we have 105 to be replaced.”
Continue readingThe Town of Hamlet’s siren continues to annoy residents. The siren apparently has a habit of turning on and then getting stuck.
Continue readingThe Town of Hamlet is adjusting its annual Easter Egg Hunt slightly, to allow it to go ahead during the COVID-19 pandemic. Clerk-Treasurer Kristina Pitts told the town’s park board last week that all of the age groups will still hunt for eggs at the same time, but they might be spread out more than usual.
Continue readingHamlet residents may see a slight property tax increase, following action by the town council Wednesday. Council members voted to reestablish the town’s cumulative capital development fund at its maximum rate of five cents per $100 of assessed valuation. That’s up from just under four cents now, according to Clerk-Treasurer Kristina Pitts.
Continue readingThe Hamlet Park Board hopes to begin work on the Robert J. Tauteris Jr. Memorial Walkway in March. The four-foot-wide concrete path will encircle the Town Park.
Continue readingNorth Judson and Hamlet have announced the winners of their holiday decorating contests.
Continue readingHamlet town employees are getting a three-percent pay raise. The 2021 salary ordinance was approved by the town council Wednesday.
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