Motorists passing through Hamlet may soon be getting a safety reminder. On Wednesday, town council member Connie Bailey requested the town purchase signs that say, “We love our children, please drive carefully.” Continue reading
Hamlet Council Approves 2017 Budget, Software Upgrade
The Hamlet Town Council voted to adopt the town’s 2017 budget Wednesday. The town’s requesting a total budget of just under $428,000. It now goes to the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance for review. Continue reading
Hamlet Council Considers Salt Spreader Purchase, Approves Street Paving Payment
The Town of Hamlet is getting ready for winter weather. Water and Street Superintendent Fred Rowe told the town council Wednesday that the town’s salt spreader is getting worn out, after years of use. Continue reading
Hamlet Presents 2017 Budget During Public Hearing
Hamlet residents got a look Wednesday at the town’s 2017 budget. Clerk-Treasurer Kristina Pitts presented the proposed budget to town council members as well as residents during a public hearing. Continue reading
Hamlet Schedules Another Town-Wide Yard Sale
Hamlet residents will have one more chance to take part in a town-wide yard sale. Clerk-Treasurer Kristina Pitts told the town council last week that the yard sales that took place during the Yellowstone Trail Fest experienced a poor turnout due to rain. Continue reading
Hamlet Water in the Clear, After Two Years of Increased Testing
Hamlet’s drinking water is now in compliance with Indiana Department of Environmental Management regulations. The town has been required to conduct additional water testing since it failed lead and copper tests in 2014. Continue reading
Hamlet Switches Insurance Providers, Discusses 2017 Budget
The Town of Hamlet is hoping to save some money by switching health insurance providers. The town council voted Wednesday to switch from Anthem to United Healthcare. Continue reading
Hamlet Officials Celebrate Downtown Revitalization Effort
Hamlet officials cut the ribbon Wednesday on the first phase of downtown beautification efforts. Continue reading
Hamlet Council Discusses Use of New Park Cameras
New security cameras have been installed in the Hamlet Town Park in recent months, but not everyone’s happy with the technology upgrade. Continue reading
Hamlet Finalizing Yellowstone Trail Fest Preparations
The Town of Hamlet is getting ready for next weekend’s Yellowstone Trail Fest. During Wednesday’s town council meeting, Town Marshal Frank Lonigro, Jr. agreed to have the police department provide traffic control during the Rainbow Splash 5K, as it did last year. Water and Street Superintendent Fred Rowe said the town also has street barricades ready. Continue reading
Hamlet Council Discusses Winter Water Issues
Before summer comes to an end, the Town of Hamlet is already looking to prevent frozen water lines and broken meters this winter Water and Street Superintendent Fred Rowe told the town council Wednesday that the town’s in the process of replacing meters, but quite a few are still broken. Continue reading
Hamlet Town Council Approves Budget Cuts
The Hamlet Town Council last week made cuts to the 2016 budget in anticipation of their 2017 spending plan. Clerk-Treasurer Kristina Pitts advised after meeting with officials from the Department of Local Government Finance that the town needs to zero out its general fund cushion in order to avoid a state-mandated cut. Continue reading
Hamlet Council Agrees to Proceed with Road Funding Plans
The Hamlet Town Council voted last night to fund the paving of several streets with money in their economic development income tax fund. The Starke County Highway Department has agreed to do the work if the town will pay for the materials to pave 1.2 miles of roads. Continue reading
Hamlet Council Prepared to Submit Road Funding Grant Application
The Town of Hamlet is looking to maximize available state road funds in order to pave its streets. Continue reading
Improvements Anticipated at Hamlet Town Hall
People visiting the Hamlet Town Hall will see the new counter and doors and doors installed in the clerk’s office and other parts of the Town Hall, which have improved security as well as the ambiance of the area. The work will be completed soon. Continue reading
Downtown Revitalization Projects to Start in Hamlet
The downtown revitalization program for Hamlet was given a green light last night for starting Phase I of the project. This step includes some 200-feet of new sidewalk and curb and the installation of three new antique street lights. In another improvement program, a 50-50 sidewalk and handicap ramp was approved for installation at the Hamlet American Legion. Continue reading
Fireworks Fundraiser Planned, Parade Forms Available at Mayor’s Office
Plans are shaping up for the Independence Day celebration in downtown Knox. A parade down Main Street into Wythogan Park on Saturday, July 2nd will kick off the day of events leading up to the county fireworks display. Mayor Dennis Estok and the Knox City Council have opted to move them from the airport to the park this year.
Parade applications are available at city hall for anyone who would like to have a float or vehicle and can be picked up during business hours. Continue reading
Hamlet Hamstrung Regarding Railroad Safety Enforcement
The Town of Hamlet’s several railroad crossings were a major discussion item on Wednesday night’s town board agenda when a resident complained about rail cars parked too near crossings and entire trains abandoned during crew changes.
The Jefferson street CF&E crossing was spotlighted as a particularly dangerous to automobiles and their drivers whose views of oncoming trains are often obstructed. Continue reading
Hog Farm Issue Dominates Hamlet Council Meeting
The Hamlet Town Board took action last night to draft a letter to the Starke County Plan Commission and the Starke County Board of Commissioners expressing its support of a county zoning ordinance, adopted last fall, providing the City of Knox and the Towns of North Judson and Hamlet with a two-mile buffer zone concerning such agricultural projects as the proposed 8,000-head hog raising project south of Hamlet. Continue reading
Hamlet Officials Seek Help With Railroad Woes
When U.S. Congresswoman Jackie Walorski’s field representative, Chris Lee, met with the Hamlet Town Board Wednesday evening, it asked for help in getting the unsafe condition of the Chicago, Fort Wayne & Eastern rail crossing repaired and improved on the north edge of the town. Continue reading
