A new home may finally be coming to a vacant lot in Hamlet. For months, the town council has been trying to get a home built on a piece of town-owned land at Lincoln and Pearl streets. Last week, council members agreed to sell the lot to Finish Line Construction. The company plans to build a 1,700-square-foot, three-bedroom home in the next six to nine months. To take a closer look to the home design, visit https://www.archute.com/.
Continue readingHamlet’s Starke Street railroad crossing will be closed tomorrow through Monday. Clerk-Treasurer Kristina Pitts says the Chicago, Fort Wayne & Eastern Railroad appears to be planning to do work, but the extent of any repairs isn’t currently known.
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The Town of Hamlet is moving ahead with trick-or-treating this year. The town council Wednesday agreed to set trick-or-treat hours for Saturday, October 31 from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.
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Hamlet residents will have a chance to weigh in on the town’s 2021 budget proposal tonight. A public hearing will be held during the town council meeting. The proposal calls for a total budget of just over $459,000, including a General Fund of more than $322,000.
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The Hamlet Town Council has finalized the purchase of a new police vehicle. Last week, council members agreed to buy a Ford Explorer for almost $36,000.
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The Yellowstone Trail Festival will get to keep the $1,000 it received from the Town of Hamlet, in spite of the event’s cancellation. Town officials held off on handing over this year’s donation until July, to make sure the festival was still happening. But about two weeks later, the event was canceled.
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While many events are being canceled, plans for Hamlet’s Yellowstone Trail Festival are still moving ahead. The Hamlet Town Council got an update last week. This year’s festival will include a fireworks display on Saturday, August 15, following the parade.
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Town of Hamlet will be reviewing its golf cart ordinance, after some concerns were received by Town Marshal Clint Norem. “I don’t know what’s going on,” Norem told the town council Wednesday. “We never really had complaints previously. We’ve gotten like two or three in the last couple weeks.”
Continue readingThe Hamlet Zoning Board has given the owners of 503 South Starke Street 30 days to either demolish the house or sell it. The structure has been cited for unsafe building violations, but town officials say it still hasn’t been brought into compliance.
Continue readingMore streetlights are coming to Starke Street in Hamlet. A total of eight lights have been ordered. As of the last town council meeting, officials had finalized their placement plans and were preparing for their installation. Six were to be placed along the sidewalk on the north end of Starke Street. The other two would go next to the benches in front of the Town Hall.
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The Town of Hamlet continues trying to sell a piece of town-owned land at Lincoln and Pearl streets. The town council had previously discussed the idea of accepting sealed bids but stipulating that a home be built to the town’s specifications.
Continue readingHamlet’s former town marshal is questioning some of the police department’s current operations. Frank Lonigro recently told the town council that he often sees Hamlet Police patrolling U.S. 30 outside the town limits, something that wasn’t allowed when he was with the department.
Continue readingThe Town of Winamac is moving ahead with its Fourth of July fireworks. Town Manager Brad Zellers told the town council last week that enough donations have come in, and the contracts with the fireworks company are now in place.
Continue readingThe Town of Hamlet will continue waiving utility penalties until the end of the month. The town council passed a resolution last week extending the waiver. It was first put in place in April, due to the COVID-19 public health emergency.
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Work on Hamlet’s Division Street project could start as soon as Monday. The street will be resurfaced from Railroad to Terry streets, and a sidewalk will be added on one side from Pearl to Terry.
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INDOT’s Community Crossings program is drawing concerns from Hamlet Town Council President Dave Kesvormas.
Continue readingBusinesses moving into Hamlet will no longer have to provide a certain number of parking spaces. The Hamlet Town Council recently voted to repeal its off-street parking requirements, in preparation for a development being proposed just south of U.S. 30.
Continue readingThe Hamlet Town Council has chosen a contractor for the Division Street paving project, but sidewalk installation may have to be scaled back. Plans call for Division Street to be resurfaced between Railroad and Terry streets, with a possible addition of a sidewalk on one side.
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Hamlet’s town-wide yard sale has been pushed back by a couple weeks due to COVID-19. The town council agreed Wednesday to move the event to June 5 and 6. The hope is that there should be less restriction on events and gatherings by then.
Continue readingThe Town of Hamlet is among the communities waiving late fees on utility bills during the public health emergency. The town council passed a resolution last week officially making the change.
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