The North Judson Town Council discussed updating lot fees at Highland Cemetery during their Tuesday evening meeting.
Continue readingHighland Cemetery Fees May Increase
North Judson Town Council Opens Quotes for Tree Removal at Highland Cemetery
The North Judson Town Council members opened four quotes for the removal of three trees and a large branch at Highland Cemetery.
Continue readingNorth Judson, Winamac Approve Cemetery Mowing Bids
North Judson and Winamac are both keeping their current cemetery mowing contractors for another year, after no other companies submitted bids. The North Judson Town Council Monday officially hired TJ’s Lawn Care to mow and maintain Highland and Pioneer cemeteries for 2021.
Continue readingNorth Judson Council to Consider Fleis & Vandenbrink Contract, Cemetery Mowing Tonight
The North Judson Town Council will consider some ongoing help with road project grants tonight. A consulting contract with Fleis & Vandenbrink will be discussed tonight. Town officials are also expected to discuss arrangements for the mowing of Highland Cemetery for the year.
Continue readingNorth Judson Redevelopment Commission to Consider Railroad Sale Tonight
The North Judson Redevelopment Commission could choose a buyer for the town’s short line railroad tonight. Midwest & Bluegrass Rail, Co-Alliance, and Columbia Rail submitted offers. Midwest & Bluegrass was the apparent high bidder and is also the line’s current operator.
Continue readingNorth Judson Town Council to Decide on 2021 Employee Health Insurance Plan Tonight
The North Judson Town Council will decide on a town employee health insurance plan for 2021 tonight. At the last meeting, Council President John Rowe was leaning toward switching to United Healthcare, but it wouldn’t offer coverage for out-of-network doctors.
Continue readingNorth Judson Town Council to Consider 2021 Employee Health Insurance Plan Tonight
The North Judson Town Council will consider the 2021 town employee health insurance plan tonight. Council members will also get updated cost estimates for proposed sidewalk improvements and revisit the CARES Act reimbursement for public safety payroll costs.
Continue readingNorth Judson Town Council to Get Project Updates Tonight
The North Judson Town Council will get updates on a few ongoing projects tonight. Commonwealth Engineers will discuss the town’s wastewater infrastructure improvement projects. Updates are also expected on the new Norwayne Field splash pad and improvements to Highland Cemetery.
Continue readingNorth Judson Town Council to Get Updates on Projects, 2021 Budgets Tonight
The North Judson Town Council will get updates on a few ongoing projects tonight. A quote for a columbarium will be discussed as part of the planned improvements to Highland Cemetery.
Continue readingNorth Judson Town Council to Get Project Updates Tonight
The North Judson Town Council will get updates on a few ongoing projects tonight. Proposed improvements to Highland Cemetery will be up for discussion, including tree removal and the possibility of adding a columbarium for cremated remains.
Continue readingNorth Judson Town Council to Continue Discussing Splash Pad Project Tonight
The North Judson Town Council will get updates on a number of projects tonight. A few options are being considered for the addition of a splash pad at Norwayne Field. The town is also looking at adding a façade grant program.
Continue readingNorth Judson Clerk-Treasurer Addresses Potential Expansion at Highland Cemetery
North Judson Town Council members received an update about the potential expansion at Highland Cemetery when they met Tuesday night. Continue reading
Resident Approaches North Judson Clerk-Treasurer About Adjacent Land Next to Highland Cemetery
A North Judson resident recently approached Clerk-Treasurer Andrew Rowe to discuss a potential land sale that could help the town expand the Highland Cemetery. Continue reading
North Judson Town Council Members Discuss Potential Expansion at Highland Cemetery
North Judson Town Council members are considering what to do at Highland Cemetery now that space is becoming limited.
Clerk-Treasurer Andrew Rowe alerted council members last week that there are only about 12 to 20 grave spaces remaining at Highland Cemetery.
He noted that if they were to cross a highway or county road, a whole new cemetery would have to be established so they’re looking into the possibility of land acquisition. Continue reading
North Judson Town Council Approves Payment to Practical Tree Service for Stump and Tree Removal
Some troublesome trees and stumps have been removed in the Town of North Judson.
Over the past few months, North Judson Town Council members received a few complaints about an abundance of stumps in the town’s cemeteries and some trees that were potential safety hazards. Continue reading
North Judson Town Council Awards Bid for Cemetery Mowing Contract
T&J Lawn Care, out of Walkerton, will be handling the mowing services for Pioneer and Highland Cemeteries following a decision made by North Judson Town Council members Monday night.
The cemetery mowing contract was initially advertised back in March and individuals had a month to submit bids. The Town Council received and opened two bids last night.
The bid submitted by Tim Rhodes, the owner of T&J Lawn Care Services, was for a total of $12,000. The second bid, submitted by Mike Fanelli came in at $20,995. Continue reading
Highland Cemetery Concern Brought Before North Judson Town Council
Some concerns about the Highland Cemetery were brought to the attention of the North Judson Town Council Members when they met Monday night.
Resident Vicki Richey informed members that she was speaking on behalf of everyone who has a loved one buried in the cemetery.
She stated that she used to own a tree-service company and recently looked over the land at Highland and found about 45 tree stumps. She added that there is also split tree that should be taken care of because if it falls it runs the risk of damaging some headstones. Continue reading
NJ Town Council Members to Discuss Cemetery Mowing Ad and Amended Salary Ordinance Tonight
North Judson Town Council members will discuss the cemetery mowing advertisement when they meeting tonight.
Members will also hold the second reading over an amended salary ordinance. At the final meeting in February, members held the first reading over a salary ordinance that would not include a 3 percent raise for the town council members.
At the beginning of the year, members signed off on a salary ordinance that essentially gave a 3 percent raise across the board. However, Town Attorney Justin Schramm explained that since the salary ordinance was approved in January of 2018, the members couldn’t approve a raise for themselves since it wouldn’t look good to the State Board of Accounts to approve a raise in the same year it is given. Continue reading
North Judson Town Council Members Discuss Advertisement for Cemetery Mowing and Additional Duties
North Judson Town Council members considered the advertisement for cemetery mowing when they met Monday night.
Individuals applying for this job would be bidding on lawn care, leaf clean up and debris removal for both Highland and Pioneer Cemeteries. They would be expected to provide all labor, equipment and fuel.
Members noted that the proposed advertisement was the same as last year’s. However, since they experienced some problems with last year’s service, they wanted to avoid any potential confusion by clearly stating what is expected of the bidder. Continue reading
North Judson Council Hears Complaints About Cemetery Mowing
Unmowed grass at Highland Cemetery has led to a complaint to the North Judson Town Council. During last week’s meeting, one resident said the condition of the cemetery was a disgrace and asked council members to fix the problem.
