The City of Knox is moving ahead with trick-or-treating but is urging residents to take precautions against COVID-19. Mayor Dennis Estok announced Thursday that trick-or-treat hours will be Saturday, October 31 from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. But the costume judging normally held at the Nancy J. Dembowski Community Center sponsored by Starke County A.B.A.T.E. has been canceled.
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The Knox City Council adopted the 2021 budget last week. It totals just over $3 million, with almost $1.6 million of that being the General Fund. While those are slight decreases from this year’s budget, Mayor Dennis Estok previously noted that the amount of revenue should be slightly higher.
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The Knox City Council Tuesday approved a new traffic pattern for the intersection of Carlson Drive and Pine Street. Traffic on Pine Street will now have to stop, while Carlson Drive traffic will have the right of way.
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The 2021 budget will be up for adoption during tonight’s Knox City Council meeting. The total proposed budget is just over $3 million, with almost $1.6 million of that being the General Fund.
Continue readingWhether to allow trick-or-treating during a global pandemic is a question being faced by many local communities. Knox Mayor Dennis Estok told the city council last week that he was still waiting for guidance.
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Knox city ordinances no longer refer to being caught in a city park after hours as a misdemeanor, but it’s still a $25 fine. The city council adjusted the ordinance language Tuesday, at the recommendation of City Attorney Autumn Ferch.
Continue readingThe Knox City Council will take public comments on the city’s proposed 2021 budget tonight. The total proposed budget is just over $3 million. It calls for a General Fund of almost $1.6 million, a Motor Vehicle Highway Fund of over $385,000, and $530,000 to be spent out of Economic Development Income Tax revenues.
Continue readingAs the Knox Board of Zoning Appeals prepares to make a decision on a proposed homeless shelter, an effort to add a new member to the board was unsuccessful. During Tuesday’s city council meeting, Council President Jeff Berg made a motion to appoint Monica Miller to fill a longstanding vacancy on the BZA.
Continue readingThe City of Knox is moving closer to revitalizing a dilapidated downtown building. The city has been trying to take possession of 8 South Main Street, after a portion of the roof collapsed and the owner failed to pay most of the fine.
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The former Knox Moose Lodge will not be offered as a potential site for a homeless shelter, according to Mayor Dennis Estok. “That building was bought for future land use, to help revitalize the downtown area, whatever it’s going to be,” Estok said during Tuesday’s city council meeting. “It was not offered for the homeless shelter, and it won’t be. That is not the original plan for that building. That’s not why we bought it. So that is off the table, as far as I’m concerned.”
Continue readingThe Knox City Council will hold its regular meeting tonight. No specific action items are listed on the advance agenda, but Mayor Dennis Estok and Clerk-Treasurer Cyndi Mann-Kidder will give their regular reports.
Continue readingWhile next month’s Fall Bash has been canceled, the City of Knox is already busy rescheduling many of the festivities for next July. Mayor Dennis Estok told the city council last week that the city didn’t really have an option. “There’s no way we could meet any of the conditions set forth to have a gathering over 250 down there, so we just went ahead and canceled it,” he explained.
Continue readingKnox city employees may be getting a pay raise next year, but only a slight one. Mayor Dennis Estok told the city council last week that he’s proposing a one-percent raise for employees, but no increase for elected officials or appointed board members.
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The Knox City Council has officially given its permission for the clerk-treasurer to pay certain claims before the council has a chance to approve them.
Continue readingThe Knox clerk-treasurer may soon be allowed to pay certain bills before they’re officially approved by the city council.
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The Knox City Council recently took action to make sure funding is available for the wastewater treatment plant project, as well as next year’s budget. Council members passed a resolution to meet a $120,000 grant match requirement.
Continue readingThree Knox businesses are apparently doing a good job of meeting the conditions of their tax abatements. The city council last week approved the CF-1 forms from Traffic Control Specialists, Reagent Chemical & Research, and J.W. Hicks.
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The City of Knox will hold its first concert in the park of the year tonight, but Mayor Dennis Estok told the city council Tuesday that it could also be the last, depending on the spread of COVID-19.
Continue readingMore than two months after the City of Knox was awarded a $250,000 COVID-19 Response Program grant, the money has finally made its way to local businesses. Mayor Dennis Estok told the city council Tuesday that the funding came into the city last week, and it was distributed to 27 qualifying businesses within two days.
Continue readingA few budget adjustments will be up for the Knox City Council’s approval tonight. Council members will consider granting permission for more money to be spent out of the cumulative sewer treatment fund, as well as for appropriations to be transferred within that fund. A reduction of appropriations in this year’s general, motor vehicle highway, and park funds for the 2021 budget will also be up for approval. Residents will have a chance to weigh in on those proposed changes before the council votes on them.
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