An announcement from the City of Knox yesterday shares that the City’s Water Department crews will begin flushing fire hydrants in the evenings, from 9pm – 5am Central Time throughout the city, beginning Sunday April 5th.
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KNOX – Due to the extreme winter conditions that will be affecting the area, Mayor Dennis Estok would like to remind residents to take extra care in protecting their pets during these conditions.
Continue readingMayor Dennis Estok recently shared a report at the August 12th Knox City Council meeting.
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The Knox Board of Public of Works gave an update on the 50/50 Sidewalk program during their last meeting.
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The Knox City Council honored three volunteer firemen during their meeting last week.
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The Knox City Council members failed to pass the proposed Fire Protection Territory during their meeting Tuesday night.
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The City of Knox is trying to get more COVID-19 relief for its small businesses, but first, it needs residents to weigh in. The city is applying for $200,000 through the state’s COVID-19 Response Program.
Continue readingKnox City Police Chief Harold Smith asked the Knox Board of Works members last week on the record about the allowance of sidewalk sales by downtown merchants.
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The Pickle Ball presentation that was hosted at the Nancy J. Dembowski Center during the month of March had a positive outcome according to Knox Mayor Dennis Estok.
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Candidates wishing to file for office for this year’s Municipal Election cycle can do so in the county clerk’s office in Starke County and Pulaski County today.
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The City of Knox will be hiring a structural engineer to evaluate the condition of a downtown structure.
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The Knox Board of Works members opened a single bid for the demolition of 313 Ostrander Court when they met last week.
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Knox City Police Chief Harold Smith presented the Knox Board of Public Works members with a recommendation of promotion for a patrolman.
Continue readingRemodeling efforts are stalled at 6 N. Pearl Street after owner Lucia Valladares told the Knox Board of Works members she fired the contractor for several reasons.
Melvin Zeiters appeared before the Knox Board of Works Wednesday morning to discuss several code enforcement violations.
With the weather improving many people may be looking to spruce up the area around their house or business. Luckily for citizens of Knox, there is still about one week to get involved in the city’s 50/50 Sidewalk Replacement program.
Mayor Dennis Estok issued a reminder about the upcoming deadline at Tuesday night’s city council meeting.
Estok explained, “The 50/50 program for residents and commercial, the due date for that is coming up pretty fast so if anybody is going to enter it, they have to come up and get the application and have it in by May 4th to be a part of that program.” Continue reading
The National Day of Prayer breakfast in Knox is on Thursday, May 3.
This year’s theme is unity as the country comes together to pray for each other. The event is sponsored by the office of Mayor Dennis Estok and the City of Knox. The breakfast will be held at 7 a.m CT at the Nancy J. Dembowski Community Center at 55 E. Lake Street in Knox.
The possibility of installing a digital message board near the entryway into Knox was discussed during last week’s city council meeting. Mayor Dennis Estok told members that a message board could be utilized to notify citizens about upcoming events or any other messages that they may need to convey.
He said after doing a bit of research, he found there are few different options they have to consider. They can get a sign that would be on wheels, similar to what traffic control uses. That would cost approximately $15,000 to $20,000.
The other option they have is a sign that would be placed in the ground. Continue reading
Amendments to the existing curfew ordinance for the City of Knox will be considered during tonight’s city council meeting at 7 p.m.
According to the council packet provided by administrative assistant Peggy Travis, the curfew ordinance currently in place was originally adopted in October of 1989.
City council members are also anticipated to receive a presentation from Starke County Economic Development Foundation Special Projects Coordinator Ron Gifford. As usual, a monthly progress report will be provided. Continue reading
