The Tri-Township School Board took action Thursday that paves the way for the closure of the 105-year-old LaCrosse school building. Board members passed a resolution to proceed with the bond process for a high school addition to the Wanatah School. The project would add five classrooms plus support spaces and infrastructure for a total cost of almost $2.6 million.
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Members of the public will have a chance to weigh in tonight on a proposal to close the 105-year-old LaCrosse school building and move high school classes to Wanatah.
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A confined hog feeding operation will be getting a tax break from Pulaski County. The county council voted six-to-one last week to grant a tax abatement for a facility being built by Derrick and Abbie Stalbaum in Rich Grove Township.
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Oregon-Davis teachers are getting a slight pay raise. The school board approved the 2020-2021 teacher contract by a vote of three-to-zero last week, according to Superintendent Bill Bennett. “The highlights of this year’s new contract include teachers receiving a $1,500 one-time stipend, as well as an increase on their base pay of $275,” Bennett says.
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A public hearing to take comments on a rezoning request for 800 acres of farmland in California and North Bend Townships in Starke County is scheduled for tonight at 5:30 p.m. CT at the Nancy J. Dembowski Community Center in Knox.
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The Tri-Township Consolidated School Corporation’s 2021 budget was adopted by the school board last month, but the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance will hold another hearing on it tomorrow. The budget totals just under $4.6 million.
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Bass Lake-area residents will have to wait until next week to weigh in on a rezoning request that would pave the way for a potential solar farm. A company called Starke Solar, LLC is asking Starke County to rezone more than 800 acres in California and North Bend townships on the south side of Bass Lake, mainly from residential to agricultural. That, in turn, would allow for the installation of solar panels.
Continue readingThe Pulaski County Council will take comments tonight on a tax abatement request for a confined feeding operation. Derrick and Abbie Stalbaum are seeking a property tax abatement for a facility they’re building on County Road 1050 West in Rich Grove Township. A public hearing will be held before council members make a final decision.
Continue readingA confined feeding operation being developed in rural Pulaski County could soon be getting a tax abatement. Derrick and Abbie Stalbaum are seeking a property tax abatement for a facility they’re building on County Road 1050 West in Rich Grove Township.
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The West Central School Corporation’s wind turbine bond refinancing took another step forward during last week’s school board meeting.
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Enrollment is down at the Knox Community School Corporation. “1,716 is our ADM, which is 37 less than what we had in the spring and 50 less than what we had a year ago in the fall,” says Superintendent Dr. William Reichhart.
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The Culver Town Council members held a public hearing Tuesday night to discuss the 2021 budget.
Continue readingThe Pulaski County Council will take comments on the proposed 2021 budget tonight. As advertised, the proposal calls for a total budget of almost $19 million, with a General Fund of over $8.2 million and a Highway Fund of almost $3.2 million.
Continue readingThe Town of Winamac may be able to get a larger share of tax revenues. During a special meeting last week, the town council voted to proceed with a maximum levy appeal, at the recommendation of Eric Walsh with accounting firm Baker Tilly.
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The Winamac Town Council has agreed to let the town spend almost $246,000 beyond what was listed in this year’s budget. An additional appropriation ordinance was unanimously approved during a special meeting last week.
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The 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.
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The Knox School Board will take comments on a proposed superintendent’s contract tonight. Under the proposal, Superintendent Dr. William Reichhart would get an annual base salary of $111,500, plus benefits.
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A Pulaski County solar farm proposal can keep moving ahead, but with a number of stipulations. The county’s board of zoning appeals Monday unanimously approved a special exception request for the proposed Mammoth Solar project but added a list of conditions and commitments for the developer.
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Pulaski County residents will have a chance to weigh in on a proposed tax restructuring during tonight’s county council meeting. If approved, it would lower the overall local income tax rate from 3.38 percent, the highest in the state, down to 2.85 percent, while at the same time increasing property taxes.
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The owners of 253 East Washington Street in Knox are facing a $2,500 fine, if they don’t start making visible repairs. The Knox Board of Works recently found the property not to be in compliance.
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