The Starke County Commissioners acted on two three-month moratoriums presented by the Starke County Planning Commission Monday morning.
Continue readingStarke County Commissioners Act on Solar Moratoriums
Starke County Commissioners to Schedule Joint Meeting with Planning Commission
The Starke County Commissioners discussed solar ordinance revisions during their meeting Monday.
Continue readingStarke County Planning Commission Approves Penalties and Fines to Environmental Public Nuisance Ordinance
Penalties and fines were added to the Environmental Public Nuisance ordinance during the recent meeting of the Starke County Planning Commission.
Continue readingStarke County Commissioners Close County Buildings to Public, Appointments Can be Arranged
The Starke County Commissioners have closed the county buildings to the public until further notice due to the rise in COVID-19 cases.
Continue readingStarke County Commissioners, Planning Commission Discuss Possible Changes to the Solar Energy Ordinance
The Starke County Commissioners and members of the Starke County Planning Commission met in a public joint session Wednesday night to discuss possible changes to the county’s Solar Energy Ordinance.
Continue readingStarke County Commissioners, Planning Commission to Discuss Solar Energy Ordinance
The Starke County Commissioners and members of the Starke County Planning Commission will come together tonight to discuss the current solar energy ordinance.
Continue readingStarke County Planning Commission Considers Rezoning Additional Parcels for Solar Project
The Starke County Planning Commission reviewed additional requests to rezone parcels in the Bass Lake/California Township area for a future solar project.
Continue readingStarke County Planning Commission Updated on Upcoming Solar Project
A solar project on several parcels near Bass Lake and southern Starke County will begin construction in January.
Continue readingStarke County Planning Commission Discuss Dirt Bike Tracks
The Starke County Planning Commission members discussed complaints filed against two dirt bike tracks in the North Judson area last week.
Continue readingStarke Commissioners Finalize Planning Commission Appointment, Discuss Highway Department Operations
A vacancy on the Starke County Planning Commission has been resolved. It was reported to the county commissioners Monday that the county’s township trustees voted four-to-three to have Oregon Township Trustee Mark Allen fill the trustee’s seat. The commissioners affirmed his appointment with a unanimous vote.
Continue readingStarke County Building Commissioner Position Open
Terry Stephenson apparently left his position as Starke County Building Commissioner at the end of January.
Continue readingStarke County Commissioners Make Decision on Parcel Rezoning for Solar Panel Project
The Starke County Commissioners made a decision on rezoning several parcels of land to agriculture to pave the way for the installation of solar panels in and around the Bass Lake area.
Continue readingStarke County Planning Administrator/Inspector Appeals Termination
Starke County Planning Administrator/Inspector Terry Stephenson appealed his termination from the position before the Starke County Council and Starke County Commissioners Tuesday night.
Continue readingStarke County Commissioners Table Decision on Rezoning Recommendation
The Starke County Commissioners decided to table a decision on a rezoning recommendation by the Starke County Planning Commission. The recommendation was to rezone 350 acres from residential to agriculture to pave the way for the installation of solar panels in the Bass Lake and neighboring area.
Continue readingStarke County Commissioners Updated on Rezoning Requests
Starke County Attorney Marty Lucas updated the Starke County Commissioners on the proposed rezoning requests in the Bass Lake area last week.
Continue readingStarke County Commissioners Delay Decision on Starke County Planning Commission Rezoning Recommendations
The Starke County Commissioners, along with County Attorney Marty Lucas and officials with Starke Solar, LLC, will take more time to review paperwork and submit additional documents before a decision is finalized pertaining to rezoning properties in the Bass Lake area.
Continue readingStarke County Planning Commission Members Consider Rezoning Requests
The members of the Starke County Planning Commission continued a public hearing Tuesday night at the Nancy J. Dembowski Community Center in Knox to hear comments concerning the rezoning of several hundred acres from residential or light business to agriculture for all uses permitted in the agriculture zone.
Continue readingPublic Hearing on Rezoning Request in Starke County Scheduled for Tonight
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.
Continue readingStarke County Forest Access Road Plan Needs Another Level of Approval
Plans for the Starke County Forest’s new access road still have another hurdle to clear before construction may begin. The Starke County Park Board recently got $15,000 from the Hardesty Memorial Endowment Fund to turn the forest’s existing access trail into a gravel road and add a parking lot.
Starke County Commissioners Approve RV Ordinance
Starke County Building Inspector Terry Stephenson presented a proposed Recreational Vehicle Ordinance to the county commissioners this week which was previously recommended for approval by the Starke County Planning Commission.
Stephenson said the purpose of the ordinance is to provide standards for RV equipment utilized for temporary use without infringement upon residential properties.
