July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
County to get road $$ (03/20/06)
Jay County Commissioners
By By MARY ANN LEWIS-
It looks like Jay County’s going to get more than $1 million in additional funds to fix its roads over the next two years.
Jay County Commissioners this morning saw a preliminary report of the funding plan from Gov. Mitch Daniels’ “Major Moves” plan, which was passed last week by the Indiana Legislature.
The main component of the plan is a lease of the the Indiana Toll Road to a foreign company for 75 years for $3.85 billion.
Local governments will be receiving a share of $75 million in each of the next two years for road construction and maintenance.
Commissioner Milo Miller said Jay County will be getting an additional $542,862 for each of the next two years through the Motor Vehicle Assessment distribution formula.
Also today, Commissioners Gary Theurer, Faron Parr, and Miller instructed Ralph Frazee, director of Jay County Emergency Management, to look into the costs of purchasing a tornado siren for the roof of the Jay County Courthouse.
Commissioners expressed concern recently that a siren to warn residents of a possible severe storm or tornado was not located in downtown Portland.
Portland Police Chief Bob Sours, Portland Fire Chief Mike Thomas, and Portland Mayor Bruce Hosier told commissioners today that three such warning devices are currently in place around the city, but none are located in the downtown.
One is located at Tyson Road and Charles Street; one on the north water tower; and one at the Portland Pool.
Thomas explained that the warning device on the old Portland fire station is no longer in working order.
Sours said three sirens were purchased in April 2000 at a cost of $27,345.
“The city made the purchases in April 2000. There were no grants (recorded) in any of the minutes,” Sours said, reading from minutes of the 1999 board of works.
Frazee had told the commissioners recently that he was not aware of grant funding available to purchase a siren.
“We’d like to have one in the downtown,” Miller told Sours, “and we’d like to have it hooked into your system.”
“They are outdoor warning sirens,” Sours cautioned, “I doubt residents in homes would hear the sirens. Reverse 911 would take care of a lot of that.”
He said the Portland Police Department has a call list and area businesses and industries are then notified through that list.
“People still inside may have trouble hearing it,” Sours said of the warning sirens. “They are designed to be outdoor warning sirens.”
“Is there any problem with us buying one?” Miller asked Portland Mayor Bruce Hosier.
“No. None at all,” Hosier said.
“I don’t have a problem with buying one,” Miller said, “I’d just like to get hooked into your system.”[[In-content Ad]]
Jay County Commissioners this morning saw a preliminary report of the funding plan from Gov. Mitch Daniels’ “Major Moves” plan, which was passed last week by the Indiana Legislature.
The main component of the plan is a lease of the the Indiana Toll Road to a foreign company for 75 years for $3.85 billion.
Local governments will be receiving a share of $75 million in each of the next two years for road construction and maintenance.
Commissioner Milo Miller said Jay County will be getting an additional $542,862 for each of the next two years through the Motor Vehicle Assessment distribution formula.
Also today, Commissioners Gary Theurer, Faron Parr, and Miller instructed Ralph Frazee, director of Jay County Emergency Management, to look into the costs of purchasing a tornado siren for the roof of the Jay County Courthouse.
Commissioners expressed concern recently that a siren to warn residents of a possible severe storm or tornado was not located in downtown Portland.
Portland Police Chief Bob Sours, Portland Fire Chief Mike Thomas, and Portland Mayor Bruce Hosier told commissioners today that three such warning devices are currently in place around the city, but none are located in the downtown.
One is located at Tyson Road and Charles Street; one on the north water tower; and one at the Portland Pool.
Thomas explained that the warning device on the old Portland fire station is no longer in working order.
Sours said three sirens were purchased in April 2000 at a cost of $27,345.
“The city made the purchases in April 2000. There were no grants (recorded) in any of the minutes,” Sours said, reading from minutes of the 1999 board of works.
Frazee had told the commissioners recently that he was not aware of grant funding available to purchase a siren.
“We’d like to have one in the downtown,” Miller told Sours, “and we’d like to have it hooked into your system.”
“They are outdoor warning sirens,” Sours cautioned, “I doubt residents in homes would hear the sirens. Reverse 911 would take care of a lot of that.”
He said the Portland Police Department has a call list and area businesses and industries are then notified through that list.
“People still inside may have trouble hearing it,” Sours said of the warning sirens. “They are designed to be outdoor warning sirens.”
“Is there any problem with us buying one?” Miller asked Portland Mayor Bruce Hosier.
“No. None at all,” Hosier said.
“I don’t have a problem with buying one,” Miller said, “I’d just like to get hooked into your system.”[[In-content Ad]]
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