July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Dunkirk resident questions trash fee (11/21/06)
Letters to the Editor
To the editor:
Once again I read the council pushing this ordinance through. Why the hurry? So they can have it on the new budget for 2007.
Do the math: $8 times 12 months is $96. Now, with 1,200 water bills that comes to $115,200.
Where is that amount of money from the property tax revenue going?
I attended a meeting asking that and stating my objection, but was told I was the only one doing so, where was anyone else?
Well now that I am on second shift and can't attend the meetings, I guess no one.
They stated in the paper it was hurried through to be on our December bills. Any amendments can be added later.
What amendments? Is this a way to help fund a project? Sometimes I think the council has hidden agendas, like moving the city limits on the south side of town just to broaden their tax base. If budget problems exist, they won't go away by throwing more money at them. They just get bigger!
So it's Merry Christmas Dunkirk.
I hope you enjoy your present - a new tax.
Ron Robinette
Dunkirk
Clinic thanks
To the editor:
The Jay County STD (sexually-transmitted disease) Center has screened and assisted 75 individuals since opening its monthly clinic in December 2005. During 2006, local grant awards from The Portland Foundation ($2,000), the United Way ($3,000) and the foundation's Women's Giving Circle ($500) have helped sustain funding for operating expenses of the monthly clinic.
Walk-in appointments are available to local residents at the STD Center every second Monday from 5 to 7 p.m. at 521 S. Wayne St., Portland.
Screenings are conducted by Curtis Bow, nurse practitioner, and counseling by Pregnancy Care Center of Jay County.
We are very appreciative of the community support for this important health service.
Sincerely,
Patty Johnston, Pregnancy Care Center of Jay County; Larry Braden, Community and Family Services Inc.
Help available
To the editor:
The Indiana Association of Area Agencies on Aging wants to help people with Medicare - older adults and younger persons with disabilities - find out if they are eligible for Extra Help. Last year, more than 70,000 Hoosiers who are eligible for the Medicare Prescription Part D plan did not enroll.
Persons who may qualify have an annual income below $14,700 for single persons and $19,800 if they are married and living with a spouse. Slightly higher income levels may apply if you, the beneficiary, provide half support to other family members living with you.
If you are single and your resources are below $11,500 (savings and stocks but not your car or home) or $23,000 for a married couple, you may qualify for extra help to pay for your Medicare prescription drug costs.
Anyone who is potentially eligible should have received an application from the Social Security Administration. You should fill out the application and return it in the envelope provided. But, if you need assistance, help is available by calling your local Area Agency on Aging at 1-800-986-3505.
Melissa Durr, CEO
Indiana Association of
Area Agencies on Aging
Indianapolis[[In-content Ad]]
Once again I read the council pushing this ordinance through. Why the hurry? So they can have it on the new budget for 2007.
Do the math: $8 times 12 months is $96. Now, with 1,200 water bills that comes to $115,200.
Where is that amount of money from the property tax revenue going?
I attended a meeting asking that and stating my objection, but was told I was the only one doing so, where was anyone else?
Well now that I am on second shift and can't attend the meetings, I guess no one.
They stated in the paper it was hurried through to be on our December bills. Any amendments can be added later.
What amendments? Is this a way to help fund a project? Sometimes I think the council has hidden agendas, like moving the city limits on the south side of town just to broaden their tax base. If budget problems exist, they won't go away by throwing more money at them. They just get bigger!
So it's Merry Christmas Dunkirk.
I hope you enjoy your present - a new tax.
Ron Robinette
Dunkirk
Clinic thanks
To the editor:
The Jay County STD (sexually-transmitted disease) Center has screened and assisted 75 individuals since opening its monthly clinic in December 2005. During 2006, local grant awards from The Portland Foundation ($2,000), the United Way ($3,000) and the foundation's Women's Giving Circle ($500) have helped sustain funding for operating expenses of the monthly clinic.
Walk-in appointments are available to local residents at the STD Center every second Monday from 5 to 7 p.m. at 521 S. Wayne St., Portland.
Screenings are conducted by Curtis Bow, nurse practitioner, and counseling by Pregnancy Care Center of Jay County.
We are very appreciative of the community support for this important health service.
Sincerely,
Patty Johnston, Pregnancy Care Center of Jay County; Larry Braden, Community and Family Services Inc.
Help available
To the editor:
The Indiana Association of Area Agencies on Aging wants to help people with Medicare - older adults and younger persons with disabilities - find out if they are eligible for Extra Help. Last year, more than 70,000 Hoosiers who are eligible for the Medicare Prescription Part D plan did not enroll.
Persons who may qualify have an annual income below $14,700 for single persons and $19,800 if they are married and living with a spouse. Slightly higher income levels may apply if you, the beneficiary, provide half support to other family members living with you.
If you are single and your resources are below $11,500 (savings and stocks but not your car or home) or $23,000 for a married couple, you may qualify for extra help to pay for your Medicare prescription drug costs.
Anyone who is potentially eligible should have received an application from the Social Security Administration. You should fill out the application and return it in the envelope provided. But, if you need assistance, help is available by calling your local Area Agency on Aging at 1-800-986-3505.
Melissa Durr, CEO
Indiana Association of
Area Agencies on Aging
Indianapolis[[In-content Ad]]
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