July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Ethanol plant continues to move ahead (06/26/06)
Jay County Commissioners
By By MARY ANN LEWIS-
Premier Ethanol, which is planning an ethanol plant southwest of Portland, has completed testing for Rule 5 requirements for the nearly 180 acre site southwest of Portland.
Carl Walker, chairman of the Jay County Soil and Water Conservation District, discussed that study with the Jay County Drainage Board today.
Walker said the study was very detailed.
“It’s amazing,” Walker told the board, showing them a report consisting of hundreds of pages. “It’s state of the art.”
Walker said the report included information with which he was not familiar.
“It was so comprehensive, I had to look up some of what it meant,” Walker, a licensed soil tester, said.
Rule 5 applies to construction activities that result in the disturbance of one or more acres of land. If the Rule 5 permit is required, a project site owner must develop a written plan for controlling sediment run-off, and submit the plan to the local county SWCD office.
Walker also told the board this morning that the JCSWCD may be looking for more money in 2007.
He said beginning in January, the local office will be asked to begin paying rent on its office just west of Portland on Ind. 67. He said some other changes may be in the works for the local office as well.
“If those things happen and we have to move, I’m not sure the budget will work in 2007. We may be coming back asking you for more money,” he said.
The local board is currently funded by the county, Jay County Solid Waste Board, and a grant from the Clean Water Act.
He also said the SWCS board is planning a conservation tour of the county again this fall and invited commissioners and anyone interested to participate in the tour.
Meeting as commissioners, Milo Miller Jr., Gary Theurer, and Faron Parr, heard Pike Township trustee Bob Lyons ask commissioners to use their “power” to encourage local telephone company Embarq (formerly Sprint) to use 911 addresses in its directory.
Lyons said some addresses are still listed as rural route.
“They need to bring the phone book up to speed,” he said, adding that residents pay an additional $1.75 per month for 911 service.
“They are saying people need to call to get it changed, but not everyone has had to call,” Lyons said. “Somebody needs to push the right buttons to get this done.”
Commissioners today also gave courthouse superintendent, Roger McBride, permission to have the courtroom and rotunda domes on the courthouse roof repaired.
He explained recently that caulking around the leaded glass fixtures has deteriorated, causing the domes to leak. He explained to commissioners how the repair could be done by ProGlass of Winchester for about $3,850.
Miller said with the new repair, “it will be easier to fix them next time,” a job that is normally needed about every three years.[[In-content Ad]]
Carl Walker, chairman of the Jay County Soil and Water Conservation District, discussed that study with the Jay County Drainage Board today.
Walker said the study was very detailed.
“It’s amazing,” Walker told the board, showing them a report consisting of hundreds of pages. “It’s state of the art.”
Walker said the report included information with which he was not familiar.
“It was so comprehensive, I had to look up some of what it meant,” Walker, a licensed soil tester, said.
Rule 5 applies to construction activities that result in the disturbance of one or more acres of land. If the Rule 5 permit is required, a project site owner must develop a written plan for controlling sediment run-off, and submit the plan to the local county SWCD office.
Walker also told the board this morning that the JCSWCD may be looking for more money in 2007.
He said beginning in January, the local office will be asked to begin paying rent on its office just west of Portland on Ind. 67. He said some other changes may be in the works for the local office as well.
“If those things happen and we have to move, I’m not sure the budget will work in 2007. We may be coming back asking you for more money,” he said.
The local board is currently funded by the county, Jay County Solid Waste Board, and a grant from the Clean Water Act.
He also said the SWCS board is planning a conservation tour of the county again this fall and invited commissioners and anyone interested to participate in the tour.
Meeting as commissioners, Milo Miller Jr., Gary Theurer, and Faron Parr, heard Pike Township trustee Bob Lyons ask commissioners to use their “power” to encourage local telephone company Embarq (formerly Sprint) to use 911 addresses in its directory.
Lyons said some addresses are still listed as rural route.
“They need to bring the phone book up to speed,” he said, adding that residents pay an additional $1.75 per month for 911 service.
“They are saying people need to call to get it changed, but not everyone has had to call,” Lyons said. “Somebody needs to push the right buttons to get this done.”
Commissioners today also gave courthouse superintendent, Roger McBride, permission to have the courtroom and rotunda domes on the courthouse roof repaired.
He explained recently that caulking around the leaded glass fixtures has deteriorated, causing the domes to leak. He explained to commissioners how the repair could be done by ProGlass of Winchester for about $3,850.
Miller said with the new repair, “it will be easier to fix them next time,” a job that is normally needed about every three years.[[In-content Ad]]
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