July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Geneva residents back grant (1/21/04)
Money would fund drainage project on Winchester Road
GENEVA — The majority of chairs at Tuesday’s public hearing were filled with property owners impacted by a planned drainage and road project here.
Twenty-three people attended the hearing to show support and ask questions about the estimated $600,000 project, which is designed to alleviate drainage problems for residents living on Winchester Road, Geneva clerk-treasurer Doug Milligan said.
The hearing was needed by the town to apply for a grant from the Indiana Department of Commerce. The town’s application is due by Friday.
The project is slated to begin at the intersection of Winchester Road and Spring Street and travel south on Winchester Road. The sewer line will then travel west on Harrison Street to Richfield Lane. The sewer line will then curve southwest on Richfield Lane, travel around Brenda Stump’s property, located at 206 Richfield Lane, and continue south under West Line Street, where it will connect with a proposed open drain and an existing storm drain tile.
Von Jones, who resides at 340 W. Harrison St., asked Vince Somers of Clark Dietz Inc. of Indianapolis if a 24-inch pipe should be used instead of the planned 18-inch pipe.
Somers agreed to check on Jones’ request and outlined the project plans. He also asked property owners directly impacted by the drainage problems to submit photos that can be included with the town’s grant application.
Randy Lehman, speaking for the Friends of the Limberlost, asked Somers how much impact the project will have on the property located south of West Line Street. The new pipe will drain into an open drain and an existing storm tile on the land owned by the group.
Lehman was told the county owns those drains and that Bridges and Somers are attempting to contact the Adams County surveyor to discuss the project and gather more information.
Jerry Bridges, an independent grant administrator from Anderson who is working on the grant application, also spoke Tuesday. He said that if the project is approved, the town could have the grant money by June and possibly start the work in late fall of this year.
Bridges also assured those attending Tuesday’s hearing that the town’s grant application would not adversely affect the Geneva Public Library’s chances for its requested planning grant. He added that the different grant money comes from two different areas within the DOC.[[In-content Ad]]
Twenty-three people attended the hearing to show support and ask questions about the estimated $600,000 project, which is designed to alleviate drainage problems for residents living on Winchester Road, Geneva clerk-treasurer Doug Milligan said.
The hearing was needed by the town to apply for a grant from the Indiana Department of Commerce. The town’s application is due by Friday.
The project is slated to begin at the intersection of Winchester Road and Spring Street and travel south on Winchester Road. The sewer line will then travel west on Harrison Street to Richfield Lane. The sewer line will then curve southwest on Richfield Lane, travel around Brenda Stump’s property, located at 206 Richfield Lane, and continue south under West Line Street, where it will connect with a proposed open drain and an existing storm drain tile.
Von Jones, who resides at 340 W. Harrison St., asked Vince Somers of Clark Dietz Inc. of Indianapolis if a 24-inch pipe should be used instead of the planned 18-inch pipe.
Somers agreed to check on Jones’ request and outlined the project plans. He also asked property owners directly impacted by the drainage problems to submit photos that can be included with the town’s grant application.
Randy Lehman, speaking for the Friends of the Limberlost, asked Somers how much impact the project will have on the property located south of West Line Street. The new pipe will drain into an open drain and an existing storm tile on the land owned by the group.
Lehman was told the county owns those drains and that Bridges and Somers are attempting to contact the Adams County surveyor to discuss the project and gather more information.
Jerry Bridges, an independent grant administrator from Anderson who is working on the grant application, also spoke Tuesday. He said that if the project is approved, the town could have the grant money by June and possibly start the work in late fall of this year.
Bridges also assured those attending Tuesday’s hearing that the town’s grant application would not adversely affect the Geneva Public Library’s chances for its requested planning grant. He added that the different grant money comes from two different areas within the DOC.[[In-content Ad]]
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