July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Pyle furniture funding OKd (10/8/03)
New Geneva town hall almost complete
GENEVA — With renovations winding down at the Pyle Building, members of the town council approved funds for furniture.
Approximately $20,000 was approved by the council Tuesday evening to furnish the Pyle Building, which will become the town hall.
Renovations are expected to be completed in mid-November.
This money will be used to purchase computer equipment and furniture for the town clerk-treasurer’s office, the town manager’s office, the police department and a meeting room.
The money will come from funds borrowed to pay for the remainder of the project fees not covered by the $389,000 federal Community Focus Fund grant and a local grant match, Geneva clerk-treasurer Doug Milligan said following the meeting.
In related business, Prince/Alexander Architects president Steve Alexander gave an update on renovations of the building, located on 411 E. Line Street.
Installation of countertops, light fixtures and painting on the second floor are complete, Alexander said.
On the first floor, doors, hardware and stair railings are installed.
Milligan told council members that the town has received about 95 percent of the grant money.
Plans for the first floor include a small museum area, offices for the town marshal, manager and clerk-treasurer, two restrooms, an evidence room, deputy room and interview room for the police department, a meeting room and a storage area.
The second floor will include a classroom, lounge, kitchen, four restrooms, a 125-seat meeting room and three storage areas.
Also Tuesday, council members:
•Heard Geneva town manager Steve Hampshire report that trick-or-treating hours in Geneva will be Thursday, Oct. 30 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
•Tabled discussion on agreeing to take over control of the road leading from U.S. 27 to the new Migrant Day Care Center on the north side of Geneva.
Council members Mike Schwartz, Jim Timmerman and Lew Wringler discussed drainage problems caused by the road and agreed that those problems must be corrected before the town will agree to maintain the road.
“Until that problem is corrected ... if we take possession it makes it the city’s problem,” Schwartz said.
•Heard Rose Bryan of Geneva Public Library report that work continues on applying for a $45,000 U.S. Department of Commerce planning grant to make exterior and interior structural repairs at the library.
Repairs are needed on the roof, floor and brick work on the west side of the building, located at 305 E. Line St., Bryan told council members Tuesday.
Bryan added that the library has funds available for the 10 percent required match.
•Requested that Hampshire investigate a drainage problem at First United Methodist Church, located at 100 N. Line St., Geneva.
John Mann from the church told the council that water has been coming through the floors of the church following heavy rain storms. Mann told the council that he believed that there was a problem with the drains located near the church.
Hampshire said he would check on the depth of drains in the ara, and then use a vacuum truck to remove rocks and leaves that could be clogging the drains.
•Heard a report from Milligan on a 5 percent fee increase in fire protection contracts with Hartford, Jefferson and Wabash townships in Adams County and Wabash Township in Jay County.
Fees for Hartford Township now total $3,644, Jefferson will pay $3,254, Wabash in Adams County will pay $6,117 and Wabash in Jay County will pay $2,978.
•Approved a request by Geneva Fire Department Chief John Kleinknight to close down part of East Line Street for a Halloween parade on Saturday, Oct. 25. Line-up for the parade will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the parking lot located near the intersection of East Line and Railroad streets.
The parade will begin at 7 p.m. and travel west on East Line Street to the fire station for costume judging.
•Heard Milligan announce that the next council meeting will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 11 at 6:30 p.m. at town hall. The meeting was moved from the first Tuesday of November which is Election Day.[[In-content Ad]]
Approximately $20,000 was approved by the council Tuesday evening to furnish the Pyle Building, which will become the town hall.
Renovations are expected to be completed in mid-November.
This money will be used to purchase computer equipment and furniture for the town clerk-treasurer’s office, the town manager’s office, the police department and a meeting room.
The money will come from funds borrowed to pay for the remainder of the project fees not covered by the $389,000 federal Community Focus Fund grant and a local grant match, Geneva clerk-treasurer Doug Milligan said following the meeting.
In related business, Prince/Alexander Architects president Steve Alexander gave an update on renovations of the building, located on 411 E. Line Street.
Installation of countertops, light fixtures and painting on the second floor are complete, Alexander said.
On the first floor, doors, hardware and stair railings are installed.
Milligan told council members that the town has received about 95 percent of the grant money.
Plans for the first floor include a small museum area, offices for the town marshal, manager and clerk-treasurer, two restrooms, an evidence room, deputy room and interview room for the police department, a meeting room and a storage area.
The second floor will include a classroom, lounge, kitchen, four restrooms, a 125-seat meeting room and three storage areas.
Also Tuesday, council members:
•Heard Geneva town manager Steve Hampshire report that trick-or-treating hours in Geneva will be Thursday, Oct. 30 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
•Tabled discussion on agreeing to take over control of the road leading from U.S. 27 to the new Migrant Day Care Center on the north side of Geneva.
Council members Mike Schwartz, Jim Timmerman and Lew Wringler discussed drainage problems caused by the road and agreed that those problems must be corrected before the town will agree to maintain the road.
“Until that problem is corrected ... if we take possession it makes it the city’s problem,” Schwartz said.
•Heard Rose Bryan of Geneva Public Library report that work continues on applying for a $45,000 U.S. Department of Commerce planning grant to make exterior and interior structural repairs at the library.
Repairs are needed on the roof, floor and brick work on the west side of the building, located at 305 E. Line St., Bryan told council members Tuesday.
Bryan added that the library has funds available for the 10 percent required match.
•Requested that Hampshire investigate a drainage problem at First United Methodist Church, located at 100 N. Line St., Geneva.
John Mann from the church told the council that water has been coming through the floors of the church following heavy rain storms. Mann told the council that he believed that there was a problem with the drains located near the church.
Hampshire said he would check on the depth of drains in the ara, and then use a vacuum truck to remove rocks and leaves that could be clogging the drains.
•Heard a report from Milligan on a 5 percent fee increase in fire protection contracts with Hartford, Jefferson and Wabash townships in Adams County and Wabash Township in Jay County.
Fees for Hartford Township now total $3,644, Jefferson will pay $3,254, Wabash in Adams County will pay $6,117 and Wabash in Jay County will pay $2,978.
•Approved a request by Geneva Fire Department Chief John Kleinknight to close down part of East Line Street for a Halloween parade on Saturday, Oct. 25. Line-up for the parade will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the parking lot located near the intersection of East Line and Railroad streets.
The parade will begin at 7 p.m. and travel west on East Line Street to the fire station for costume judging.
•Heard Milligan announce that the next council meeting will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 11 at 6:30 p.m. at town hall. The meeting was moved from the first Tuesday of November which is Election Day.[[In-content Ad]]
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