July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Sewer line almost done (07/16/07)
Jay County Commissioners
By By TRAVIS MINNEAR-
Construction on a 3,000-foot sewage line to connect the Poet Biorefining ethanol plant southwest of Portland to the city's wastewater treatment plant is nearing completion, according to Jay County Engineer Dan Watson.
He told commissioners on Monday morning the project is running "a little ahead of schedule" and should be completed no later than mid-August.
"It depends how long it takes everything to get wired," he said.
"We've got about 1,200 feet to go," Watson said.
Commissioners have agreed to pay the cost to install the line to a point about halfway between the treatment plant and the Poet Plant on county road 200 West. The commissioners hope to be reimbursed for the expense through revenue collected by a TIF district which includes the plant.
Separately, Jay County Commissioners approved a 48-month lease on a 2006 Case CX210 excavator. The price of the machinery is $99,542 with an $11,600 semi-annual rental cost. First Financial Bank is financing the lease.
Interest on the lease is 4.67 percent, Jay County Surveyor Brad Daniels said. The machine came from McDonald's Machinery, Fort Wayne.
The excavator will be used by the "surveyor's crew to clean out ditches," Commissioner Milo Miller Jr. said.
Commissioner Faron Parr said by going with a 2006 model instead of a 2007, the county saved between $8,000 and $10,000.
The county traded in a Case 9030B, Parr said, which helped save the county even more on the current lease.
"The biggest thing is you're trading it in while it still has resale value," he said.
The new machine will also lead to greater productivity, Daniels said.
In other business, commissioners discussed initial steps for contacting architects to work on expanding the Jay County jail.
Miller said commissioner have talked to a few architects about the project. He added that he was told land just north of the current jail would be suitable for adapting to a 125-bed facility.
Increasing administrative office space would also be a priority on the project, he said.
Commissioner Gary Theurer said the jail expansion will consist of "remodeling and making it the way it should be," but before any action can be taken the county must check its finances.
"We just want to see what our options are before we even talk money," Theurer said.[[In-content Ad]]
He told commissioners on Monday morning the project is running "a little ahead of schedule" and should be completed no later than mid-August.
"It depends how long it takes everything to get wired," he said.
"We've got about 1,200 feet to go," Watson said.
Commissioners have agreed to pay the cost to install the line to a point about halfway between the treatment plant and the Poet Plant on county road 200 West. The commissioners hope to be reimbursed for the expense through revenue collected by a TIF district which includes the plant.
Separately, Jay County Commissioners approved a 48-month lease on a 2006 Case CX210 excavator. The price of the machinery is $99,542 with an $11,600 semi-annual rental cost. First Financial Bank is financing the lease.
Interest on the lease is 4.67 percent, Jay County Surveyor Brad Daniels said. The machine came from McDonald's Machinery, Fort Wayne.
The excavator will be used by the "surveyor's crew to clean out ditches," Commissioner Milo Miller Jr. said.
Commissioner Faron Parr said by going with a 2006 model instead of a 2007, the county saved between $8,000 and $10,000.
The county traded in a Case 9030B, Parr said, which helped save the county even more on the current lease.
"The biggest thing is you're trading it in while it still has resale value," he said.
The new machine will also lead to greater productivity, Daniels said.
In other business, commissioners discussed initial steps for contacting architects to work on expanding the Jay County jail.
Miller said commissioner have talked to a few architects about the project. He added that he was told land just north of the current jail would be suitable for adapting to a 125-bed facility.
Increasing administrative office space would also be a priority on the project, he said.
Commissioner Gary Theurer said the jail expansion will consist of "remodeling and making it the way it should be," but before any action can be taken the county must check its finances.
"We just want to see what our options are before we even talk money," Theurer said.[[In-content Ad]]
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