LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Contract approved
Dunkirk City Council on Monday approved a contract with Jones and Henry for work related to the wastewater treatment plant and tabled the master utility plan to get more information.
Clerk’s office plans a new website
Jay County Commissioners OK’d a $20,000 grant application and approved a contract with website developer An Island on Monday to create a site for election data.
Eight locally created bills head to governor
Four bills from State Sen. Travis Holdman, three from State Rep. Matt Lehman and one from State Rep. J.D. Prescott are headed to Gov. Eric Holcomb following the conclusion Friday of the 2024 Indiana General Assembly legislative session.
Potential updates discussed
Portland Plan Commission seems more inclined to update local zoning ordinances in-house rather than hiring a consultant.
Patriots outshine Starfires
The Jay County Junior High School swim team performed a clean sweep of the South Adams Starfires on Tuesday, winning every single event.
Prices set, heater decision tabled
Portland Park Board on Tuesday set opening day, prices and pay rates for staff for Portland Water Park but tabled a discussion of adding a heater to the pool to gather more information about long-term costs.
Sewer rates set to go up again
Portland City Council on Monday approved up to a 36% sewer rate increase on first reading.
FR moving forward with water plant engineering
Fort Recovery Village Council agreed Monday to move forward with PMG Consulting and Shoaf Consulting for engineering work in connection with switching the village’s water plant to a reverse osmosis facility. Marvin Gnagy, owner of PMG Consulting, and Rob Shoaf, owner of Shoaf Consulting, will provide a proposal for design …
Bids opened
Both offers came in at more than $13.5 million as Portland Board of Works on Thursday opened bids for a portion of the city’s work that is required as part of its agreed order Indiana Department of Environmental Management.
Advisory board created for Jay County Country Living
Jay County Commissioners approved an ordinance Monday creating an advisory board of directors for the county’s residential facility.
Elliott resigns
Following Monday's Dunkirk City Council meeting, Mayor Jack Robbins shared that clerk-treasurer Tina Elliott has turned in her resignation.
County contract bill clears House committee
State Rep. Matt Lehman’s Indiana House Bill 1158, which details procedures for county elected officials to enter into contracts, was amended again Thursday by the Senate Local Government Committee and then approved on a 10-0 vote.
Smith shares his vision in Jay Co.
Tim Smith, a Fort Wayne resident and one of eight candidates for the Republican nomination for the U.S. House of Representatives in Indiana’s 3rd District, shared his campaign vision with The Commercial Review.
Home rehab program gets OK
Jay County Commissioners heard Monday from community coordinator Nate Kimball about the program. Kimball pointed out Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs sent an award letter Friday for the $1 million program intended to help low-income local residents make repairs to their homes. (According to the letter, county officials …
Assistance approved
Portland Redevelopment Commission on Friday approved contributing $35,000 toward concrete and plumbing work for The Venue of Portland.
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