LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Board looks at grant options (3/4/04)
Additional grant opportunities for the planned Hudson Family Park project topped discussion at the Portland Park Board meeting on Tuesday.
Daniels stops in Portland (2/25/04)
Two-thirds of the way into his second lap around the state, the likely Republican nominee for governor sat down for an hour-long meal and chat with a group of residents concerned about Portland’s downtown and a host of other issues.
Decision close on election equipment (3/9/04)
Jay and other counties around the country don’t have a choice: They’ll have to dump the current punch-card voting system by the 2006 elections.
Commissioners support park (1/20/04)
They’ve already agreed to show their support for a Portland park project by donating a bridge.
Airport work expands (1/22/04)
Federal funds will be requested in March for a growing list of improvement projects at the Portland Municipal Airport.
Need for Asst. Principal pondered
Jay School Board members will learn Thursday whether an assistant principal is legally required at East Jay Middle School.
Paving plans unsure (3/15/04)
Paving plans in Jay County for the summer of 2004 could hit a snag if a local company decides not to open it Portland asphalt mixing plant.
Geneva grant plans proceed (3/17/04)
GENEVA — A second public hearing for the planned $601,000 drainage reconstruction project here was held Tuesday night.
Zoning request OK'd
PORTLAND — A request to re-zone property southwest of Portland for a car dealership and other commercial operations was approved in about 10 minutes by a local zoning advisory board Thursday.
Contract awarded for drainage work
A $93,093 bid for a drainage improvement project in southeast Portland was accepted Friday by the Portland Board of Works.
Sheriff contract will be pursued (1/26/04)
Since initiating a discussion last week with Jay County Sheriff Todd Penrod about a possible contract that would change the way he is paid, Jay County Commissioners have received plenty of feedback.
Miller: Regulate 'mega-farms' (2/18/04)
A proposed “mega-dairy” in Randolph County that has sparked public resistance has Milo Miller Jr. wondering if Jay County should toughen laws regulating confined feeding operations.
JJCL funds supported (2/10/04)
An advisory group is recommending that $50,000 in economic development income tax proceeds be used for continued support of a local learning center.
Health Dept. purchases OK'd
Facing a deadline to spend money to battle bioterrorism or lose it, officials from the Jay County Health Department got the OK to purchase more than $21,000 in equipment this morning.
Weiler taxes discussed (2/17/04)
With a local learning center now the legal owner of a dilapidated downtown building, Jay County Commissioners expect they’ll be asked to forgive more than $24,000 in unpaid property taxes.
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