LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Council denies tax abatement (08/09/07)
A southern Jay County confined swine feeding operation has been denied a request for three tax abatements by the Jay County Council.
Council upset with Hubbard (08/14/07)
DUNKIRK - Amid charges that the mayor was trying to play politics, a motion to accept a water system study grant was tabled at Monday's council meeting.
Offender ordinance revised (08/14/07)
An ordinance setting fees for convicted sex and violent offenders in Jay County has been replaced with a slightly different one.
'Snapshot' of jail reviewed (07/23/07)
The sheriff's department and DLZ architecture and engineering firm presented Jay County Commissioners with some projected needs for a potential jail renovation.
Local property tax impact driven by capital projects (07/31/07)
Property tax increases in Jay County are in line with the rest of the state, but a local official says capital improvements - not excessive spending - are the driving force.
Administrator hired for Red Gold grants (08/15/07)
GENEVA - Town council members here approved the hiring of a grant administrator on Tuesday for a new 40-person housing building planned at Red Gold.
Airport sewer bids opened (08/17/07)
A project grounded since the death of a local pilot is on track to take flight.
Reassesment may come to Jay County (08/17/07)
Jay County could be joining several Indiana counties ordered by the state to reassess property taxes.
Council rescinds Arts Place funding (08/21/07)
A local board has reversed its decision to give funds to a regional arts group.Members of the Portland City Council have decided not to donate $5,000 to Arts Place after getting a letter from a county official.
Residents protest CFO (08/20/07)
Several southern Jay County residents have made their opinions known to Jay County officials; they oppose the construction of a recently proposed confined turkey feeding operation.
Parking lot plans forwarded to council (08/03/07)
A local business owner's plan to expand shifted into drive Thursday.
Dunkirk budget meeting short (08/21/07)
DUNKIRK - After meeting for about 45 minutes in a special budget workshop session, council members here concluded more data was needed, and scheduled a follow-up budget workshop meeting for 5 p.m. Friday at city hall.
Council gives pay bump to more workers (08/23/07)
Pay increases topped discussions Wednesday evening before the first reading of Jay County's 2008 budget.
EDIT loan requested for hotel (08/24/07)
The developer of a hotel that recently broke ground in Portland has already received a 10-year tax abatement from the county.
Jay County to get grant (08/28/07)
The Jay County Emergency Management Agency has been approved for an emergency management performance grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
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