LOCAL GOVERNMENT
CAFO set in county
The Jay County Commissioners reviewed a notice from the Indiana Department of Environmental Management alerting them that a Coldwater, Ohio, operator is planning to build a confined feeding operation housing more than 2 million laying hens in Wabash Township.
Council postpones salary decision
The Jay County Council postponed decisions on salaries for county employees for 2011 until it looks over proposed budgets for each department.
Options explored for cemetery land
What do you do when you want to acquire a piece of property that’s worth less than the cost of appraisal?
Bids come in low
Bids for a sewer improvement project on Portland’s southeast side came in low enough that a handful of city streets may be paved as part of the project.
City buys truck
When the snow falls this winter, a new truck will be plowing Portland streets.
Watson updates on road work
County engineer Dan Watson updated the Jay County Commissioners this morning on a few county projects — including a bridge project east of Bloomfield Elementary School.
Walk work on hold
The addition of a sidewalk along a Portland street will have to wait.
Dunkirk grant sought
DUNKIRK — A $500,000 grant to improve buildings in the downtown area will be sought by officials here.
Sewer work nears
The Jay County Regional Sewer District’s three projects outside Portland and Dunkirk are finally ready to go to bid.
Sewer district hires professionals
The Jay County Regional Sewer District contracted with several professionals Monday while it is still waiting for the green light from the United States Department of Agriculture to bid its three sewer projects.
Developer wins towns' praise
In an update to the Jay County Council Wednesday night, members of Jay County Development Corporation took time to praise the work of the county’s community developer, Ami Huffman.
Stanley resigns post as council president
REDKEY — In a surprise move, town council president Doug Stanley resigned from that post and was replaced by Terri Taylor Thursday night.
Old topics discussed again by district
An organization charged with promoting recycling did just that, as several key issues decided last month were once again the subject of vigorous discussion.
Cemetery purchase advances
Jay County Commissioners set in motion this morning the process to obtain two appraisals on 1.77 acres of ground that is the site of Portland Pioneer Cemetery.
Seeking separate bids
The Jay County Regional Sewer District is going to attempt to pull some strings with the state’s Rural Development office in order to allow the board’s engineers to bid the district’s three sewer installations as separate projects.
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