LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Sheller tour
Chad Fifer is seeking assistance to continue improving the former Sheller-Globe south property. Portland City Council members had the opportunity Monday to take a look at the improvements he has made so far.
No funding for JCDC
Jay County Development Corporation didn’t receive funding from the county Monday.
Rehab program moving forward
Jay County is moving forward with plans for an owner-occupied rehabilitation program.
Project underway
Portland Board of Works heard updates and discussed aspects of the wastewater treatment plant project that includes the construction of a wet weather pump station and an equalization basin.
Council leaves EDIT $ out of budget
Commissioners will need to approach council next year about spending economic development income tax (EDIT) dollars.
Focused on finances
Portland City Council focused mostly on financial issues during its meeting Monday.
Village to buy a new police vehicle
Fort Recovery Village Council amended appropriations and approved transfers during a special meeting Tuesday, allowing for the purchase of a 2025 Dodge Durango Pursuit and a brush chipper.
Finances discussed
Portland City Council focused mostly on financial issues during its meeting Monday.
County TIF plan is updated
The fourth and final step in the process is complete. Jay County Redevelopment Commission approved a confirmatory resolution Wednesday, formally adopting its updated economic development plan for the county’s tax increment financing (TIF) district.
Facade funds OK’d for business
A downtown Portland business will get some help with new windows. During back-to-back meetings Thursday morning, Portland Historic Preservation Commission and Portland Facade Committee approved a certificate of appropriateness for new windows on the north side of Reclaiming Design and agreed to cover half of the cost of cutting the …
Lease OK’d; JCDC offers its response
During a meeting Monday, the Jay County Development Corporation (JCDC) board of directors approved its lease agreement with the city for its office space in Community Resource Center.
County to look at health insurance option
County commissioners heard a case for partially self-funding county employees’ health insurance Monday. Their plan is to see what that would look like with other insurance brokers in the coming weeks.
Raises addressed
DUNKIRK — It took some time, but raises have been approved for 2025. Dunkirk City Council spent more than an hour and 15 minutes discussing the raises section-by-section Monday, generally settling on 5% increases for employees and 10% increases for supervisors.
County will look at its security policies
Jay County Commissioners OK’d creating a task force Monday to update the county’s cybersecurity plan.
McCormick spoke at dinner in Hartford City
Democrat candidate for governor Jennifer McCormick discussed all of those issues during her visit Saturday to the Roosevelt Truman Dinner at the Elks Lodge in Hartford City. In doing so, she pushed another belief — that if voters who care about those issues go to the polls in November, she …
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