CFOs atop list of permits (12/03/05)

Two permits for confined feeding operations topped the list of building permits issued in November by the Jay/Portland Building and Planning Department.

David and Linda Lowe applied for a permit to build a confined feeding operation on Ind. 26, between Ind. 1 and county road 1100 West, Dunkirk. Construction costs were estimated at $500,000.

Also applying for a permit to build a CFO was George Homan. He plans to build the operation at 11701 West 200 North, Dunkirk. Construction costs for this project were estimated at $385,000.

Projects granted permits in November totaled $1,679,445.

Other projects issued permits by the department in November include: New Covenant Fellowship Church, 1238 West 450 South, Portland, church addition, $15,000; Robert C. Lyons, 1653 East 650 South, Portland, barn addition, $10,000; Mike Knapke, 761 West 650 South, Portland, compost building, $10,000; Jerome Schoenlein, 6324 East Ind. 26, Portland, barn addition, $8,600; Dennis and Theresa Muhlenkamp, 6263 East 400 North, Portland, barn, $14,000; Christopher Ontrop, 5017 East 500 North, Portland, barn, $20,000.

Houser Bros., 7314 North 50 West, Bryant, pole barn, $54,000; Portland Economic Development Corporation, 710 East 100 North, Portland, commercial alteration, $400,000; Larry Aspy, 4200 North 150 East, Portland, mobile home, $4,000; Jason and Beverly Huntsman, 3667 South 350 East, Portland, pond, $3,200; Marjorie Fields, 1014 W. Main St., Portland, roof, $1,200; Cindy Timmons, 522 E. Main St., Portland, home, $40,000; Damion Lewis, 1307 East Ind. 26, Portland, home with garage, $83,000.

Rick Current, 9709 West 700 South, Redkey, garage, $2,045; Larry Jacobs, 3727 West 550 South, Portland, barn, $11,800; John Bruggeman, 3158 North State Line Road, Portland, pole building, $3,500; Vera Mann, 1249 East 900 North, Geneva, pole barn, $15,000; James C. Phillips, 5385 South 1000 West, Redkey, home addition, $5,000; Jeff Anderson, 121 Boundary Pike, Portland, porch and roof, $5,000.

Sylvester Sell, 1669 East 200 North, Portland, home addition, $2,000; John Baker, 10376 West 300 South, Dunkirk, home addition, $23,000; Steve Smith, 803 East Division Road, Portland, home addition, $7,500; Robert and Rose Ann Welling, 7859 East 800 North, Bryant, garage, breezeway and roof, $15,000; Dan Orr, 4023 South 800 West, Redkey, garage, $27,000; Frank and Angie Ingram, 1088 East 900 South, Ridgeville, garage, $13,000; Darwin Hamor Williamson, 174 West 275 South, Portland, carport, $1,200.

Also in November, Bruce A. and Jane Bowen, 981 South 100 East, Portland, filed for a home occupation. Norman and Alice Miller, on U.S. 27, between county roads 100 North and 200 North, Portland, filed for a map change.

Also in the building and planning department office, the John Jay Center for Learning, 111 N. Meridian St., Portland, filed for a special exception.

ASQ to meet

The American Society for Quality of East Central Indiana, Section 904, will meet Wednesday, Dec. 7, at Spartech Plastics, 1401 E. Memorial Drive, Muncie.

The tour meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m.

ASQ Section 904 earned the 2004-05 Section Management Process Total Quality Award, which is given to sections that have proven commitment and ability to serve local ASQ members.

This section encompasses Jay, Randolph, Blackford, Delaware, Grant, Madison, Henry and Wayne counties.[[In-content Ad]]