FCC project tops list of permits (06/10/06)

A building permit for a building addition with an estimated construction cost of $2 million was obtained by FCC of Indiana, 555, Industrial Park Drive, Portland, accounting for nearly half the construction costs of new buildings for April 2006.

A total of 39 permits were obtained for projects with total estimated construction costs of $4,024,518, according to a report released by the Jay/Portland Building and Planning Department. Another $1.2 million in contruction costs are attributed to two permits obtained for confined feeding buildings.

Brian Homan, 6285 North 1025 West, Pennville, obtained a permit for a building worth an estimated $800,000 and Dan Dirksen, 2991 South 400 West, Portland obtained a permit for a project worth $400,000.

Wal-Mart SuperCenter, 650 W. Votaw St., Portland, filed for two permits for sign construction in the amounts of $8,120 and $3,000.

Preferred Portland, LLC, 1007-1061 W. Votaw St., Portland, also filed for a permit with intent to build a sign in the amount of $4,500.

Other permits obtained were: Dennis Schwieterman, 1732 East Ind. 26, Portland, pole barn, $30,000; Charles Wimmer, 4546 West 800 North, Bryant, pole barn, $3,500; and Richard and Virginia Henry, 6767 West 500 South, Redkey, pole barn, $23,277.

Also, Cletis Thieman, 400 East 100 North, Portland, grain barn, $25,000; Jennifer Cline-Wagner, 5339 West Ind. 26, Portland, hog barns, $4,500 and $5,500; Jennifer Cline-Wagner, 5052 West Ind. 26, Portland, tool shed, $65,000.

Also, Muhlenkamp Swine, 7837 South 100 West, Portland, farrowing room, $40,000; Dave Miller, 2141 East 400 North, Portland, machine shed, $30,000; Harold Keller, 2168 West 650 North, Bryant, equipment storage and shed, $93,951.

Also, Gary Lawrence, 101 Oak St., Portland, fence, $800; Brian Hayes, 644 E. North St., Portland, fence, $850; Loyd Cline, 310 W. 12th St., Portland, privacy fence, $860; Joe and Linda Moeller, 216 W. 2nd St., Portland, privacy fence, $1,100.

Also, Terri and Mark Moser, 8645 North 125 West, Bryant, 1/4 acre pond, $3,800; Robery Wherry, 117 S. Commerce St., Portland, roof structural change, $4,560; John and Melissa May, 3517 South 600 East, Portland, new home and garage, $125,000; Dan Neuenschwander, 5621 North 550 West, Pennville, new home with basement, $50,000.

Also, Glen Wilhelm, 3846 South 100 West, Portland, pole building addition, $4,500; Timothy Hein, 4528 South 550 East, Portland, new home/garage, $180,000; Teresa and Burl Taylor, 3099 East 500 North, Portland, workshop, $30,000; James E. Crouse, 943 S. Shank St., Portland, shed, $2,000.

Also, William and Connie Coleman, 102 Bittersweet Lane, Portland, addition, $40,000; John Max Landon, 1106 Miller Ave., Portland, home addition, $30,000; Charles Dick, 11143 West 450 North, Pennville, home addition, $8,000; Brenda Sudhoff, 7714 East 100 South, Portland, deck, $2,200; John Randy Fisher, 1744 Manuals Drive, Portland, deck, $4,500.

Also, Maurice W. Alsip, 500 S. Meridian St., Portland, map change; Lucinda VanSkyock, 403 S. Meridian St., map change; Kathy Davidson, 5377 North 550 East, Portland, temporary mobile home; Phyllis Williams, 215 W. Main St., Portland, special exception; Peggy Thompson, 916 N. Ben Hawkins, Portland, variance from developer.

May permits

The Jay/Portland Building and Planning Department granted a total of 42 permits in May, with a total of $511,039 in estimated construction costs.

Topping the list, Matt and Jennifer Billington, 2794 West 500 South, Portland, were issued a permit for the construction of a $140,000 home.

Also issued permits in May were: Jerry Leonhard, 321 E. North St., Portland, home addition, $6,000; Bill Gettinger, 1141 Wayside Place, Portland, sun room, $10,750 ; Kimberly Martin, 8944 North State Line Road, Bryant, sun room and storage shed, $26,000; Robert M. Garringer, 8162 South Como Road, Ridgeville, kitchen/family room, $40,000; Don Enis, 429 W. Arch St., Portland, deck, $1,000; Edward Grigsby, 145 E. Lafayette St., Portland, porch/deck, $1,500; Rhonda Sharkey, 1102 S. Meridian St., Portland, deck, $1,500; Robert Kreig Jr., 419 S. Western Ave., Portland, deck, $1,769; and Donnie McClain, 9007 West Balbec Road, Portland, open porch, $2,000.

Murphy Oil USA, 990 W. Votaw St., Portland, three signs, $1,600, $1,250 and $1,250.

Also, Dallas Ingram, 676 South 700 East, Portland, addition, $10,000; Trent Chrisman, 044 East 650 North, Bryant, addition, $30,000; Paul Eicher, 428 West 800 North, Bryant, pole barn, $1,500; Clyde and Selena Bost, 10067 West 200 North, Dunkirk, pole barn, $16,000; Roger and June Domingo, 1511 West 100 South, Portland, pole barn, $25,000; Brian LeMaster, 5451 East 400 South, Portland, pole structure barn, $3,000.

Jeff LeMaster, 1239 North 800 East, Portland, shed, $1,300; Jay Bruce and Julia Feierstein, 101 Canterbury Lane, Portland, utility shed, $2,000; Richard Ridgway, 24 Sesame St., Portland, storage shed, $1,700; Hickory Grove Church, 985 North Ind. 1, Dunkirk, storage shed, $120; and Jerry Baughman, 1137 Wayside Place, Portland, shed, $2,500.

Also, Daniel and Margaret Schwartz 4043 West 650 North, Bryant, new home, $57,000; Paul Eicher, 428 West 800 North, Bryant, new home, $18,300; Rick Green, 2219 East 400 North, Portland, two car garage addition, $15,000; Willie E. Ferrell, 333 East 700 South, Portland, garage, $30,000; John Deaton, 6041 East Ind. 26, Portland, garage, $7,000; and Rocky and Susie Reitenour 802 N. Franklin St., Portland, garage, $11,250.

Dustin Mock, 105 Dogwood Lane, Portland, privacy fence, $3,000; Jennifer and Matthew Schug, 225 N. Hayes St., Portland, privacy fence, $1,000; and Jeremy Bullard, 960 Boundary Pike, Portland, fence, $300.

Greg Broering, 8419 East 200 North, Portland, roof over an open lot, $35,000; Jason and Rita Lawrence, 5820 South 200 West, Portland, pond, $1,500; Donn Lea, 2584 South Ind. 1, Dunkirk, porch roof change, $1,500; Allen Reitz, 1127 Wayside Place, Portland, roof over patio, $1,750; and Heather Priest 928 W. Walnut St., Portland, above ground swimming pool, $700.

Also in May, Jim Schoenlein, 1322 North 300 West, Portland, filed an intent to building two confined feeding barns. Also, Chris Jones, 730 S. Meridian St., Portland, and Premier Ethanol LLC, 200 South, Portland, filed for map changes. Chris Ontrop, 5017 East 500 North, Portland, filed for a mobile home placement.

CR intern

James Brosher, a 2006 graduate of Jay County High School, will be working as an intern this summer at The Commercial Review.

Brosher, a recipient of a Lilly Foundation Community Scholarship, will be attending Indiana University, Bloomington this fall and will be majoring in journalism at the Ernie Pyle School of Journalism.

During his time at JCHS, Brosher served as the editor of The Voice newspaper during his senior year. He also served as a design editor during his first three years at the school.

He was the director of the Jay Today television program. In 2002 Brosher attended a high school journalism convention in Washington, D.C. for a week, where he met CBS Evening News anchor Bob Schieffer.

As President of the German club, Brosher participated in an exchange this year with a school in Kaufbeuren, Germany.

Brosher played four years on the golf team and in April he achieved the rank of Eagle Scout after successfully completing an Eagle Scout project at the Dunkirk Public Library earlier in January.

The project consisted of designing and constructing a new shelving unit for the library that was substantially bigger than the previous shelves.

Corle offers AAA

Corle Insurance Agency, 207 N. Meridian St., Portland, is now an independant agent for automobile and home insurance through AAA and will represent AAA in the sale of new memberships.

The agency will offer special membership pricing through July 31.

For more information, call Corle Insurance at (260) 726-6561.

Meeting announced

The East Central Indiana Human Resources Assocation will hold its next meeting Wednesday, June 14 at the Delaware Country Club, 510 S. Country Club Road, Muncie.

Muncie mayor Dan Canan will be on hand to discuss issues concerning the area, such as the construction of Wal-Mart and Sallie Mae buildings and the Yorktown Expansion.

Registration begins at 11:30 a.m. with lunch to follow at noon and the program scheduled for 12:30 p.m.

Reservations are required by Monday, June 12 at noon. Cost is $13 for members and $6.50 for students.

For more information or to make a reservation, e-mail [email protected].

Named Top 100 Dealer

Harvest Depot, LLC, Berne was named a Top 100 Dealer for 2006 by Dealernews magazine, a trade publication for powersports retailers.

The 15-year old competition recognizes delearships across North America for retail design, merchandising approaches, promotional innovations and customer service.

Owners Doug and Linda Schwartz were honored during an awards gala in February and theur business was showcased in a photo gallery exhibit during the 40th Annual Dealernews International Powersports Dealer Expo.

Harvest Depot will also be featured on cover of the August issue of Dealernews.

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