Permits top $1.7 million

A $300,000 expansion of a Portland restaurant and three homes with a combined value of $600,000 accounted for more than two-thirds of the more than $1.7 million in building permits issued by the Jay/Portland Building and Planning Department in May.

The total value of the projects approved by the department was $1,765,797.

The largest project issued a permit was an expansion/remodeling of Ponderosa Steakhouse, 1002 N. Meridian St., with a value of $300,000.

Also approved were permits for three homes with values of $175,000 or more.

Those home permits for at least $175,000 were issued to Sherri Finnerty, 10347 West Ind. 26, Dunkirk, home, garage and barn, $225,000; Nicole Byers, 6647 West 350 South, Portland, home with basement, garage, $200,000; and Brenda Hilfiker, 7714 East 100 South, Portland, home with garage/basement, $175,000.

Among other permits issued in May:

Mindy Betts, 107 Honeysuckle Lane, Portland, fence, $1,700; Keith Bisel, 1130 Wayside Place, Portland, roof change and deck, $2,000; Larry Borgerding, 8786 East 800 South, Union City, basement, $15,000; Anthony Bright, 6600 West 650 North, Bryant, home addition, $3,000; John Coldren, 520 East High St., home addition, $42,000; Elaine Eley, 2456 North 800 East, Portland, barn, $22,000; Habitat For Humanity, 517 S. Vine St., Portland, home, $37,500; Harry and Vickie Hiday, 4039 South Jackson St., Salamonia, garage, $8,000; George and Patricia Homan, 1225 South 700 West, Portland, grain bin, $15,000; and Jeanine and Jeff Huddle, home with garage, 2729 South 300 East, Portland, $95,000.

Also, James and Charlene Isenhart, 2406 East 200 North, Portland, barn addition, $5,500; Miles Johnson, 8930 West Ind. 18, Bryant, grain bin, $8,300; Jon Juillerat, 1685 West 100 North, Portland, home, $57,000; Ken Kunkle Properties LLC, 324 N. Commerce St., Portland, sign, $197; Lewis Laux, 1192 East 300 North, Portland, home, $130,000; Gary Lawrence, 101 Oak St., Portland, deck, $500; LPL Financial Services, 954 Industrial Park Drive, Portland, sign, $400; George Mahon, 1707 North 1200 West, Dunkirk, barn addition, $5,400; Jeremy McKibben, 434 West North St., deck, $1,200; Bryce McLaughlin, 948 South Boundary Pike, Portland, garage addition, home addition, shed, $50,000; Virginia Miller, 6034 North 475 West, Bryant, home addition and garage, $10,000; Craig and Vicki Miller, 9545 West 550 North, Pennville, garage, $34,000; Scottsburg Miller Associates (CVS), 802 N. Meridian St., Portland, sign, $15,000; and Kenneth Moser, 3714 West 650 North, Bryant, roof change, $2,500.

Also, Muhlenkamp Farms, 7637 East 600 North, Bryant, two barns, $25,000; Amos Neuenschwander, 5998 North 550 West, Pennville, home and temporary mobile home, $15,000; Reuben E.J. Schwartz, 7581 North 200 East, Bryant, shed, $8,000; Daniel J.S. Schwartz, 2815 East 800 North, Bryant, greenhouse, $300; Dennis Schwieterman, 7132 East Ind. 26, Portland, shed, $1,500; Richard Taylor, 5170 East 400 South, shelter, $1,000; James and Michelle Theurer, 7589 South 600 East, home, $20,000; James Wasson, 1437 South 825 West, Portland, barn, $39,000; Waste Management Inc., 5948 West Ind. 67, Portland, pole barn, $18,500; William Wilhelm, 903 W. Main St., Portland, garage, $12,000; John G. Young, 690 West 200 South, Portland, home addition, $49,000; Tony Zaccari, 5807 North 650 West, Pennville, home addition, $3,300.

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RECREDENTIALED

Preferred Family Physicians of Jay County and Urgent Care Clinic recently received a 99 percent score during a recredentialing process conducted by Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield.

The office was reviewed for documentation, facility environment, laboratory, radiology, access to care and centers for Medicare and Medicaid offices.

To remain credentialed, offices must score 80 percent or higher.

SPRINT/DISH

Sprint announced this week that its customers can now subscribe to DISH Network satellite TV services through Sprint.

The offer includes a variety of DISH Network packages that provide customers access to hundreds of channels.

For more information, call (877) 877-7746 or log on to www.sprint.com/dishnetwork.

ECIWIB MEETING

There will be a meeting of the Budget and Administration Committee of the East Central Indiana Workforce Investment Board on Tuesday, June 8, from 8 to 9:30 a.m. in the first floor training room at the Muncie WorkOne Center, 201 E. Charles St.

This meeting replaces the one originally scheduled for Friday, June 4.

DIRECTORS TO MEET

There will be a meeting of the East Central Opportunities Inc. Board of Directors on Friday, June 11, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. in the first floor training room of the Muncie WorkOne Center, 201 E. Charles St., Muncie.

Contact Patrick Miller or Jim Watkins, Jr. with any agenda items by noon on Thursday, June 3.

Confirm attendance plans with Stephanie Goodman by calling (765) 741-5863 or (800) 483-2742, ext. 100 by 9 a.m. on Wednesday, June 9.[[In-content Ad]]