LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Prices set, heater decision tabled

Portland Park Board on Tuesday set opening day, prices and pay rates for staff for Portland Water Park but tabled a discussion of adding a heater to the pool to gather more information about long-term costs.

Sewer rates set to go up again

Portland City Council on Monday approved up to a 36% sewer rate increase on first reading.

FR moving forward with water plant engineering

Fort Recovery Village Council agreed Monday to move forward with PMG Consulting and Shoaf Consulting for engineering work in connection with switching the village’s water plant to a reverse osmosis facility. Marvin Gnagy, owner of PMG Consulting, and Rob Shoaf, owner of Shoaf Consulting, will provide a proposal for design …

Bids opened

Both offers came in at more than $13.5 million as Portland Board of Works on Thursday opened bids for a portion of the city’s work that is required as part of its agreed order Indiana Department of Environmental Management.

Advisory board created for Jay County Country Living

Jay County Commissioners approved an ordinance Monday creating an advisory board of directors for the county’s residential facility.

Elliott resigns

Following Monday's Dunkirk City Council meeting, Mayor Jack Robbins shared that clerk-treasurer Tina Elliott has turned in her resignation.

County contract bill clears House committee

State Rep. Matt Lehman’s Indiana House Bill 1158, which details procedures for county elected officials to enter into contracts, was amended again Thursday by the Senate Local Government Committee and then approved on a 10-0 vote.

Smith shares his vision in Jay Co.

Tim Smith, a Fort Wayne resident and one of eight candidates for the Republican nomination for the U.S. House of Representatives in Indiana’s 3rd District, shared his campaign vision with The Commercial Review.

Home rehab program gets OK

Jay County Commissioners heard Monday from community coordinator Nate Kimball about the program. Kimball pointed out Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs sent an award letter Friday for the $1 million program intended to help low-income local residents make repairs to their homes. (According to the letter, county officials …

Assistance approved

Portland Redevelopment Commission on Friday approved contributing $35,000 toward concrete and plumbing work for The Venue of Portland.

Council OKs $ for park project

Pennville is one step closer to securing the funds it needs for its park improvement project.

Hangar complete

Portland Board of Aviation learned during a brief meeting Wednesday that construction of a new Sonrise Aviation hangar at the east end of Portland Municipal Airport is complete.

Truck $ approved

Portland City Council for the second consecutive meeting on Tuesday approved funding for the purchase of a new trash truck, though the actual transaction is still a couple of years down the road.

Airing concerns

Fort Recovery Village Council heard again from Wabash Road homeowners frustrated about the recurring smell emanating from the village’s wastewater lagoons.

Contract measure changes reviewed

Indiana House Bill 1158, lays out procedures for county elected officials to enter into contracts, was amended Thursday by the Senate Local Government Committee and was held for likely additional amendments by author State Rep. Matt Lehman (R-Berne).
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