LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Exception OK’d for project in Pennville
Jay County Board of Zoning Appeals OK’d a special exception use request from Darrick Plummer of Pennville Partners to allow three parcels zoned as single family residential to join the project. The final decision moves next to Jay County Commissioners.
Egg expansion
Jay County Council forwarded requests from the company Wednesday to enact five-year tax abatements on upcoming additions to their business.
New rules approved
Dunkirk City Council approved updates to the city’s ordinance regarding solicitation at its meeting Monday while tabling, or removing from the agenda altogether, several discussions.
Considering safety facility
County officials believe they’ll need to get a bond in order to pay for police radio upgrades. While they’re at it, they’ll also look into costs to construct a bigger building for a few county departments.
Commissioners halt contract
Jay County Commissioners agreed to terminate a contract with Understand, Service and Innovate (USI) Insurance Services on Monday.
Court upholds verdict, sentence
Indiana Supreme Court affirmed Chelsea Crossland’s conviction and life without parole sentence April 23 for killing her 5-year-old son.
Dudelston resigns council seat
Redkey Town Council member Dave Dudelston turned his resignation in to Jay County Clerk’s Office on Wednesday.
More moratoriums?
Jay County Plan Commission agreed Thursday to host a public hearing next month and discuss enacting moratoriums on wind farm and carbon sequestration development.
Prepping park
Progress continues toward opening the water park this month. Portland Park Board hired an assistant manager Monday for Portland Water Park and received updates from staff regarding preparations for opening day.
Getting to know each other
The full Jay County Development Corporation board of directors held its first meeting with new executive director Ceann Bales on Tuesday, hearing a report about what she has done in her first weeks on the job and going through an orientation process.
New vet clinic planned
Portland City Council referred a tax abatement request from NAC Holdings for $250,000 in renovations to 1609 N. Meridian St. to the city’s tax abatement advisory committee. Plans are to utilize the building for the new Nose-to-Tail Animal Clinic.
Shifting timeline
Jeff Hersha of Jones and Henry Engineers of Fort Wayne, updated Portland Board of Works on the project Thursday and asked that a work session be scheduled to update the city’s long-term control plan.
Battery storage pause advances
Portland Plan Commission members voted unanimously to recommend to Portland City Council that it place a one-year moratorium.
County selects Jessica Curtis
Jay County Commissioners selected Jessica Curtis as the department’s new shift supervisor, also referred to as a director, and training officer on Monday.
Head Start closed in Dunkirk
Pam Robbins of West Jay Community Center reported to Dunkirk City Council that the Head Start classroom that was located in the facility has been shut down.
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