The Independent-News, Volume 120, Number 3, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 2 June 1994 — Page 15

ington Street, and not hold off for he installation of the new water main. He thinks that it might be three to five years before the new water main can be installed, and would like for the new mains to run from U.S. 6 all the way to Walkerton Trail with an extention going up Park Drive to the water tower. Bolze said that he would also like to get started running a water main out to the Northeast Industrial Park. 6. Bolze told the Council that he will be getting quotes to have a two-way switch and an outside outlet installed at the Water Plant, so that they can test the generator. 7. Bolze is also going to get quotes for new windows for the Water Plant. Jeff Zehner reported on Wastewater and Motor Vehicle Highway. 1. At the last meeting we accepted L & W Painting’s quote of $350.00 to sandblast and prime the salt and sand spreader and the 1988 dump truck. Zehner told the Council that once they took the spreader off the truck the rust was much worse than they had thought it would be. He said L & W Painting’s quote is now $400.00 to sandblast, prime and paint just the spreader. Walt Heil made the motion to accept this quote. Seconded by Gordon Hartsell. Carried. 2. Attorney Holmes said that he has sent estimates, to repair the street damage on Park Drive to the cement company’s attomies. 3. Zehner asked if the Council is ready to have Umbaugh and Associates start working on the financing for the sewer extensions. Gene Reese made the motion to have Umbaugh start working on the financing. Seconded by Gordon Hartsell. Car-

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ried. 4. Zehner said that since we have an employee off due to health reasons, he would like to hire Pat Laizure as a temporary employee. He would work for the Wastewater and MVH Departments for approximately 20 weeks. Walt Heil made the motion to hire Pat Laizure. Seconded by Gordon Hartsell. Carried. Gordon Hartsell made the motion to pay Laizure $7.50 an hour. Seconded by Walt Heil. Carried. CITIZEN’S INPUT: Elsie Heimer said that a year ago she had asked that control of the ambulance service go back to the Ambulance Board instead of the Town Council. She wanted to know when this change will be made. Attorney Holmes explained that the agreement for the Town to manage this was made by the Town contracting with the three entities as one unit. The three entities are Lincoln Township, Polk Township and the Town. He further explained that she as an individual can’t cancel that contract. Holmes advised that if the three entities want to cancel the contract with the Town, she should call a meeting of the three entities and they can cancel it if they wish. The clerk is to schedule an Ambulance Board meeting as soon as possible. Lynn Brownlee said that he had a water leak in his front yard last February and would like to know when the mess is going to be taken care of. Dave Bolze said that they were waiting until he had blacktop come in and we would take care of it then. Jeff Zehner said that he has also been trying to contact Dick Bau to see if he could repair the curb when he is in town to do the

sidewalks. Zehner added that the ground has to settle, and someone who does asphalting or cement work could do a much better job than we could. Brownlee also voiced a complaint about money that the V.F.W. donated to the EMTs, going into the Ambulance Donation Fund. Don Stanley said that Janice Stoneburner’s son was seriously hurt when his bicycle tire got caught on railroad tracks that need repair. Stanley asked if the Town can do anything about the tracks. President Rizek explained to Stanley that those tracks are the railroad’s responsibility. Janice Stonebumer said that she had reported the accident to chief Sobieralski. Gordon Hartsell told Stoneburner that we were informed last year that those tracks would be repaired this summer. We had contacted the railroad about the tracks last year when they didn’t finish repair work that they had started. Rizek suggested that they check with Sobieralski to see what the railroad intends to do about the tracks. Someone asked if we have a recycling center in Town. President Rizek answered that we did have a recycling unit in town, down by the Wastewater Plant but it was removed by our trash haulers because no one was using it. Jeff Zehner said that the St. Joseph Solid Waste Management District is planning to put a recycling center Walkerton by the end of the year. OLD BUSINESS: The Walkerton Industrial Fund, Inc. has accepted the consulting agreement with the Town. The clerk said that Dave Behr has beard from Bruce Gafil and he is willing to work with the Council in getting his building across from the Town Hall, repainted. He asked Behr to get some quotes from local painters for him. Resloltuion No. 1994-E, A Resolution to Allow a $25,000.00 Loan from Electric Operating to the General Fund, was approved on a motion by Gene Reese. Seconded by Walt Heil. Carried. Resolution No. 1994-F, A Resolution Designating Certain Areas Within the Town of Walkerton, Indiana, Commonly Known as 70230 State Road 104, An Economic Revitalization Area for Purpose of a Ten Year Real Property and Five Year Personal Property Tax Abatement for Rossborough Manugacturing Co., was accepted

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on a motion by Gene Reese. Seconded by Gordon Hartsell. Carried. Walt Heil made the motion to allow the write-off of uncollectable ambulance bills in the amount of $1,007.58. Seconded by Gordon Hartsell. Carried. Gordon Hartsell made the motion to read Ordinance No. 1994-5, An Ordinance Which Prohibits Riding Bicycles, Tricycles, Skating or Congregating so as to Obstruct on Downtown Sidewalks in short form. Seconded by Walt Heil. Carried. Walt Heil made the motion to accept the first reading. Seconded by Gene Reese. Carried. President Rizek read Bob Schaeffer's resignation from the Board of Zoning Appeals and also as a member of the Electrical Advisory Board, to be effective July 1, 1994. Schaeffer feels that he won't have enough time for those two boards now that he will have additional responsibilities as a School Board members and he also has several other committments. The Fire Department had submitted an expense report on their special account which showed that

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