The Independent-News, Volume 120, Number 23, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 20 October 1994 — Page 2

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WALKERTON TOWN COUNCIL NEWS (continued from Page 1) Responder Course on our service. Rollings answered that we do not. Miller can’t attend our EMT class because it is scheduled to be held in the daytime. After some dis* cuss ion, Len Jaske made the motion to not pay for the First Responder Course. Seconded by Gordon Hartsell. Carried. The clerk told the Council that we have two runs where the Police Department called the ambulance out, and they weren’t emergency runs. Both runs concerned a person who was considering suicide. One patient was taken to LaPorte Hospital and the other was taken to Madison Center. Attorney Holmes advised that the ambulance coordinators, the Police chief and the ambulance liaison should meet and work this out. They should come to an agreement on some type of policy as to wether the individual should be transported by police or ambulance. John Small, Jr. said that they contacted St. Joseph Medical Center, their sponsoring hospital, and found that if a call is dispatched as an emergency fun they have to take the patient to a hospital. Madison Center is not a hospital. Holmes said that you also have to be careful of putting ambulance personnel with someone yho could become harmful. No member of the Pyk Board FOR RENT Banquet Hall For WEDDINGS - RECEPTIONS LARGE A SMALL PARTIES We Can Accomodate Large Groups PLENTY OF PARKING VFW Post 1954 656-4684 North Liberty

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was present, so discussion of the building rental rates was put aside. Mary Rollings asked if the Council still wants to pay for the seven people for the EMT class. Rizek said that she thought we would get a better rate if we had more people attending the class. Rollings answered that we wouldnot be paying any more for the seven at $295.00 each than we would for 12 at $350.00. It was decided that we need seven more EMTs and to go ahead with a class of seven. The deft said that seven bench slats need to be ordered for the downtown benches. The Park Department doesn’t want this expense coming out of their budget as they believe the benches were purchased by the Chamber of Commerce and are not Park property. In fact the benches were purchased from the Downtown Redevelopment Grant, belong to the Town and are a part of Urey Park. Len Jaske said that the broken slats are a destruction of Town property, and the area needs more police patrolling. Since the slats were broken due to vandalism, the clerk was instructed to turn a claim into our insurance company. In the meantime, it was decided to order the slats from the Park budget as they are park property. David Behr reviewed with the Council a letter that David McKee sent to the Council, the School Board, the Park Board and Ruth DeSimone. The letter stated that all efforts to purchase the Ruth DeSimone property for a park have come to an end. In a few days they will submit a letter to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources notifying them of the cancellation of the project. Behr said that there is a possibility of a housing grant that he is working on with the Housing Allowance office. The grant would be in the amount of $131,512.00 for tower income homeowners. It would be used for such things a faulty plumbing, faulty roofs or unsafe electrical. It would not be available for rental or owner absen-

tee housing. Behr asked for a couple of Council members to work with him. Len Jaske and Gordon Hartsell volunteered to work on this project with Behr. Behr also told the Council that he has been asked to be on the Board of Directors of Lakeland Health Cneter, Lakeland is the real estate arm of LaPorte Hospital which also owns the Walkerton Clinic. Dave Bolze introduced Mark Christensen of Spectrum Engineering, who attended the meeting for the signing of the agreement between Mid-American Utility Contractors and the Council. This agreement is for electrical service to Rossborough Mfg. Spectrum Engineering drew up the specifications for the project, and has reviewed all of die bids with Bolze. Christensen said that all the bids were in order and contained all of the required documents that were asked for. Mid-American was the low bidder and Spectrum has worked with them before, on a project in Anderson, that went very well. Christensen recommended that the Council sign the agreement with Mid-American. MidAmerican has projected about 45 working days to complete the project, with a finish date of about mid-December. Attorney Holmes advised that Rossborough has not yet signed the Electric Service Agreement with the Town and delivery of the Mid-American contract should be made contingent on Rossborough signing the agreement. Gene Reese made the motion to accept Mid-American’s bid with complete signing and delivery of their contract contingent on Rossborough signing the STAR-TELA SERVICES Tel-Marketing Services SURVEY WORK SET APPOINTMENTS Phom (219) 656-3924

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Electric Service Agreement. Seconded by Len Jaske. Carried. CITIZEN’S INPUT: Nedra Williams, Pumpkin Festival Committee, said that the Town has been very helpful. They have about 45 booths coming in, and Williams said that they will need to dose part of Harrison Street for the rides. The committee also has garbage cans that they will set out. Bruce Wharton reported on the tug-of-war. He said that they have 15 to 20 teams scheduled to par-

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ticipate. The tug-of-war is to be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, October Bth in Race Park. Walt Heil made the motion to allow the tug-of-war. Seconded by Gene Reese. Carried. OLD BUSINESS: The Easement and Use Agreement for Race Park was again dis* cussed. It was pointed out that although the School Corporation will be making improvements on tiie grounds, the property win still (continued on Psge 16)