The Mail-Journal, Volume 14, Number 5, Milford, Kosciusko County, 23 February 1977 — Page 2

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THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., Feb. 23,1977

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Wetlands legislation presented at public meeting Monday

Approximately 160 persons attended a meeting Monday night at the Kosciusko County fairgrounds in Warsaw, on the proposed wetlands bill which has been withdrawn in the house Those in attendance heard an amendment to HB 1431 would affect some wetland areas Bill Withdrawn The bill, drafted by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources and sponsored by Thames Mauzy. was withdrawn after a hearing last Friday' The bill was returned to the advisory committee of the D.NR for further study and will not reach the legislature this' session. Mauzy said

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Mauzy said he favors state control rather than federal control of the lands He said he wants people to write him on their opinion and he will forward the letters to those working on the bill “This way we may arrive at something more suitable for everyone." Mauzy explained He said calls were receivedfrom Richmond. Jeffersonville and Terre Haute favoring the measure “I did not agree with the concept entirely,” commented the Warsaw representative He said he endorses compensation for land declared as wetlands and not used by property ow ners Another point Mauzy added was. “I would like to see any and all farmland excluded '’ Mauzy said, m actual reading, those who are disagreeing with the withdrawn bill would not have been as effected as they believe. Private lakes and ponds are not affected in the bill, he added. Amendment Presented At the meeting, a panel comprised of Richard Ver Wiebe, Charles Brower, Betty Bowen. Phillip Harris and Mrs. Aaron Hinesley participated Ver Wiebe. Fort Wayne attorney and Wawasee property owner, said the amendment to HB 1431 has passed the house, where it was sponsored by Mauzy. and will go

to the senate. The amendment could become part of the fish and wildlife statute, which requires a permit for chemical treatment of vegetation The amendment requires permits for the cutting, pulling, burning or destroying of aquatic vegetation in state waters of one-half acre or more. Ver Wiebe siad the amendment does not have a definition of what aquatic vegetation is. "The DNR never has problems that way because they make up their own definition." Ver Wiebe said. Mauzy said the amendment. “Has absolutely no effect whatsoever. on private lakes, ponds or farms.” The attorney outlined several parts of the bill he disagrees with: Section 4, where authorization is given for alteration of wetland if the commission is of the opinion it is permissible; section 5, where the commission or department personnel may enter property to examine or investigate; and section 8, spelling out the violating property owner may be temporarily restrained without bond and if violates further, another restraining order is issued without notice to the property owner. Ver Wiebe believes these are dangerous Ver Wiebe continued, saying an amendment to the bill, given to The Mail-Journal by Mauzy and published in total, was not offered in Indianapolis He added that the amendment was put out to reduce fear in property owners. Mauzy said the amendments were not used because he withdrew the bill. Compensation for lands was presented by the attorney. He cited facts that such land was worth SBO,OOO an acre for con servation. Lake Wawasee has 300 acreserf wetland Funds have been designated in New Jersey for such compensation The Federal Water Bank Act. directed by the secretary of agriculture can enter into 10-year agreements with a property owner, with federal payments made on the land Also the Federal Water Project Recreation Act. can offer matching federal funds to the state. Ver Wiebe said “This is just the tip of the iceberg.” Ver Wiebe said, adding

there is constant movement to restrict property rights, which are second only to human rights. Charles Brower, Kosciusko County surveyor, and member of the panel, said he received a call from Mauzy stating he is in concurrence with the group and endorses compensation and exclusion of farmland. A farmer. Everett Rookstool, said the bill does effect farmers. “We’ve got to stay together and do some cooperation or pushing,” he said. Through groups appealing to legislators, do the legislators listen, he said, adding that large groups should go to Indianapolis. “What we are talking about,” said Phillip Harris. Warsaw attorney. “is government confiscation of your property without compensation.” He continued, saying that with environmentalists, who believe the ends are so important, the ends sometimes justifies the means Harris also said present law re- ’ quires a court order to survey. The US Army Corp of Engineers requested they be on the land for six to 12 weeks, unrestricted by the number of people. And they were going to use hand augers, diggers, truck-mounted drillers, trucks and transports and other equipment, he said. And Harris said it is no answer to exempt farmland, because of all of the disputes he has handled, the lands were once farmland., before the level of the lakes were raised. Respond To Questions The meeting was then opened to questions Jim Logan, American Party member, said the bill was a violation of the fourth amendment which guarantees against unlawful search and seizure. He produced a letter from Don Mantooth, who sat in on committee meetings of the bill, and described it as a bill to deliver these lands into the hands of the government. Responding to a question. Ver Wiebe said Michigan laws on wetlands he was unaware of, but that his experiences with that state’s department of resources was different. “They just got a different philosophy,” he added. Fred. Lozier, a trencher, said in July 1977. any stream running five cubic feet per second will need permits for work done. “And they’re three months behind on their permits,” he said. He said the Farm Bureau and trenching organization were working on this law. Another man asked if the panel was going to stop complaining and take the next step to establish rights. He was told an attorney was working on drafting legislation which would be agreeable to both sides, and that the group, APPLE, was hoping to work with the study commission. Mrs. Aaron Hmesley said for years have sat back and elected officials. “It’s time for action," she said. "It’s time for us to get up and be heard.” No arrests made in two-vehicle mishap No arrests were made and no injuries reported, in a twovehicle mishap in Syracuse at 3:05 p.m., Wednesday, on Brooklyn Street near South Main. Syracuse police reported Cecil A. Steele, 60, 225 North Lake, Syracuse, was attempting to pull from a parking spot on the north side of Brooklyn Street in his 1976 Pacer, and was struck by a 1969 Oldsmobile driven by Patsy Westerman. 27, 100 West High. Syracuse, who was traveling west on Brooklyn Damage to the Olds was set at SIOO, with $l5O to the Pacer Gov. Bowen accepts invitation to speak Governor Otis R. Bowen has accepted an invitation to speak at the annual dinner of the Five County Mental Health Clinic, Inc. The dinner will be held in Huntington on April 20. Final plans and availability of tickets for the dinner will be announced at a later date. The dinner will be open to the public and a large turn-out is expected. The board of directors of the clinic is presently involved in the construction of comprehensive mental health center facilities in Warsaw. Total cost of the new project has been set at 1.8 million. Plans and programs for the new facility will be discussed at the dinner meeting.

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Fund cut offs probable fur non-compliance

(Second In A Series) By SUSAN BENNETT Joseph A. Califano, Jr., secretary of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) announced last week, schools not submitting a statement assuring compliance with Title IX, outlawing sex discrimination, will face cutoffs of federal funds. The Lakeland Community School Corporation submitted its statement last July. “We are taking remedial steps,” said corporation superintendent Don Arnold. Such steps are taken to eliminate discriminatory effects of previous policies. “We are not in compliance,” Arnold continued. ‘‘But we are working toward that %oal.” Schools must comply by July 1978, or will not receive federal funds. The school year 1975-76 saw’ $184,333.88 in federal funds used in the corporation schools. The hardest hit program in the schools, if funds were not received, would be the school lunch program, Arnold said. The lunch reimbursements for 1975-76

County auditor lists exemptions

Kosciusko County Auditor Jean Northenor has issued a list of exemptions and reminds county residents who qualify they must file between March 1 and May 10. The list is as follows: Mortgage exemption qualifications, SI,OOO — recorded mortgage (land contracts do not qualify), legal resident of Indiana, owner of real estate March 1, current year or prior, 50 cent filing charge Disabled veteran exemption qualifications, SI,OOO — Honorably discharged, 90 days or more service, total disability, taxable property on tax duplicate not in excess of $6,500, a widow of a member of the US Armed Forces who qualified while living, must show evidence by (1) pension certificate (2) award of compensation (3) VA form 20-5455 abatement certificate (4) letter statement of total disability from department of defense (5) no filing charge Veteran, service connected disability exemption, $2,000 — Honorably discharged, a widow of a member who qualified while living, service connected disability of 10 per cent or more, same evidence as disabled veteran, no filing charge’ World War I veteran, $3,000 — Resident of Indiana, property is applicant’s principal residence, asessed valuation shall not exceed SIO,OOO, total gross income of veteran and spouse shall not exceed SIO,OOO in the prior calender year, applicant was owner of said real estate at least one year prior to claiming exemption, gross income from all sources must be reported, salary, wages, fees, bonuses, commissions, social security, retirement income, rents interest, sale of real estate or other property, must show eviedence of service in the US Forces during WWI, If income tax was filed for preceding year a copy of such return must be submitted for the county auditor's inspection, no filing charge, applies only to real

Authorize possible bus bids

Members of the Lakeland community school Board met in a special session last night (Tuesday) and authorized the specifications and possible bids on a bus to transport the system's nine Cardinal students. Several times this year, a Cardinal bus breakdown has caused students to be transported by individual cars, “It does happen frequently that the children are late getting into classes," superintendent Don Arnold said. By 1978, it is anticipated that the pre-school students of the center will have to be transported by the corporation. The board also plans to give consideration to those attending the workshop at the center, possibly providing their transportation.

totaled $62,000, not including the commodities given to the program. A partial reimbursement is also made for the milk in the schools. “We could not provide the type of meal we are providing now for less than one dollar a meal,” Arnold explained. Discrimination, if found in only one program in the corporation, could cause federal funds to be ceased. If the funds were not received, programs such as tutorial reading, library assistance and the aquatic environment study would be shut off. Arnold explained that revenue in the amount of the federal assistance could not come from any other source. Taxes could not be raised to make up the deficit. And not taking the federal funds would not mean the corporation would be excused from complying with the governmental rules and regulations, Arnold added. “By the reports that we have to file it’s really possible to build a case against ourselves." Arnold outlined.

estate which includes a mobile home as real estate Widow of veteran of any war prior to November 12,1918, $2,000 — Must be the widow of a person who served in the military or navy prior to November 12, 1918. a widow entitled to a deduction under the service connected disability is not entitled to this exemption, a widow entitled to the total disabled exemption is entitled to this exemption if her husband served prior to November 12, 1918, no filing charge Over 65 exemption, SI,OOO — Residents of Indiana, 65 years of age December 31 prior to filing, total gross income when combined with spouse does not exceed $6,000, applicant receives no other exception, applicant shall be owner of real estate, this exemption shall apply if either one or both his or her spouse be 65 years of age or more, assessed value of all real estate owner shall not exceed $6,500, no filing charge Solar energy — The owner of real property which is equipped with a solar energy heating or cooling system may have deduction from his assessed value the lesser of the remainder of the assessed valuation of the real property with the solar energy minus the assessed value without the system or $2,000. Blind exemption, $2,000 — Legally blind, owns real estate used and occupied for his residence, gross income from all sources does not exceed $2,500 Non profit exemption — All are reviewed by board of review before exemption is granted An individual will not be denied an exemption because he is absent from his principal residence while in a nursing home or hospital as long as home remains unrented or not wholly occupied by someone other than owner. Exemptions may be filed by mail provided all information and-or proof required in each case is submitted. 4

The corporation has bus maintenance facilities. Specifications will be drawn up for a 48-passenger bus, with wheelchair lift, for the possible bids. Attendance reports from Curriculum Coordinator John A. Naab were given to the board. The corporation has 3,099 students enrolled. This tally also included 39 students slated for seventh semester graduation. The* petty cash funds at the Syracuse and Wawasee schools were okayed for replenishment, at $46.55 and $49.75, respectively. Extra curricular reports and claims were approved by the board, with the exception of James Fry, who did not attend. The next meeting will be 7 p.m. March 8.

Additional Staff May Be Needed “It would appear that some additional positions may have to be created to make opportunities available for both sexes," Arnold commented. Some personnel may be added, or some of the boy-related positions would have to be eliminated. It’s definitely a problem that will need a remedy,” he said. The extra curricular staff and their salary rates are negotiable. “W try to set the rate for the sport.” Arnold said. Each position has different requirements, such as number of games, number of weekly practices, length of season and school level which are considered. Opportunities Lacking The educational program of the schools was determined in compliance, but the extracurricular opportunities were lacking. Arnold said. Arnold said some people feel that extra-curricular activities are perhaps not a requirement, but he said they serve an important function. "Kids have so much energy to bum up,” he said. “And they’re gang to bum it up." He continued, saying, through such activities this energy can be directed. Many times, he continued, a student who gets in trouble is not involved in school activities. "I just feel we’re helping prevent problems for society,” Arnold commented. "We see the proposed building something that would provßle for equal opportunities. And eliminate the areas we felt we are in non-

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compliance with at this time," Arnold explained. With the proposed physical education facility, girls basketball would open up, Arnold said. Presently some girls are being cut, as there is only one team. \/ Principal of Wawasee High School, Henry L. Smith, Marion (Bud) Lantz and Arnold met with corporation architect Kenneth Brown’s firm to discuss the facility. Preliminary drawings are being made. The high school staff has had a previous meeting. People have commented to Arnold they have noticed that the facility is being proposed. He is aware of a segment in favor of it but, ‘'Undoubtedly, there are those who do not see it as we see it.” Working To Comply -The corporation will probably meet the July 1978 compliance deadline, Arnold said. He feels the system will come closer to meeting the requirements than many other schools. 1 D. Pollock is promoted TAMPA, Fla. — Douglas D. Pollock, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Pollock of r 4 Syracuse, has received his first promotion in the US Air Force. Pollock, promoted to airman, recently completed technical training at Sheppard AFB, Texas and now serves as an aircraft maintenance specialist with a unit of the Tactical Air Command at Mac Dill AFB, Fla.