The Mail-Journal, Volume 19, Number 27, Milford, Kosciusko County, 21 July 1982 — Page 2
THE MAIL-JOURNAL—Wed., July 21,1982
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Lakeland board approves budget
(Continued from page 1) > Gilbert saw the systems action and noted other participants said, “I don't know anything about computers but I love this apple." He believes the computer system is an essential future addition to the school system. Milk bids and recommendations for the lunch program will be discussed at the next regular session on August 10 at the administration building. Milford Junior High School on August 14 beginning at 10 a m. Resignations Submitted Three resignations were submitted to the board and ac-
Syracuse board moves to repair city streets
(Continued from page 1) several town employees, especially the clerk-treasurer’s office, make frequent trips back and forth from Warsaw. Okayed Purchase Os Grader The purchase of a used Galion road grader was approved by the board at a cost of $7,500. The grader will primarily be used for snow removal. It is a large-size grader bigger than the grader used by the street department. Dock reported that his department has tested the grader
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cepted by members. John Cowens, fourth grade 3eacherart North Webster Etemefitary, resigned with the intentions \of continuing a teaching career in Oregon. James Nelson, fifth grade teacher at Syracuse, and Betty Hite, sixth grade teacher at Syracuse, both resigned for personal reasons. Computer Seminar Assistant Superintendent George Gilbert was absent at the previous meeting while attending a computer seminar in Schomberg, 111. His purpose was to investigate administrative use of the micro-computer systems on display at the seminar.
and found it would be acceptable. The grader has full-circle capabilities and the blade can be moved at several angles. Also, the machine has a fully heated cab. The present grader, which has an engine dated in 1931, can only be moved up and down. The grader also has a “V-plow” up front which will allow Dock to rip-up sections of the road for minor patching work and fourwheel drive. “We will not have the need for a bigger machine," said Dock. “It can crown the alleys, smooth out rough spots and is small enough for snow removal in the alleys.” he said He added that Warsaw has had the same model machine in use for 15 years. Dock said the grader is either a 1966 or 1967 model. The board also approved the sale of the present grader Other Business In other business the board; • Tabled action on $29,700 of federal revenue sharing for fiscal year 1983 • Approved a night depository at both the State Bank of
Syrac * and Lake City Bank. • Will pay SSO to Don's Excavating to clear out the dead tree at the site of the old town hall. • Asked Dock to look into the possibility of replacing a water line along North Harrison Street in order to increase water pressure to residents. • Approved a resolution presented by Chamber of Commerce executive secretary Joe Gray to become a member of the department of commerce register of cities and towns. The program assists in economic development and is available to towns at no cost. • Will pay Leary Construction bill for $3,009.48 for work on water tower. • Approved claims reported by the clerk-treasurer’s office and reminded all departments to report any purchase over SSO to the clerk-treasurer s office • Approved a change in me parking status across from the Frog Tavern to no parking and announced the trial period which began June 22 as officially over. Myrick instructed police chief Bob Houser to write tickets to violators. Milford Lions net $2,377.14 on eat stand Milford Lions Chib members were given an accounting at their Monday night meeting of their eat stand at the recent North Webster Mermaid Festival. Lion Karl Keiper, who kept meticulous figures on receipts and expenditures, told the club they grossed $5,262.07 and had a net profit of $2,377.14. It was thought to be the second best such year in the many years the club operated the stand. Community Bldg. Report Lion Keiper also reported on the finances of the Milford Community Building, noting that all tells had been paid and that cabinets have arrived and are ready to be put into place. The ceiling in the building's main room was put up by Project Partners employees, he said. The recent fund-raising project, which was to raise $12,000 to complete the building, ran over its projection, he noted, giving money for an airconditioning system. He said MAD, the sponsoring group, is receiving suggestions on a fee schedule for the building, as well as ideas for a sign on the building’s front. To Support Auction President Jay Zehr named Lions Bruce Lamb, Al Miller and Gervis Shafer, all Milford veterinarians, to serve on a committee to purchase an animal at the county fair’s 4-H livestock auction as in years past. And preliminary committees were named to serve on the club’s Consignment Auction, to be held Saturday, Sept. 11, at the Large Animal Clinic north of Milford.
5 wetland violations found during county inspection
Five wetlands violations were discovered by a field investigator of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently. Frank DeGott, from the Louisville district of the corps, made an on-sight investigation of possible violations reported after an aerial reconnaissance mission over Kosciusko County. A cease
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Brewer on county lakes preservation, development
John Brewer, a member of the recently formed Kosciusko County Lakes Preservation and Development Council, spoke to the Syracuse-Wawasee Rotary Club, Tuesday, July 20, on the subject of the council’s function and goals. Brewer, a full time resident on Lake Wawasee, is a teacher with the South Bend schools. He talked about problems of all costal areas, whether oceanic or inland lakes, as well as flowing waterways. Wetlands, in all water areas, act as sponges to hold large amounts of water, especially in times of excessive rains and spring thaws. The water, then is released slowly, a significant factor in flood control, according to Brewer. Brewer cited that wetlands act as purification devices and stated that one acre of wetlands purifies as much water as can be done in a purification plant valued between 50and 80 thousand dollars. All lakes have life cycles and eventually die. It is estimated that, left to its natural process, a lake will die in 10,000 years.
and desist order was given to the landowners where the wetlands are located. The order also informed the landowners that the Army Corps of Engineers are preparing a report to determine exactly what kind of legal action will be taken, if any. In a telephone interview, DeGott said the landowners were instructed to give the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers any information concerning permits granted or history involving the area in question to them so it can be added to their report. 4 Most of the violations involve filling in of the wetlands. Those landowners DeGott contacted were: Harold Ginter, r 1 Leesburg, an area along Cripple Gate road; Cory Gregory, r 1 Leesburg, an area along Cripple Gate road; Lewis Neibert, r 1 Leesburg, stream violation along the bank of Grassy Creek and other possible dredging violations; Ray Stevens, r 2 box 99 Warsaw, area behind the 3-D shopping center; and Arthur Holly, 980 N. Lake St. Warsaw, an area behind the body shop along Fox Farm Road. DeGott also sent letters to residents with wetlands informing them of regulations
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Irresponsible human use of the lake can cause it to die within only a few years. The speaker introduced several specific projects on which the council is currently working, which include lake and waterway preservation; shallow and deep water tables; and landfills. Two weeks ago the Corps of Engineers completed its survey of Kosciusko County and its environs. It was reported that there are four flagrant examples of disregard for ecology and nine additional serious trouble areas in this locale. Purposes of the council are to promote good management of the waters, to aid in the development of the waters, and to be an influence in the most efficient use of the waters for all citizens, not just those who reside on the lakes. Guests at the luncheon meeting included Web Granger of Hartford City, Bill Carter anil Joe Howell of Muncie, Gene Fletchall of Bloomington, Harold Mower of South Bend and Luther Bosserman from Virginia.
regarding these areas. DeGott made the inspection of the county June 28 to July 2. Two arrested for Syracuse break-in Two men were arrested in connection with the theft recently of several items from the home of Wade Logan, r 2 Syracuse, following a break-in. Charged with theft, a Class D felony, were Jeffery Allan Hutcherson, 22, r 5 Warsaw and James Howard McKnight. Jr., 18, 306 East Columbia St., Pierceton. Food, a camera, a pistol, binoculars and other items totaling $450 were taken. There was S3OO in damages to a window screen in the break-in. "Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday." Don Marquis Stamp collectors are known as philatelists. The name comes from two Greek words, philos, meaning loving, and atelos, meaning free of tax or paid. Stamps are signs that the postage, or tax, has been paid.
Plan commission ruling no surprise to Prator
By GARY LEWIS A recent ruling by the Area Plan Commission which will force the residents living at the site of a former landfill to vacate comes as no surprise to Ron Prator. Prator lives across the road of the property which was determined to be unfit for residential use by the Plan Commission. The two tracts of land, a 22 and 17 acre plot, are located on the east side of 450 W just south of CRS2SS. He knew something was wrong back in 1976 when he moved into the three bedroom home which he purchased from his father-in-law. Prator has collected a thick file of newspaper clippings and letters from various health agencies - concerning the Lakeland Disposal landfill. He has also collected information of other hazardous waste sites throughout the country. He has contacted both the state and county health departments trying to get something done about what he felt were hazardous waste violations. He appeared at the Area Plan Commission meeting July 7 and Nobody likes o party pooper Victims of depression usually think other people are trying to avoid them — and it turns out they’re probably right. University of California Psychologist James Coyne tested a group of college women for depression and then paired some of tiie most severe cases with healthy partners for 15 minutes of conversation. When it was all over, the nondepressed women described their partners as unfriendly and said they’d just as soon have nothing more to do with them. The depressed women, by the way, returned the compliment, giving their non-depressed partners even lower ratings for friendliness and likeability.
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showed commission members a photograph of a Lakeland Disposal Inc. truck pouring a liquid material directly on the ground. According to a letter he received from Indiana’s Stream Pollution Control Board, Lakeland Disposal Inc. was denied a renewal of its operating permit in 1977. The pollution board cited a regulation which says that “no permit shall be renewed if, on more than one-half of the inspections, the operation did not meet the requirements of this regulation...” The letter outlined a program of hazardous and conventional waste control which instructed Lakeland Disposal to immediately cover all liquids received. The document also instructed that all hazardous waste be covered with a minimum of 12 inches of soil at the end of each working day. “I had a copy of this (the letter) and I sat down and watched them. They didn’t do any of the stuff that this (the letter) says they are going to do,” said Prator. He said the section listing a program to handle hazardous waste disposal worries him. “That right there tells me there was hazardous waste buried there,” said Prator. Prator, 34, is a jet-engine mechanic for the government at the Indiana Air Guard. He has had a number of water tests taken to insure his family’s safety. He and his wife Norma have two children. “The state just doesn’t have enough manpower to patrol these kind of sites properly,” said Prator. He said one of the biggest problems is the reporting process — the responsibility of reporting what kind of wastes are deposited in a landfill is with the landfill. In addition to several photographs he has taken of the
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landfill, Prator has used a home movie camera to film the operation in progress. He believes these films, which shows bulldozers spreading the waste material and moving dirt, demonstrates improper management. Recently published reportshave attributed two of the residents, Dave Poage and Doug Walls, as saying there are some personal vendettas surrounding their neighbors’ complaints. Poage and Walls owns two of the three mobile homes on the land. “If this looks like a personal vendetta ...,** Prator said as he held his five-year accumulation of clippings and reports, “I’ve been collecting this stuff for quite some time. He (Poage) wasn’t even on the scene in 1977.1 didn’t even know who he was when I was doing this.” As for Walls, Prator said he knew where he lived and he used to work with his wife in a factory in Warsaw. “I knew him and I knew his name. When I see him I’d say hi, and stuff like that. “There was no reason for having any personal vendetta against the man at all. And there really still isn’t. Unless he keeps talking like that and then it will become very personal,” Prator said. Prator has a petition signed by Doug Walls and the title holder of the property, Max Montell, which disapproved the continued use and operation of the landfill because it has been allowed to “become a nuisance and presents potential health and safety problems.” Over 80 rural Claypool residents signed the petition. The petition is undated, but Prator said it was circulated when Steve Shambaugh, who purchased Lakeland Disposal Inc. in 1976, appealed the Stream Pollution Board’s decision not to renew his operating permit.