The Mail-Journal, Volume 28, Number 50, Milford, Kosciusko County, 24 January 1990 — Page 8
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USE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., January 24,1990
Seawall construction proposed at Janies Lake
By MITCHELL STINSON Staff Writer
Robert E. and Sarah A. Smith recently submitted an application for a Department of the Army (DA) Permit for the purpose of construction at James Lake in Tippecanoe Township. The two Leesburg residents plan to develop the lakefront property for recreational use and to protect the shoreline from erosion. The applicants propose to install 145 linear feet of concrete seawall approximately 20 feet landward from the shoreline. The seawall would be constructed across a wetland adjacent to James Lake, requiring the removal of 96 cubic yards of dredged material. The dredged material would be removed from the site and placed in a gravel pit located on the southwest corner of Armstrong Road and CR 700E. The trench would be backfilled with 32 cubic yards of stone to provide a base for the concrete seawall. After construction of the seawall, the applicants propose to excavate the area between the seawall and the shoreline. This would require the removal of 154 cubic yards of dredged material. This material would be transported to the gravel pit for disposal. The applicants then propose to backfill the dredged area with 154 cubic yards of sand to create a beach. The construction of the seawall and sand beach would require the filling of a 0.06 acre palustrine emergent wetland adjacent to James Lake, and the work would be performed below the Ordinary High Water elevation of 839.40 feet mean sea level. The applicants also propose to install a discharge pipe from a flowing well. This pipe would cross the wetland extending through the proposed concrete seawall. The applicants propose to hand-dig a trench 1 foot wide and 2 feet deep. The excavated material would be temporarily sidecast in the wetland and then used to backfill the trench. This part of the proposal would be authorized under the provisions of Nationwide General Permit 33 CFR 330,5 (a) (12) for the placement of backfill or bedding to construct a utility line, provided there is no change in preconstruction bottom contours. A previous lakefront development project for this site was announced by Public Notice No. 89-IN-191, dated June 13, 1989. That request for a permit was denied. A DA Permit cannot be issued if any legally required federal, state or local authorization or certification is denied. A DA Permit, if otherwise warranted, will not be issued until a Water Quality Certification or waiver is on file at the Louisville District office of the Army Corps of Engineers. The applicant is responsible for obtaining the certification from the Indiana Department of Environmental Management. The National Register of Historic Places has beep consulted and it has been determined that there are no properties currently listed in the Register which would be directly affected by the proposed work. If the Corps is made aware, as a result of comments received in response to this notice, or by other means of specific archeological, scientific, prehistorical, or historical sites or structures which might be affected by the proposed work, the district engineer will immediately take the appropriate action necessary pursuant to the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. Copies of this notice are sent to the appropriate federal and state fish and wildlife services. Their views and ( comments are solicited in accordance with the
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Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1956 and the Endangered Species Act of 1873, as amended. However, there are no known facts that indicate the proposed work wojjld destroy or endanger any knoyn critical habitat of a threatened or endangered species listed or proposed. Therefore, unless warranted by later developments, no formal consultation specific to Section 7 of the 1973 Act, as amended, will be initiated with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Any person may request, in writing, that a public hearing be held to consider this application. A request for a public hearing must state the specific interest which might be damaged by issuance of the DA Permit. The decision whether to issue a permit will be based on an evaluation of the probable impact including cumulative impacts of the proposed activity on the public interest. That decision will reflect the national concern for both protection and utilization of important resources. The benefit which reasonably may be expected- to accrue from the proposal must be balanced against* its reasonably" foreseeable detriments.
It happened . . . in Milford
10 YEARS AGO, JAN. 23, 1980 It is no longer June in January in northern Indiana. A skiff of snow fell in the Lakeland area Tuesday night, leaving a light covering on the ground. The temperature stood at eight degrees with more snow in the forecast. Mr. and Mrs. Steve K. Earle, 412 S. Seventh Street, Goshen, are the parents of a son, Keith Allen, born at 3 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 6, in Goshen Hospital. Keith Allen weighed eight pounds, 8 1 / 2 ounces, and measured 20 inches long. Mrs. Earle is a former employee at The Papers Incorporated, Milford. Welcoming Keith Allen home is hfe 16-month-old sister Stephanie. The Milford Helping Hands 4-H Club met last Thursday evening in the home of their ’leader, Rosemary Rouch. The meeting was called to order by President Greta Hurd. Danelle Schwab and Carl Rouch led the American and 4-H pledges. Julie Kaiser gave the health and safety report on energy savings. 20 YEARS AGO. JAN. 21, 1970 Efforts of the Milford Lions club to fulfill the wishes of the late Dr. Hugh Snyder and bring a dentist to Milford have proven successful. Milford will soon have a new dentist in the person of Dr. Frank Wadas. Dr. Wadas, 28, is currently practicing dentistry in East Chicago. He received his discharge from the United States army last September, having been stationed at Fort Knox in Kentucky. Mrs. Preston Poe of Milford will celebrate her 90th birthday January 26. Mrs. Poe was born in 1880 and was married February 6,1898. Mr. Poe died in 1954. Mrs. Poe has three daughters, Mrs. Burl (Gladys) Martz and Mrs. Alfonza (Gertrude) Zentz, both of Nappanee, and Mrs. Eugene (Beulah) Felkner of Milford. Vicki Little, a junior at Wawasee high school and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Billy Little of Milford, will study and travel in the Soviet Union and five eastern European countries this coming summer.
All factors which may be relevant to the proposal will be considered including thg cumulative impacts thereof; among those are conservation, economics, aesthetic values, general environmental concerns, historic values, fish and wildlife values, flood hazards, floodplain values, land use, navigation, shoreline erosion and accretion, energy needs, safety, food and fiber production, mineral needs, considerations of property ownership and, in general, the needs and welfare of the people. In addition, the evaluation of the impact of the activity on the public interest will include application- of the guidelines promulgated by the administrator, Environmental Protection Agency under authority of Section 404(b) of the CWA. The Corps of Engineers is soliciting comments from the public; Federal, state and local agencies and officials; Indian tribes; and other interested parties in order to consider and evaluate the impacts of this proposed activity. Any comments received will be considered by the Corps of Engineers to determine whether
30 YEARS AGO, JAN. 21, 1960 More than a score of robins, 24 to be exact, were counted on Saturday, Jan. 16, by the Rev. Emeral Jones in the Stanley Scott orchard southeast of Milford. Glenn Price is enlarging his duck operation just east of Milford. Recently he purchased a 10-acre tract of land just east of Turkey Creek from Mrs. Lawrence Dewart. Mr. Price has become one of the larger duck raisers in this area, supplying to a Chicago Market. Mr. and Mrs. Burris Sharp and Dr. and..-. Mrs. Carey Parrett returned by air to Chicago Tuesday evening after spending a week basking in the 80 degree temperatures of Florida. The 1960 Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow in Milford high school is senior Donna Lea Ruch. The opening of the Milford Case in the Hotel building in Milford, under the management of the Harry Largents, was such a success that they were unable to serve all the patrons. Kathy Lynn was born to Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Beer, Jan. 16, at Goshen General hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Beer have three other
Wolkins landfill bill moving ahead
By K ATE WOLFORD Staff Writer
District 18 Representative Dave Wolkins is helping back a bipartisan bill that sets forth a program of solid waste manage ment. The bill would create a mechanism for establishing solid waste districts, which could be comprised of a one or several counties. Wolkins said on Monday, Jan. 22, that the bill had passed out of the House Ways and Means Committee with a vote of 25 to 1. It was expected to come down on second reading on Tuesday. Getting the bill out of commit-
It happened . . . in North Webster
20. YEARS AGO, JAN. 21, 1970 Mr. and Mrs. Joe Barrett and family were guests of Mr and Mrs. Orva Miller Sunday for a birthday celebration in honor of Mr. Miller and daughter, Sally, and Kerry and Allen Barrett, all having birthdays in January. Mr. and Mrs. Duane Van Curen and Mrs. Roy Spry were guests of their mother, Mrs. Thelma Sparks of Warsaw on Thursday for dinner. Ruskin Baublitt, Tom Voland and “Dutch” Mullett attended the Fox Hunt at South Whitley on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Schrock of Elkhart spent Thursday evening with Mr. and Mrs. George Burns. Mr. ansiMrs. JosepKßeghtel of Dewart Lake have purchased the Jerry Salter property
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to issue, modify, condition or deny a permit for this proposal. To make this decision, comments are used to assess impacts on endangered species, historic properties, water quality, general environmental effects, and the other public interest factors listed. Comments are used in the preparation of an Environmental Assessment and/or an Environmental Impact Statement pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act. Comments are also used to determine the need for a public hearing and to determine the overall public interest of the proposed activity. A permit will be granted unless its issuance is found to be contrary to the public interest. Written statements received in the Louisville office on or before February 15 will become a part of the official record and will be considered in the determination. Any objections which are received during this period may be forwarded to the applicant for possible resolution before the determination is made whether to issue or deny the requested DA Permit. All information pertaining to this application is available for public examination.
children, Lee, Colleen, and Beth. 50 YEARS AGO, JAN, 25,1940 The Rev. Keith Jones was very recently given an unanimous call to a pastorate of the Whitneyviiie’s Congregation church of New Haven, Conn. Since last fall he had been serving the church as a student pastor. Mr. Jones is the oldest son of the Rev. and Mrs. Emeral B. Jones of southeast of here. On Sunday, January 14, Phillip Aeschliman, a resident of Cissna Park, Illinois, and father of Mrs. Frank S. Beer and Mrs. John Rassi of Milford, celebrated his 91st birthday anniversary at the home of his son, the Rev. Phil Aeschliman, also of that place!. A daughter, Hazel Elizabeth, weighing 8 lbs., was born to Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Estep at the McDonald hospital Friday morning at 10:30 o’clock. Ivan Kline, Cleo Kline, A. R. Hollar and William Bushong left today for Ball State teacher’s college, Muncie, to be in attendance at Father’s Day. The Columbian Reading Circle met Monday evening at the home of Mrs. Florence Forbing with a good attendance.
tee meant some changes. These included the following. The districts will not have the power of eminent domain, as was originally allowed in the bill. This means the districts will not have the power to condemn property. In addition, while the bill originally provided that the districts without landfills could go outside of the frozen tax levy in order to raise money for planning, they will now have to appeal to the state board of accounts. In short, they must get permission to go out of the frozen tax levy in order to raise planning money. Districts can also finance their plans through the sale of revenue
known as the Ben Lantz property) and plan on moving in the near future. Mr. and Mrs. Galen Graymier of Elida, Ohio, and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Worthington of Ada, Ohio, spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hamman. Mr. Graymier and Mrs. Hamman are cousins. The Efficient Homemakers Club met at the home of Mrs. Deverl Bowser on last Thursday with the president Mrs. Jerry Helvey presiding. Mrs. Paul Royer gave meditations and several poems. Mrs. David Stookey gave the lesson on cheese. The Backwater Friends met at the home of Mrs. Norman Rodes with 20 members present. Mrs Richard Snoke had charge of the meeting.
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PROPOSED LAKE CONSTRUCTION — Leesburg residents Robert and Sarah Smith have applied for a Department of Army permit to build a seawall at James Lake in Tippecanoe Township. They want to develop their lakefront property for recreational use and to
bonds and development bonds. They can charge landfill fees, as well. The districts are to be financially self-sustaining. Another change in the bill gives districts to the power to restrict trash, “by whatever means are constitutionally allowable,” according to Wolkins. That could include setting a fee comparable to that which would be charged for the trash at its point of origin. Ultimately, however, the means that will be determined by another bill currently going through the assembly, which addresses the out-of-state trash issue. A portion of the bill which would provide for $7.5 million in
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matching grant money is now substantially changed but not eradicated. The bill now allows for $2,000,000 to be set up for planning loans to each district. The money could come from several sources, including the general fund, rainy day fund or from the money generated by out-of-state trash. Each district would be allowed $20,000 for each county it includes. A bill backed by Governor Evan Bayh governor’s plan for funding his own bill would allow a charge of one dollar for every ton of waste deposited in a state landfill. The money would go to the state and be funneled back to the districts.
protect the shoreline from erosion. The construction would involve the installation of 145 linear feet of concrete seawall approximately 20 feet landward from the shoreline.
In creating districts, the Wolkins bill is similar to the one being pushed by Bayh. Again, like Bayh’s it would require a 20-year waste management plan for the districts. Wolkins said that each bill has good points. Ultimately, they could become one bill. When contacted on Tuesday, Jan. 23, Wolkins said that the vote would come down for a final reading on Thursday, Jan. 25. It could be voted on in the House of Representatives on Monday, Jan. 29. If it does not come to a vote on that day, it will die. Should that happen, however, Wolkins assured that some kind of landfill legislation will take
Camnbell. Bob Phillips, Jason Haab, Chris Lambert and Ryan Barth. Pictured in the third row from the left are: Jesse reterson, curia gumford, Peter Wagoner, Andy Hurley, Frank Perales and Whitney Vaniauingiiaiu. Pictured in the fourth row from the left are: Kent Flannery, Andy Cervantes, Jason Burkey, David Smeltzer and Christopher Stump. Pictured in the fifth row from the left are: Jeremy Howard, Matt Deter, Brad Nyce, Jay Haugh and Tom Fox.
place during the 1990 General Assembly. The bill he is backing could turn up as part of another bill’ Abortion The difficult issue of abortion is stilkin the forefront of Hoosier legislation. House Bill 1034, which is broad in scope in restricting abortion, has had some minor amendments and will be debated and voted on January 25. House Bill 1134, which is an abortion informed consent bill, was scheduled to be voted on January 23. Compensation All unemployment compensation benefits are includable in gross income.