A Plymouth man was arrested on Friday, March 30, after reportedly driving under the influence of alcohol, driving the wrong way on U.S. 30 and causing an accident that resulted in injuries.
A New Jersey man was arrested Tuesday morning after an alleged battery incident at the Pilot Truck Stop in Plymouth.
According to a report from the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department, the victim was assaulted with a hammer stemming from a road rage incident near Valparaiso. The victim reportedly refused medical treatment despite injuries sustained in the battery.
Marshall County Auditor Julie Fox received petitions in her office that oppose the raise in the Cumulative Bridge Fund.
In order to file a successful petition, the document must have at least 10 certified signatures. Those signatures must be from property taxpayers.
The Marshall County Highway Supervisor may soon get a pay raise.
Commissioner Kevin Overmyer suggested the bump in salary for Highway Supervisor Jason Peters since he’s assumed more responsibilities that weren’t part of his duties when he began the position. Overmyer said the amount of overtime Peters has put in is extensive.
The deadline has come and gone for donations to match a Regional Cities grant for renovations to the REES Theater, but the deadline was extended to allow for more time to gather the match money needed.
The amended traffic ordinance that the Culver Town Council members apparently approved in January needs to go through the process all over again.
Marshall County Highway Supervisor Jason Peters updated the commissioners on
FEMA’s recent visit and their assessment of the county’s roads, bridges and culverts after suffering flood damage.
He said FEMA looked at the county’s local and minor roads to determine what kind of funding would be available if the state meets the threshold for reimbursement. All major roads would need to be addressed by different group of people and Peters said he will make some phone calls this week.
The Bremen Town Council members reviewed more paperwork last week in a proposed annexation project north of town.
The projects funded by the Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA) as part of the Stellar Communities Designation Program in Culver will undergo public hearings this month and in May.
The Town of Bremen continues to assess damage done to buildings and grounds during the recent flood event.
Furnace and cooling units at the wastewater treatment facility will be replaced. An insurance claim was able to cover the cost of replacing those items, and more assessments are being made to other equipment and buildings that were damaged at the end of February.
The Marshall County Commissioners will meet today.
Highway Supervisor Jason Peters will give an update on activities at the highway department and Matt Pitney from the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department plans to talk about Public Safety Telecommunicators Week.
Culver Town Manager Jonathan Leist told the town council members last week about a street naming contest.
Residents, business owners, students, and visitors are encouraged to submit their best idea of a street name for the road leading to the Sand Hill Farm workforce housing development in Culver. There is an unnamed portion of road off of the main artery into the property off of Jefferson Street that provides an entrance to the first phase of the apartment complex.
The Bremen Town Council members are considering a request from the Marshall County Council on Aging to help fund transportation needs.
Bremen Director of Operations Trend Weldy said residents from the town request transportation services from the organization each year. He said about 400 trips are made to assist residents in Bremen each year. Overall, the organization fulfills over 25,000 trip requests annually.
The annexation ordinance involving parcels at 17664 State Road 17 and 19456 State Road 10 in Culver is tabled. Thomas Beste recently requested that action in a written notice to the Culver Town Council. Two readings of the ordinance have unanimously passed, but the third reading will be on hold.
This decision comes after the council rejected the first reading of an ordinance that would rezone those 71 acres as a Planned Unit Development for a housing development and gas station. Several residents spoke out in a lengthy public hearing earlier this month against the proposed gas station on the north side of State Road 10.
Candidates in the May Primary Election are starting to get out in the public to attempt to collect supporters. Officials with the Indiana Department of Transportation urge candidates and campaign assistants to keep campaign signs out of the state’s right-of-way.
Signs are not permitted in intersections, interchanges or rights-of-way that run parallel to highways. Where the right-of-way is not clearly marked, boundaries may be estimated as the fence line, the back of a ditch or behind utility poles.
A representative from Umbaugh and Associates reviewed water and wastewater rates with the Bremen Town Council members this week.
Bremen Director of Operations Trend Weldy said the council may need to make a decision about rates soon.
The Indiana Department of Transportation announced the recipients of federal transportation funding to invest in local road and bridge improvements, sidewalk and trail projects.
This round of funding will help communities to design, develop and purchase land for projects for bid beginning July 2021.
The Culver Town Council adopted several ordinances during their regular meeting on Tuesday night.
An ordinance that rezones the BP Good Oil property on 203 and 213 Main Street was unanimously approved on second and third readings. The ordinance now allows the parcels to be zoned C-1 so renovations can be made at the site. Developer Kevin Berger previously explained that the house at 213 N. Main Street will be demolished to allow for the extension of the convenience store. The current structure may be partially demolished in the process to make way for an improved store front. The store front will face southeast as opposed to the current eastern facing.
The Bremen Town Council members held a public hearing Monday night concerning the town’s plan to apply for a grant for the downtown renovation project.
The town is going to apply for a $40,000 planning grant which will be matched by the town in the amount of $4,500. A $1.5 million grant through the Office of Community and Rural Affairs is also in the works. The town’s match for that project is $500,000. Bremen Director of Operations Trend Weldy said a lot is planned for this project that will begin in a couple of years.
The Culver Town Council members took action Tuesday night to move the Sand Hill Farms construction a little further along the process.
Last week, bids were opened for the utilities portion of the project and Midwestern Engineers had the opportunity to review the three bids submitted for the workforce housing development project at 540 W. Jefferson Street. The utilities portion includes the installation of water and sewer lines, a pump station, manhole, a road into the subdivision, curbs and sidewalks, and grading and seeding. The engineers estimate for the project was around $700,000.
