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Plymouth City Council Approves Transfer of Cash for Greenways Trail Project Fund

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The Plymouth City Council members approved the transfer of cash from the Rainy Day Fund to the Greenways Trail project fund in the form of a resolution.

In a previous story, Clerk-Treasurer Jeanine Xaver explained that the city council already authorized the transfer of $250,000 in cash from the Rainy Day Fund to the Greenway Trails Fund. Xaver explained that in order to cover the city’s share and to adequately keep funds in that budget line item the transfer needed to take place. The city will pay for invoices up front and the state will reimburse the city 80 percent of the costs.

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Culver Town Council Reorganizes, Appoints Members to Commissions

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The Culver Town Council reorganized for the year when they met Tuesday night. They were unable to do this action during their first meeting of the year as President Ginny Bess Munroe was unable to attend that meeting.

Munroe was elected to serve another year as the council president and the council members voted to retain Sally Ricciardi as the vice president.

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Three Bremen Businesses Plan Expansion Projects

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Three businesses in Bremen are anticipating expansion projects. That’s according to Bremen Director of Operations Trend Weldy.

“I’ve been talking to them about some tax abatements and different things that we can do with the town of Bremen,” said Weldy. “One of the major expansion projects is Southwire. They purchased a 30 acre parcel just north of the Town of Bremen that’s going to connect to their existing building they have out there. We’ll have to annex that into the city. We’ll have to get it rezoned. They want to start breaking ground early this summer. Bremtown Kitchens also wants to expand and Omega Wire plans to expand this year in the town of Bremen. That’s a good thing.”

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New Townhouses to be Built in Bremen

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Eighteen new townhouses will be constructed in the town of Bremen.

According to Bremen Director of Operations Trend Weldy, a construction company purchased some property on South Jackson Street for this aggressive project. All 18 structures will be built this year. Two are already complete. Weldy noted that the townhouses will cost around $180,000 apiece when ready for new homeowners.

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John Glenn School Board Discusses Enrollment, Transfers

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The John Glenn School Board members may need to make a decision to add to their facilities if enrollment numbers keep trending in an upward fashion.

The school board members discussed enrollment and transfers in a work session Tuesday night. According to Recording Secretary Lisa Sleek, they reviewed data from the past five or six years and found that enrollment increases 1.5 percent each school year. They analyzed classroom size per building and the number of students per class. The discussion included function and capacity at each school with the numbers they are working with and what the corporation could see in a few years.

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Culver WinterFest Schedule Taking Shape

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Culver’s WinterFest event is set for February, but the possibility of a beer garden was brought before the Culver Town Council Tuesday night.

Organizer Tony Sellers told the town council members that he has shortened the operation time of the beer garden to 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. There was concern about having spirits available until 9 p.m. in the Culver Town Park. Alcohol will be available during the highly-anticipated ice sculpture fights during the same time period. The vendor will also be set back from any children’s activities and other family-oriented events.

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Culver Town Council Considers Donation to Marshall County Council on Aging

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The Marshall County Council on Aging is stepping up efforts to gather funds for transportation services for the county’s veterans, disabled, and older population.

Jackie Wright from the Marshall County Council on Aging explained to the Culver Town Council members Tuesday night that the organization wants to meet the growing needs of the public and more funding can help expand routes and possibly add another route to service community members. She said that they had over 600 denials last year as not all requests could be handled due to availability.

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Improvised Explosive Devices Found in Marshall County Mailboxes

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Two suspected improvised explosive devices were found in two mailboxes in Marshall County on Monday morning.

According to the Indiana State Police, the first device was found in a mailbox in the 3000 block of Olive Road. The homeowner found the damaged mailbox in the process of picking up the mail. The second device was found inside a mailbox by a mail carrier in the 14,000 block of 3rd Road. It did not detonate.

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Traffic Changes Coming at Plum, Jefferson Intersection in Plymouth

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City Engineer Rick Gaul reviews the different scenarios of changes to traffic at the Plum and Jefferson Street intersection

The Plymouth Board of Public Works and Safety reviewed several traffic improvements as recommended by City Engineer Rick Gaul during their meeting Monday night.

Gaul explained that striping could be included on Plum Street to ease traffic flow as well as signage that would read “no parking from here to corner” to help larger profile vehicles to maneuver the corner from Jefferson Street north on Plum Street. In a later phase, the curbing on the east part of the intersection could be reconfigured along with the crosswalk to widen the street for traffic off of Jefferson Street. A third phase could include a parking improvement on the eastern side of the street where the street would be widened for two cars to park more inward toward the sidewalk allowing for an easier flow of traffic.

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Commissioners Sign Contract for North Michigan Street Paving Project

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Marshall County Supervisor Jason Peters presented a contract with Walsh and Kelly to the Marshall County Commissioners for a paving project on North Michigan Street in Plymouth.

Peters reminded the commissioners that three projects were awarded Community Crossings funds but when the bids came back the county could only fund two projects with the grant money. Those projects included Beech Road from U.S. 6 to 3B Road and South Michigan Street from Dewey Street to State Road 110.

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Plymouth BOW/City Council to Meet Tonight

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The Plymouth Board of Public Works and Safety will meet tonight where City Engineer Rick Gaul will have several updates on discussion items. He will present information on the Plum and Jefferson Street intersection, Baker survey issues, Baker Ditch Bridges, and U.S. 30 ramp detour. City Attorney Sean Surrisi will ask the board members to ratify the temporary closure of East Garro Street for the City Hall project. The board will also consider an agreement between the Plymouth Community Ambulance Service and the State of Indiana for the annual government ambulance payment adjustment for managed care service. An agreement for the preparation of the provider cost report for 2017 will also be considered.

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Marshall County Commissioners Receive Insurance Update

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Marshall County will see a reduction in insurance costs in 2018.

A $32,000 reduction will be realized. Brian Kubicki from Gibson Insurance told the Marshall County Commissioners this week that the county will save money in workman’s comp premium rates as they have gone down in Indiana. The county has also managed claims and prevented loss and injuries to employees which played a big part in the cost reduction as well. The safety committee is doing what they can to educate employees on safety issues, which Kubicki said is working.

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