The Department of Local Government Finance will set up a public hearing soon concerning a remonstrance toward the reestablishment of the Cumulative Capital Development Fund at its maximum rate in Marshall County.
The Marshall County Commissioners approved the rate at $.0333 per $100 of assessed valuation in April. The notice was published and residents had 30 days to file an appeal. The petition had to have at least 50 signatures to be filed with the state. Auditor Julie Fox said 83 signatures on the document where verified through tax records. The paperwork was filed by the deadline and all was submitted to the Department of Local Government Finance. Fox told the commissioners on Monday that the DLGF will be the entity responsible for scheduling the public hearing in Marshall County.
Indiana Department of Transportation crews will work to chip and seal a portion of State Road 331 between Bourbon and State Road 25 next week.
The staff at the Marshall County Highway Department is doing their best to make dollars stretch when it comes to road work.
The Marshall County Health Department will be holding a public hearing in July in order to amend some fees within the department.
The John Glenn School Board accepted the recommendation of Chris Manering for the position of high school assistant principal.
Dave Lattimer will be retiring at the end of the month after serving seven years as the Airport Manager at the Plymouth Municipal Airport.
The State Road 17 resurfacing project is ongoing in the downtown Plymouth area. There will be no parking on both sides of Michigan Street so crews can complete the paving process.
Work should be done to reclaim roads by the end of this week. Marshall County Highway Supervisor Jason Peters told the commissioners that he anticipates work on 7th Road should be complete this week after repairs are made to some equipment.
The Plymouth Community School Board members are expected to announce a new superintendent during their regular school board meeting tomorrow night.
A house fire in Plymouth last Thursday has been ruled accidental.
A South Bend man was taken into custody early Monday morning after allegedly stealing items from a Plymouth business and fleeing.
The test mode time frame for the Automated Weather Observation System (AWOS) at the Plymouth Municipal Airport has been certified by the FAA and will be operational this month.
Culver Police Chief Wayne Bean is looking to hire officers for the department.
The Summer Food Service Program will assist Culver and area students at six different sites this summer.
The removal and replacement of concrete as part of the microsurfacing project in Plymouth will be done on Monday or Tuesday. According to Pavement Solutions, Inc. Owner Chris Oakes, E&B Paving is on schedule with this part of the project.
The second round of the Safe Routes to School project in Culver is just getting started.
