The Bremen Town Council members continue to look into funding for both the Jackson Street and the Aquatic Center projects.
Bremen Town Council Continues to Look into Funding for Stellar Projects
Bremen Redevelopment Commission Closes on Downtown Property
The Bremen Redevelopment Commission members were expected to close on a piece of property on E. Plymouth Street this week.
Continue readingBremen Town Council Discusses Acquisition of Plymouth Street Property
A piece of property on E. Plymouth Street in Bremen was recently acquired by the Bremen Redevelopment Commission in order to clean up the area.
Continue readingBremen Street Department to Purchase Leaf Machine
Bremen Schools to Implement Pre-K Program, Renovations Needed
Officials at the Bremen Public School Corporation will launch the On My Way Pre-K program at the Elementary School this fall.
Continue readingBremen Town Council to Open Bids for Lift Station Project
The Bremen Town Council members will be opening bids for the new lift stations in town.
Long-Time Bremen Redevelopment Commission Member Resigns
A long-time member of the Bremen Redevelopment Commission resigned his seat.
David Holmes, who held the president’s position, is resigning in order to represent Southwire in the company’s expansion project. Holmes was also the Bremen Town Council Attorney for several decades. Attorney Anthony Wagner has since assumed that duty.
Bremen Director of Operations Trend Weldy said there are several candidates being considered for Holmes’ replacement on the redevelopment commission and a decision will be made in the next few weeks.
Three Bremen Businesses Plan Expansion Projects
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.”
Bremen Lift Station Project to Move Forward
The Bremen Town Council agreed to move ahead on the project to upgrade the town’s lift stations in the spring 2018.
The plan and design phase is the next step. The council members took action to get that paperwork started this week with the hopes of bidding out the project in November or December. A bid could be awarded in January.
According to Bremen Director of Operations Trend Weldy, the Bremen Redevelopment Commission previously guaranteed the funds for the lift station project. The anticipated cost is around $1 million to $1.5 million.
Bremen STEM Class Receives Generous Gift from Bremen RDC
The Bremen Redevelopment Commission donated $35,000 to the Bremen Community School Corporation to purchase equipment for the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) students.
Bremen School Superintendent Dr. Jim White said the RDC funded the purchase of a shop bot which is a popular piece of equipment that the STEM students use in the shop.
Bremen Lift Station Project Funding Guaranteed
The Bremen Town Council recently met with the Bremen Redevelopment Commission to discuss funding for the replacement or improvement of 16 lift stations in the wastewater system.
Bremen Director of Operations Trend Weldy said the redevelopment commission has guaranteed the funding for the project which is anticipated to cost between $900,000 to $1 million.
The lift stations are approximately 40 to 50 years old and need to be upgraded. Nine are located in the town’s jurisdiction while seven are in TIF areas.
