Two new lease trucks will be outfitted for the Marshall County Surveyor’s Office, but which entity would fund those equipment additions was a topic of discussion on Monday.
Continue readingTwo representatives from the Lake Latonka Property Owners Association requested help from the Marshall County Commissioners concerning road work in that area. This is the second request of its kind in the past year.
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The Marshall County Jail inmate population remains at an all-time high with over 290 inmates.
Continue readingThe Marshall County Commissioners gave permission to Sheriff Matt Hassel to put the inmate worker policy into effect.
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The Marshall County Highway Department is about $300,000 short of funding this year as compared to last year.
Continue readingThe Marshall County Commissioners hope to make a decision soon on moving forward with a preliminary engineering study concerning the county’s issues surrounding failing septic systems.
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Two commissioners still need some more information before moving forward with an engineering study concerning failing septic systems in vulnerable areas in Marshall county.
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The Marshall County Commissioners discussed the creation of a highway department position when they met Monday morning.
Since Bourbon resident Pat Walters approached the Marshall County Commissioners about the excessive amount of semi truck traffic on Fir Road, they are noticing more semi truck traffic on other county roads as well.
Marshall County Health Administrator Christine Stinson asked the county commissioners for support in forming a Marshall County Sewer District Task Force.
The Marshall County Jail may be expanding to accommodate the growing number of inmates in the jail.
Marshall County Highway Supervisor Jason Peters is gathering information on what to include in the 2019 Community Crossings grant application to the Indiana Department of Transportation.
Marshall County Auditor Julie Fox is looking for an Interim GIS Deputy Auditor.
Old U.S. 31 south of U.S. 6 will not be renamed.
The issue came up during last week’s Marshall County Commissioners meeting. Commissioner Kurt Garner commented that a homeowner on that stretch of road thought of renaming it State Road 931 rather than Michigan Road. Garner said the resident thought that it might entice people to drive on the road knowing that it’s a state road and provide more traffic.
Without a county engineer in place since the position came open in December of 2017, the Marshall County Commissioners may move Highway Supervisor Jason Peters into an interim highway superintendent position.
A public hearing to record opinions for and against reestablishing the Cumulative Bridge Fund at a rate of $.0524 per $100 of assessed valuation will be held on Wednesday, May 9.
An amended 2018 road program was presented to the Marshall County Commissioners on Monday morning.
The Marshall County Council members will have several requests to consider when they meet today.
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.
Marshall County officials are still looking to hire a county engineer.
Commissioner Kurt Garner asked the county council members Monday morning to reconsider the salary range offered for the county engineer’s position.
