The Marshall County Election Board held two public hearings during their meeting Wednesday, December 20.
Continue readingMarshall County Election Board Holds Public Hearings, Year-End Campaign Finance Reports due in January
Culver Town Manager Leaves Office This Week
Ginny Bess Munroe’s last day as the town manager for the Town of Culver will be Friday, March 31. She attended her last Culver Town Council meeting Tuesday night where all of the council members, Clerk-Treasurer Karen Heim and Town Attorney Jim Clevenger wished her well in her next phase of life. A few commented that she had held the position better than those who have been in the office in the last few years.
Continue readingCulver Town Council Discusses Town Manager Position
The Culver Town Council members agreed to extend Ginny Bess Munroe’s resignation date in order to train her replacement.
Continue readingCulver Town Council Extends Offer of Employment to Town Manager Candidate
The Culver Town Council members agreed Tuesday night to send an offer of employment to a candidate to assume the position of town manager for the Town of Culver.
Continue readingCulver Town Council Updated on Agreement with East Shore Corporation
Two representatives from the East Shore Corporation delivered an update on an agreement with the Town of Culver to haul wastewater to be treated in the town’s wastewater plant due to a system failure at the corporation’s wetland site.
Continue readingMarshall County Crossroads Asking County Government to Chip in $400,000 for Stellar Efforts
The Marshall County Crossroads team is asking the county government to chip in $400,000 over four years.
Continue readingMarshall County Council Considers Support for Stellar Projects
The Marshall County Crossroads Stellar Communities Team is moving forward with projects to include in this year’s Regional Development Plan due in September and two leaders from the organization updated the county council on efforts this week.
Continue readingCulver Town Council Considers East Shore Corporation Request
The Culver Town Council members considered a request from the East Shore Corporation Tuesday night to pump wastewater from its wetland disbursement system to be treated in the town’s wastewater system.
Continue readingCulver Town Council Considers Resolution for Regional Stellar Project Fund
The Culver Town Council members considered a resolution last week that would outline the town’s funding commitments if Marshall County is designated a winner in the Regional Stellar Designation Communities initiative.
Continue readingMarshall County Council Supports Quest in Regional Stellar Effort
The Marshall County Council members pledged their full support in an effort to reach a Regional Stellar Communities Designation.
Marshall County Leaders Attend Regional Stellar Input Session
Nearly 100 Marshall County leaders and organization representatives attended an input session Thursday morning surrounding the county’s quest to become a Regional Stellar Community. The event was held at the Swan Lake Resort in Plymouth.
Culver Town Council Passes Readings on Ordinances for PUD
The Culver Town Council members approved ordinance readings that will move the Culver Meadows project at 17664 State Road 17 and 19456 State Road 10 a step closer in the process.
Culver Town Council Adopts Traffic Ordinance Amendment
The Culver Town Council members approved additional readings of a traffic ordinance amendment at their meeting Tuesday night.
Culver Town Council Approves Park Superintendent Conditional Offer of Employment, Salary Amendment
The Culver Town Council agreed to offer a conditional offer of employment to a candidate looking to fill the park superintendent’s position.
Culver Town Council Reorganizes, Appoints Members to Commissions
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.
Culver Town Council Passes Traffic Ordinance
The Culver Town Council members heard public comments concerning the proposed traffic ordinance.
Council Vice President Sally Ricciardi read a citizen’s letter into the record that discussed safety concerns for emergency vehicles and residents maneuvering around the streets that are narrow. One street mentioned was Ohio Street and portions of that street will have no parking as part of the ordinance. The resident also mentioned the noise level of semi truck idling in residential neighborhoods and parking of the tractor trailers on residential streets.
Culver Town Council Held Public Hearing and First Reading over 2018 Budget
A public hearing was held over the proposed 2018 Budget at a Culver Town Council meeting on Wednesday. Council President Ginny Bess Munroe acknowledged that the council held a number of work sessions and departmental meetings over the budget. She handed things over to Clerk-Treasurer Karen Heim who provided a basic synopsis of the budget to the public.
Heim said the proposed general fund is at $1,840,530 and the expected income is set at $1,815,437. She continued that with the proposed tax caps coming in at $29,135 that leaves a deficit of $54,228. She advised that she low-balled the income and the difference will not be as substantial. Continue reading
Culver Town Council Receives Stellar Update as Site Visit Approaches
Town administrators and community members in Culver have been preparing for the upcoming Stellar Communities Designation Program site visit. On Wednesday evening, the Culver Town Council received an update about what has happened so far and what is yet to come.
Culver is one of three finalists in District 2 of the program, competing to be designated as a Stellar Community. In an effort to ensure they are aptly prepared, the Stellar Committee has been meeting on Tuesdays during the month of September. The night before the town council meeting, the committee met and did a practice run for the site visit. Continue reading
Marshall County Commissioners to Meet Today
The Marshall County Commissioners will hold two public hearings this morning when they meet for their regular meeting today.
The hearings will allow residents to comment on the proposed fee schedule changes in the health department and the changes in the well ordinance. The hearings are set to begin at 9 a.m. as advertised.
Stellar Community Letter of Intent Due Friday with Changes
The Culver Town Council and the Stellar Communities Committee have made some focus changes to the plans for this year’s application.
Town Manager Jonathan Leist told the council members Tuesday night that the committee revisited the proposed lighter, quicker and cheaper project. The committee has decided to go with five or six-foot letters that spell C-U-L-V-E-R rather than the historic story walk as that particular project. Utility Superintendent Bob Porter is researching the cost for this project, but Leist believes it will fall within the $5,000 requirement for that part of the application.
