The Marshall County Commissioners reviewed two proposed ordinance amendments concerning shipping containers and solar farms.
Continue readingMarshall County Commissioners Consider Unsafe Building Ordinance
Marshall County Building Commissioner Chuck DeWitt presented an ordinance to the commissioners Monday morning that reorganizes the Unsafe Building Board, and enacts fines and penalties for lack of compliance.
Continue readingMarshall County Commissioner Review Proposed Unsafe Building Ordinance
Marshall County Building Commissioner Chuck DeWitt presented an update on the Unsafe Building Board and a proposed ordinance to the Marshall County Commissioners this week.
Continue readingBourbon Officials Informed about Reportedly Unsafe Structure on N. Washington St.
Marshall County Building Commissioner Chuck DeWitt recently discussed an unsafe structure with Bourbon officials.
Continue readingArgos Officials Hear from MC Building Commissioner about B&R Building
Argos Town Council members recently heard from Marshall County Building Commissioner Chuck DeWitt about what it would take to convert the B&R Building to be used by the EMS Department.
Continue readingMarshall County, City of Plymouth Receive SolSmart Gold Award
Marshall County and the City of Plymouth were recently awarded with the SolSmart Award.
Continue readingTown of Bremen Looking to Declare Property Unsafe
Bremen Town Attorney Anthony Wagner will start the necessary court paperwork in order to provide evidence that the property at 521 N. Center Street is an unsafe building.
Continue readingArgos Town Council Updated About Code Enforcement at Property Near US 31
Argos officials were recently updated on an ongoing code-enforcement effort that’s being made to rid the town of a reported eyesore.
Continue readingArgos Town Council Permits Code Enforcement on Marshall Street Property with Over 40 Trailers
Argos Town Council members permitted Marshall County Building Commissioner Chuck DeWitt to move forward with some code enforcement on a reported eyesore when they met for their final meeting in February.
Continue readingPlan Director, Building Commissioner Provide Annual Update to County Council
Marshall County Plan Director Ty Adley and Building Commissioner Chuck DeWitt presented the Marshall County Council members with an annual report that sums up the number of permits issued and their valuation for the past few years.
Adley said the number of permits continues on an upward trend.
“From 2014 to 2017, we did have a dip in the number of permits from 815 to 749, but we’re still holding on to that upward trend,” said Adley. “If you look at the average over the last 15 years, you’re looking at 476 permits have been issues on average every year. We’ve been above that since 2014.”
In 2016, 644 permits were issued with a valuation of nearly $26 million and in 2017 over 800 permits were issued valued at over $53 million. The permit number changed in 2018, according to Adley.
“We went down only eight percent from the 2017 numbers and the number of permits that were issued. It’s a very minuscule amount. If you set that in the context of the valuation, we’re up yet again 28 percent to $68 million.”
Adley explained that more people are investing in larger projects in Marshall County which is behind the increase in permits and their valuation.
“These accessory structures that people have put up in year’s past in comparison to 2017 have gone down, but the investment that people within Marshall County are doing, they’re putting in larger investments. They’re putting in larger, more expensive commercial buildings, more homes, more renovations, more substantial terms of investment within Marshall County.”
DeWitt noted that the commercial work is increasing and so will the permitting process so it appears that Marshall County continues to grow.
The pair will present more information to the Marshall County Commissioners on Monday morning.
Bremen Town Council Hopes to Purchase Property
The Bremen Town Council members are still working toward purchasing the property at 121 S. Jackson Street.
Continue readingMarshall County Building Commissioner Delivers ISO Report
Marshall County Building Commissioner Chuck DeWitt gave the county council members an update on the recent report issued by the Insurance Service Office.
Marshall County Building Commissioner Explains New Mandates to the County Council
Marshall County Building Commissioner Chuck DeWitt presented to the Marshall County Council members this week an extensive list of changes that are mandated by the state that took effect on July 1.
Culver Town Council Discusses Interlocal Agreement
The Culver Town Council members reviewed an interlocal agreement between the town, Marshall County and Marshall County Building Commissioner Chuck DeWitt.
It was the same document presented to the county commissioners last week for approval. Town Manager Jonathan Leist explained then that the agreement allows DeWitt to assist Culver with needs during county business hours on an annual basis. The fee was increased to $3,000 to bring it in line with the same services to the Town of Argos.
Marshall County Commissioners Discuss Interlocal Agreement with Town of Culver
Culver Town Manager Jonathan Leist discussed an interlocal agreement with the Town of Culver and Marshall County Building Commissioner Chuck DeWitt.
Leist explained that the agreement allows DeWitt to work with the town for building and planning services.
Marshall County Building Commissioner Announces Record Year
Marshall County Building Commissioner Chuck DeWitt and his staff is keeping busy this construction season with several hundred permits issued this year. That’s what he reported to the Marshall County Commissioners this week.
“We have over $25 million in permit values and we have 405 building permits and over 110 electric permits. That gives us about 600 permits that we’ve issued so far this year. We’re on track to have the busiest year we’ve ever had,” said DeWitt.
Marshall Commissioners to Receive Quarterly Reports, Insurance Update
The Marshall County Commissioners will receive updates from various county department heads this morning. EMA Director Clyde Avery and Building Inspector Chuck DeWitt will each present their quarterly reports. Continue reading
Marshall County Takes Over Culver Building and Planning Department
The Town of Culver’s partnership with Marshall County for building and planning services officially takes effect today. County Building Commissioner Chuck DeWitt will oversee services for the town as well under an intergovernmental agreement approved last month by the county commissioners. Continue reading