Marshall County Commissioner Kevin Overmyer announced that he is stepping down from his appointment on the Marshall County Plan Commission citing health issues and upcoming procedures.
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The Marshall County Commissioners were again asked Monday morning to place a moratorium on large-scale solar farms on agriculture land by Culver residents Debbie VanDeMark and Paul Levett who requested to take a step back to review the ordinance with the Marshall County Plan Commission to better “protect the county”.
Continue readingThe Marshall County Commissioners discussed a proposed upcoming work session with the Marshall County Council.
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On Friday afternoon, members of the Chamberlin family gathered with members of Marshall County government and law enforcement to honor the life of Sheriff Thomas G. Chamberlin.
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Two Marshall County office holders received awards from the Indiana Association of County Commissioners.
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Marshall County Commission President Kevin Overmyer will serve another term as president of the Indiana Association of County Commissioners Northwest District.
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The Indiana State Department of Health released additional statistics regarding COVID-19 on its coronavirus website.
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Marshall County Commissioner Kevin Overmyer will serve another term as president of the Indiana Association of County Commissioners Northwest District.
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Marshall County Crossroads has officially been designated this year’s Stellar Community. The designation opens the door to millions of dollars of grant opportunities from various state agencies and federal programs. Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs made the announcement Thursday morning.
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The Marshall County Crossroads team is asking the county government to chip in $400,000 over four years.
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Marshall County Commission President Kevin Overmyer discussed the fate of the 911 fund in the county’s budget with the Marshall County Council members.
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The members of the Marshall County Crossroads Stellar Initiative are preparing to deliver a presentation to state officials on the county’s proposed projects as part of a Regional Stellar Communities Designation application.
Lower state funding distributions are causing challenges for the Marshall County Council, as it works on its 2019 budget. Council members found themselves trying to cut about $1.3 million from the highway department’s budget proposal Monday.
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Marshall County was recently awarded a Broadband Readiness Planning Grant through OCRA’s Community Development Block Grant Program.
Officials from Marshall County, as well as the towns of Bremen, Bourbon, Culver and La Paz collaborated to apply for the grant.
Marshall County was selected as one of five recipients to be a part of the pilot program that will educate and help shape how broadband can be established throughout the entire state, according to OCRA Executive Director Jodi Golden.
Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb made a stop at the INDOT Plymouth Subdistrict building in Plymouth Wednesday afternoon to reveal plans in the 2019 NextLevel Connections Initiative. Those plans include internet connectivity, a trails project that connects the entire state, road improvements on U.S. 31, U.S. 20, U.S. 30 and I-69, international flights out of the Indianapolis Airport, a fourth water port in Lawrenceberg and South Shore double rail tracking projects.
Marshall County Auditor Julie Fox discussed a proposed agreement with the Indiana Public Employers’ Plan with County Commissioners last week.
Fox explained that the agreement with IPEP would help manage the County’s unemployment insurance claims. She said County Attorney Jim Clevenger looked over the agreement and mentioned that he would be in support of it.
She said the document was modified to show that it would be an agreement with Marshall County only and stated that it would only require the president’s signature. She elaborated a bit about what the agreement would provide. Continue reading
The unintentional mowing of a man’s plants that are placed in the County’s right-of-way sparked a discussion during the Marshall County Commissioners’ meeting Monday evening.
Commissioner Mike Delp began by recognizing that the plants were mowed accidentally and explained that the mowing crews did not realize they were placed there intentionally.
Marc Eads, a resident of Pretty Lake Trail in Plymouth, went on to discuss the strategic placement of the plants. He said they are a part of what is called a “bioswale” which assists with drainage. Continue reading
Almost a hundred local leaders from around Marshall County gathered in Plymouth Thursday for a Stellar Communities workshop. A cooperative effort involving the county and its six municipalities is a finalist for this year’s designation.
The Department of Local Government Finance has not produced a decision concerning Marshall County’s increase in the Cumulative Bridge Fund. The commissioners adopted a resolution in March that increases the fund $.0524 per $100 of assessed valuation to make sure that fund is solvent in order to make necessary repairs to the county’s bridges for public safety.
Officials with the Department of Local Government Finance have not yet returned a decision on a Marshall County ordinance that increases the Cumulative Bridge Fund by $.0524 per $100 of assessed valuation. County officials are attempting to avoid a serious deficit in that fund next year to ensure there is enough money to fund repairs to the county’s bridges for public safety.
