The Marshall County Council approved Ordinance 2024-11(1) Amending Job Description Ordinance 2023-28B and Ordinance 2024-10(1) Amending Salary Ordinance 2023-25 to create a new part-time custodial position and establish funding for that salary. The Wage and Personnel subcommittee met with Grounds and Maintenance to discuss some absences. Custodians clean five buildings which is too much work for one individual.
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ARGOS — The Argos Town Council approved Ordinance 2023-07, an ordinance concerning junk vehicles.
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The Plymouth City Council members held two public hearings Monday night on increases in the water and sewer rates.
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The Plymouth City Council members reviewed an amendment this week to the Code of Ordinances of the City of Plymouth concerning volunteer firefighters.
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The Culver Town Council members considered several ordinances last week that regulate parking and traffic in the municipality.
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The Argos Town Council members opened a public hearing last week to take comments concerning a proposed water and sewer rate increase.
Continue readingPlymouth City Council members looked at an ordinance amendment for garage and mowing fees Monday night.
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Water and sewer rates will increase in Bremen if an ordinance regulating those increases is approved by the Bremen Town Council.
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The Marshall County Commissioners were presented with an amendment to a solar ordinance which gives the county stricter guidelines on the installation of solar projects.
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The Culver Town Council adopted several ordinances during their regular meeting on Tuesday night.
An ordinance that rezones the BP Good Oil property on 203 and 213 Main Street was unanimously approved on second and third readings. The ordinance now allows the parcels to be zoned C-1 so renovations can be made at the site. Developer Kevin Berger previously explained that the house at 213 N. Main Street will be demolished to allow for the extension of the convenience store. The current structure may be partially demolished in the process to make way for an improved store front. The store front will face southeast as opposed to the current eastern facing.
The Culver Town Council members will hold public hearings tonight on several different topics.
A public hearing concerning the annexation of the five contiguous parcels at 17664 State Road 17 and 19456 State Road 10 will be held as well as a public hearing for the rezoning of those parcels to a Planned Unit Development. The second reading of the annexation ordinance will be considered along with the first reading of the rezoning ordinance in this matter tonight.
The Marshall County Commissioners considered two ordinances on second and third reading when they met Monday morning.
Planning Director Ralph Booker presented an ordinance amendment approved and recommended by the Marshall County Planning Commission that changes the side yard fence height to “six feet in height and must be of uniform, color and style construction materials.” The ordinance amendment pertains to L-1, T-1, C-1, C-2, and industrial districts. Agricultural districts are excluded.
The Culver Town Council will discuss several ordinances when they meet tonight for their regular business meeting.
Two ordinances will be considered on second and third reading. One ordinance includes changes to the Code of Ordinances. The ordinance allows the current Code of Ordinances manual to be updated to current regulations. The second is a service weapon ordinance that allows a retiring police officer, who has served at last 20 years in law enforcement, the ability to retain his or her service weapon, badge and identification cards.
The Culver Town Council members took action this week to discuss several ordinances that were up for consideration.
An ordinance allowing additional appropriation requests to be carried out was adopted. It authorizes the expenditure of $17,500 toward the Stellar efforts. Clerk-Treasurer Karen Heim previously explained that they couldn’t foresee expenses related to the efforts because it was unknown if the town would achieve the designation. These additional funds that are available in the budget are needed to fulfill needs.
The Culver Town Council has decided to follow the recommendations of the Marshall County government.
