The Plymouth City Council has agreed to use money set aside for flood cleanup to repair some of the city’s equipment. Clerk-Treasurer Jeanine Xaver told council members last week that the Street Department had problems with both of its loaders in the past year. The total repair bill came in around $24,000, according to Street Superintendent Jim Marquardt, which is more than what was budgeted.
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The annexation of land into the City of Plymouth for a planned housing development cleared another procedural hurdle last week. Back in November, the city council agreed to annex 44 acres near Plymouth/Goshen Trail and Randolph Street for the Centennial Crossing development. Council members later revised the annexation ordinance to correct an error.
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The City of Plymouth is building up its savings as the 2018 budget year comes to an end. The city council agreed Wednesday to transfer $750,000 from the General Fund to the Rainy Day Fund, at the recommendation of Clerk-Treasurer Jeanine Xaver. She said the transfer will bring the Rainy Day Fund balance up to about $3.6 million and noted that there’s plenty of money in the General Fund to cover it.
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Fees are going up at Plymouth Municipal Airport. The city council finalized the 2019 fee schedules for the Department of Aviation and Department of Parks and Recreation Wednesday.
The Plymouth Board of Public Works and Safety will meet tonight where they will discuss an executive order concerning the REES Theater.
The Plymouth City Council members this week had the first reading of an ordinance that lists the fee schedules for the Department of Aviation and Department of Parks and Recreation for the City of Plymouth.
The Plymouth City Council members this week discussed agreements for planning services and transportation services for 2019.
The Plymouth Board of Public Works and Safety members will meet tonight where they will open bids for fuel supplies and street materials for 2019. They will also consider a request to bid the Candy Lane storm sewer improvement project.
A revised ordinance was presented to the Plymouth City Council members last week that deals with the annexation of about 40 acres into the city of Plymouth that is along Plymouth/Goshen Trail and Randolph Street on the north side of Centennial Park.
A Plymouth manufacturing company will engage in an expansion project in order to increase efficiency and profits with the goal of retaining 61 current employees and remain competitive in the market. A few new employees will also be hired in the process.
The Plymouth mayor and clerk-treasurer will be getting a raise in 2019.
The Plymouth Board of Public Works and Safety members will discuss the ratification of an executive order for a temporary street closure for a Veteran’s Day ceremony and a prepayment request for a new council chambers recording system. The board members are also expected to review the Complete Streets policy provided by the Discover Plymouth organization earlier this month.
Officials at the Plymouth Municipal Airport are ready to get several projects off the ground!
The Plymouth City Council members approved an ordinance on second and third reading this week that would annex 2.57 acres of real estate adjacent to the northern corporate limits known as 598 Hoham Drive. The property owners would like to get sewer service through the town as the septic system has failed there. In order to hook up to the service, the property would need to be annexed into the city. That process can now occur with the adoption of the ordinance.
The Plymouth City Council members considered a resolution to declare certain real estate to be within an Economic Revitalization Area for American Containers, Inc. at 2526 Western Avenue.
The Plymouth Board of Public Works and Safety and the Plymouth City Council meetings will be held in the newly remodeled Council Chambers for the first time tonight.
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.
The Plymouth City Council members took action last week to approve a prepayment to eGov Strategies in order to get a new city website started.
The Plymouth City Council opened a public hearing on Monday night to hear comments on a tax abatement request for the Marshall County Economic Development Corporation’s entity called the Marshall County Life Center, Inc.
The Plymouth City Council members opened a public hearing Monday night to gather comments on the proposed expansion project by Bomarko, Inc. Company representatives are seeking tax abatement in order to expand operations.
