Plymouth Common Council supports Project HOPE

Pilot News Group Photo / Jamie Fleury Marshall County Health Department Public Health Nurse Sandy Dunfee, Director of Marshall County Community Foundation and United Way Linda Yoder, and Tobacco Education Coordinator for Marshall County Annette Haining.

MARSHALL COUNTY — The Plymouth Common Council unanimously approved a letter of support to commit the unrestricted and the abated funds from the 2022 and 2023 Opioid Settlement in the anticipated two-year total amount of $85,840.33 to Marshall County’s Project HOPE.

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Plymouth Police Department Assistant Chief Mark Owen presented with Key to the City

Pilot News Group Photo / Jamie Fleury Plymouth Mayor Mark Senter presents Plymouth Police Department Assistant Chief Mark Owen with Key to the City.

Article submitted by Jamie Fleury, The Pilot News Staff Writer

Plymouth Mayor Mark Senter presented Plymouth Police Department (PPD) Assistant Chief Mark Owen with a Key to the City during the Plymouth Common Council meeting Monday evening. Having served Plymouth since 1994, Officer Owen will be retiring from PPD on January 30.

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Plymouth Common Council Approves Resolution to Endorse Passage of Driver Cards

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Representatives of La Voz Unida rejoice after the Plymouth Common Council approves Resolution No. 2022-1029, A Resolution of the Common Council of the City of Plymouth Endorsing the Passage of Indiana Legislation Establishing Driver Cards for Undocumented Indiana Residents.

Article submitted by Jamie Fleury, The Pilot News Staff Writer

PLYMOUTH — During the last meeting of 2022, the Plymouth Common Council approved Resolution No. 2022-1029, A Resolution of the Common Council of the City of Plymouth Endorsing the Passage of Indiana Legislation Establishing Driver Cards for Undocumented Indiana Residents. There was standing room only during the meeting Tuesday, December 27 as representatives of La Voz Unida and supporters filled the council room.

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Plymouth Common Council Amends Ordinance on First Read to Accommodate Beer Garden at Blueberry

Vice President of Board of Directors Marshall County Blueberry Festival Rick Vancza. Call 1-888-936-5020 or go to www.blueberryfestival.org for more information.

Article submitted by Jamie Fleury, The Pilot News Staff Writer

MARSHALL COUNTY — The Plymouth Common Council approved Ordinance No. 2022-2193 An Ordinance to Amend the Code of Ordinances of the City of Plymouth Concerning Alcoholic Beverages During Blueberry Festival on the first read to accommodate the organization’s need to innovate fund raising options.

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Plymouth Clerk-Treasurer Permitted to Carry out Year-End Financial Obligations

Plymouth Clerk-Treasurer Jeanine Xaver sought permission to carry out year-end financial obligations during the city council meeting Wednesday night.

Clerk-Treasurer Xaver asked board members for the go ahead to make year-end transfers and encumbrances as necessary. She added that the figures will be added to the minutes from the meeting. Continue reading

Plymouth City Council Members Approve all Appointments as Presented

Plymouth Mayor Mark Senter and City Council members unanimously approved all appointments as presented during Wednesday night’s city council meeting. The council appointed Billy Ellinger and Mike Miley to the Redevelopment Commission. Each of them will serve a 1-year term, ending December 31st 2018.

The Mayor’s report included appointing Ken Houin and Joe Mersch to the Aviation Commissioners, Robert Listenberger to the Park and Recreation Board and Art Jacobs to the Board of Zoning Appeals. Each of those members will serve 4-year terms, ending December 31st 2021. Continue reading

Revisions to 2018 Salary Ordinance Result in Plymouth City Council Approval

The ordinance fixing the 2018 salaries of appointed officers and employees, as well as fire and police personnel of the City of Plymouth, was recently up for approval by the Plymouth City Council.

The salary ordinance has been a topic of concern since the end of August, when the initial proposal was rejected. A committee was formed in order to review and work on the ordinance to come up with a more suitable solution. The revisions were presented at the City Council meeting Monday evening.

The committee consisted of Council members Shiloh Fonseca, Bill Walters and Don Ecker Jr. They worked with Clerk-Treasurer Jeanine Xaver and Emyle Kruyer-Collins from Human Resources discussing alternative options and looking into the survey that was provided by the city’s consultants Waggoner, Irwin, Scheele and Associates. Continue reading

Plymouth Officials Report Increasing Success in Collecting EMS Bills

The Plymouth Board of Works voted this week to declare some EMS bills from 2012 delinquent and uncollectible, but one member wondered if there’s more the city can do to collect outstanding bills in the future. Jeff Houin noted that some people need a bit more motivation than collection letters and phone calls, before they’ll pay their bills. Continue reading