The Plymouth Board of Public Works and Safety members approved a recommendation from Police Chief David Bacon to purchase two new vehicles for the Plymouth Police Department.
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Bids Opened for Plymouth Water Tower Painting Project, Quotes for Police Vehicles
Bids were opened this week for the Toroellipse North tower project in Plymouth. The one million gallon tower will be repainted with other repairs scheduled.
Continue readingPlymouth City Council Reviews Salary Ordinance
The Plymouth City Council members reviewed the salary ordinance for appointed officers and employees, fire and police personnel for the 2019 budget year.
Plymouth Fee Schedule Subcommittee Meets
Members of the City of Plymouth Fee Schedule Subcommittee met Tuesday morning to go over proposed fee increases for each department. The main reason for the review of fees is to help each department cover their costs instead of using taxpayer money to subsidize deficits.
Plymouth Department Heads Seek Permission for Quotes and Grants
The Plymouth Board of Public Works and Safety members considered several department head requests to seek quotes for equipment and grants.
Utility Superintendent Donnie Davidson is seeking quotes for the replacement of a service truck for the water department. He also asked to get quotes for a one-ton dump truck for the wastewater department. Both vehicle purchases are included in the department’s budget for capital improvement projects.
Injured Plymouth Officer Not to Lose Wages, Benefits
A Plymouth police officer injured in the line of duty will not lose any pay or benefit time as he recovers from surgery.
Plymouth Police Officers Report Successful OPO Effort
Officers from the Plymouth Police Department recently completed an Operation Pull Over (OPO) event that netted arrests and citations for various offenses.
Marshall County Commissioners Take Care of Remaining Appointments During Tuesday Meeting
The Marshall County Commissioners addressed any remaining appointments when they met on Tuesday.
Randy Glingle and Dan Vories were appointed to the Drainage Board, Jan Fisher will serve on the Alcohol Beverage Control Board and Commissioner Kevin Overymyer was appointed to the Central Dispatch Committee as well as the Michiana Area Council of Governments or MACOG.
For the MACOG Regional Development Board, Joe Martin, Jr. was appointed as the private sector representative and Trend Weldy will serve as the Town of Bremen’s rep.
Commissioner Kurt Garner was appointed to the Unsafe Building Committee and the Shady Rest Committee. Continue reading
Plymouth Business Granted Two Parking Passes for Patients
Those visiting a dentist’s office in downtown Plymouth may not incur a parking violation if procedures take longer than what the parking ordinance allows.
Two hour parking is allotted for patrons who visit downtown area businesses, but a letter signed by Dr. Louis Plumlee asked the Plymouth Board of Public Works and Safety if passes could be issued to his patients who may need to stay at his office for an extended period of time. The request mentioned that some root canals and other dental operations may take two or three hours, depending on the nature of the visit. Continue reading
K9 Programs Receive Donation from American Legion
The Plymouth Police Department and Marshall County Sheriff’s Department received donations for their K9 programs with combined efforts from the American Legion Post #27 in Plymouth.
On Tuesday, Members of the American Legion, Ladies Auxiliary and Sons of the Legion presented checks to the Plymouth Police K9 program and the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department K9 program. Each check was for $3,000. Continue reading
Plymouth City Council Discusses 2018 Budget
The Plymouth City Council members discussed the 2018 budget in a special session Monday night.
The budget is tightened up for 2018, according to Clerk-Treasurer Jeanine Xaver. She said that every department worked diligently to cut their budget and department heads and managers are not to spend more than 95 percent of their budget.
