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US Hwy 50 Loogootee, IN 47553 812.295.5095 DCH Health Pavilion 1805 South State Road 57 Washington, IN 47501 812.257.7566 North Daviess Medical Clinic 202 North West Street Odon, IN 47562 812.636.7300 DCH Medical Clinic 1402 Grand Avenue Washington, IN 47501 812.254.6696 DCH Primary Care Clinic 1401 Memorial Avenue, Suite C Washington, IN 47501 812.254.2872 Grand Avenue Pediatrics 1400 Grand Avenue Washington, IN 47501 812.257.0383 dchosp.org 812.254.2760 AD for Odon.pdf 1 1/10/2019 9:51:10 AM Benner Bark Park opens Benner Bark Park in Pe- tersburg officially opened this week. They had a cer- emony Sunday afternoon in the rain. At right: Carl and Bren- da Benner, who donated the ground for the park lo- cated on First Ave. across from Somebody's Place. Volunteers worked on the project for more than a year that pretty much coincided with the COVID outbreak. Volunteers who worked on the project gathered to celebrate it with a ribbon cutting. The dog park is a fenced-in area for dog owners to take their dogs to be able to run free and play. Kyle Mills said the park requires a key fob to get in the gate. He said people can go to City Hall and pay a $25 yearly fee and fill out an application, which includes proof that their dog is vaccinated. There is a $5 fee for each additional dog. After the application is reviewed, pet owners can pickup their key fob for the park, which is open from dawn to dusk. yeah, it's that fast! net edition Z M www.PressDispatch.net/Subscribe The Press-Dispatch. No matter where you live. COUNCIL Continued from page 1 METH BUST Continued from page 1 his passenger. According to Killian's re- port, Rogers said he was just driving Kemp to meet a guy. Deputy Cody Jones talked with Kemp, while Killian was talking to Rogers. Killian asked Kemp what she was doing in Otwell. She said she was there to meet the informant. "What would you say if I told you an undercover offi- cer watched a hand-to-hand exchange happen between them? " She said she didn't know what he was talking about. Killian asked her how much money the person she met gave her. She said he owed her $ 375, but only gave her $200, which she put in her purse. She said she gave him a Bel- Vita cookie, which is the type of wrapper the informant gave to Deputy Simmons. Deputy Killian then locat- ed the $200 in her purse. He said they were the same $200 in $20 bills police had photo- copied. Kemp continued to deny selling meth to the informant. Killian said Rogers denied having anything to do with it. Both were taken into cus- tody. During a search of the vehicle, a glass smoking de- ice commonly used to smoke meth was found in the center console. When Kemp arrived at the jail, she was asked if she had anything on her person. Police said she pulled a green tube out of her bra that had a white residue in it. Deputy Killian said the residue field tested positive for meth. WINSLOW Continued from page 1 to pursue a noise ordinance. Lamb said she found that spe- cifics about noise levels and quiet hours are in their zon- ing ordinance. But there is no provision to set fines for it. Popp said he would talk to their attorney about writing an ordinance that goes along with their zoning. He asked about fines. Eventually, they settled on a warning for the first offense. Then a $50 fine on the second offense and $150 on the third offense. Councilmen voted 3-0 to purchase a mower for the park and recreation board. Billy Marshall, with the park board, said they had picked out a SCAG 61 inch zero turn mower for a price of $ 8,251.10. Originally, the council talked about the park board putting $1,000 toward that purchase and the town picking up the rest. Popp said the park board had about $ 9,000 in their budget and they wanted to use some of that for new playground equip- ment. "Why don't we just pay for all of it (the mower) and they will have more to use on oth- er projects? " asked Brewster. Popp and Lamb agreed. In other business, the coun- cil voted to open their next meeting up to limited atten- dance. They set the number at eight people, but agreed to keep phone access so people can dial in and listne to the meeting, which is scheduled for 6 p.m. Monday, April 26. thing. "These jobs crossover so much. Some of the respon- sibilities that shifted to 911 were done by EMA and now are shifting back." Councilman Todd Meadors opposed the change. "I have voiced my concerns before. I'm not in favor of EMA report- ing to a seven-member coun- cil (advisory board)," said Meadors. He said he thought Ryan was a good person and would do a good job, but added, "I don't think they (positions) need to be combined." "Our position is I would rather do this now rather than after Baker Tilly makes a re- port to us and we have to lay someone off. You are going to have to make some adjust- ments in the future," said Nel- son about projected declining assessed values and property tax revenues. "I agree with that," said Meadors. "I worry about when Ryan Benner leaves and he will leave, he will give two weeks notice and one week of that will be vacation and we will have one week to get someone ready," said Meadors. "The two job descriptions still exist. So it can be two po- sitions in the future," said Nel- son. "I don't think a seven-per- son board is near what we need, half of them don't know if you go to work or not," said Meadors. He agreed some positions could be merged, but less im- portant positions. "In the past, Bill Walker was the health dept. guy. He drove around in a sheriff's de- partment car doing septic in- spections and got paid all day long. Was that right? Probably not," said Meadors. "If you look back when you were sheriff, EMA did the mapping. That was shifted to 911. With Dave's illness, that shifted back to Ryan," said Nelson "This where we are at. We basically already hired some- one. What happens if we don't do this? " asked Meadors. Meadors asked about the advisory board's vote to rec- ommend combining the posi- tions and making Benner the 911 Director. Nelson said it was a 5 -2 vote. "I consider all the points mentioned here today. I still think the savings are good points. I hope we can pre- pare for the case where if Ry- an would leave," said Dennis Bishop." "If someone leaves and you have to hire a second person, you would probably come back with a request to fully fund the 911 position," said Council president Jon Craig. Nelson agreed. Randy Harris moved to ap- prove the request. It was ap- proved by a 5 -2 vote, with Meadors and Travis Trout- man voting against it. Councilmen got good news about a proposed study of the county's finances. President Jon Craig had proposed the county hire Baker Tilly to do a study of the county's tax rates, assessed values and the effect of dropping assessed value and circuit breakers will have on tax revenue in the future for Pike County. It was estimated the cost could be as high as $ 35,000. Craig said he received a call from Commissioner Pres- ident Mark Flint, who works for IPL. Flint told him IPL has agreed to pay for the study. "So you are saying we have negotiated the best price we are going to get," said Bishop. Councilmen voted 7-0 to ap- prove funding the study with the understanding IPL was go- ing to pickup the tab. Auditor Judy Gumbel told the council Pike County will get $2.4 million in COVID stimulus funds from the $1.9 trillion package approved ear- lier this year. She said half of it will be re- ceived by the county between May 11 and June 11 this year. She said they have until 2024 to spend the money. She add- ed they will have to create a fund in their budget to receive the money. Councilmen asked what they could use the money for and Gumbel said they had a handout on the various uses. "Maybe we can give it to the local taxpayers so they can af- ford the federal taxes," said Councilman Harris. Some of the uses listed were to mitigate the public health emergency due to COVID-19 and its economic impacts; make necessary investments in water, sewer, or broadband infrastructure; or provide pre- mium pay to eligible workers of the county that are preform- ing such essential work or by providing grants to eligible employers who have eligible workers who perform essen- tial work. In other business, the coun- cil approved an additional ap- propriation of $209,768,25 from the Indiana Department of Transportation Communi- ty Crossings fund for paving. County Health Nurse Amy Gladish gave a COVID up- date. She said Pike County re- mains in the blue level on their metrics, which is the lowest. There are five active cases in Pike County currently. She said none of those are having serious symptoms. Anyone 18 or older can get a vaccine at the Pike County Health Department. The next council meeting is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Tues- day, May 11.