The Press-Dispatch
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"I think the SBA would be willing to stop in and help us out in an emergency situa- tion," said Strobel. Councilmen decided they should call the State Board of Accounts and get some- one to come down and walk through the various duties of the Clerk with them. Because of the urgency of not having a Clerk-Treasur- er or her assistant, council- men decided to meet twice a month instead of their once a month schedule. Simmons said he had been moved to the night shift for his work. Conse- quently, he needed for the meetings to be moved from the 7 p.m. on the second and fourth Mondays to 9 a.m. on the same days. Brewster said, along with trying to figure out every- thing that was going to have to be done in Town Hall, they were also going to have ad- vertise for a replacement. He asked if they could just start interviewing people and ap- point someone. It was just one of many items they intended to con- tact the SBA about. Councilmen also placed an advertisement for pro- spective replacements to ap- ply at Town Hall for the posi- tion of Clerk-Treasurer. INDEM SENDS WARNING LETTER TO WINLSOW The Indiana Department of Environmental Manage- ment sent a warning letter to the Town of Winslow about non-compliance at their wastewater plant. It warned they had originally sent a let- ter on December 15, 2017. In that letter, it stated the Dis- charge Monitoring Reports indicated Winslow had ex- ceeded its limit for pH in the months of March 2016 and six months of 2017, as well as other violations, in- cluding E. Coli for a month of 2017 and Ammonia-Nitro- gen for May 2017. The letter from Gary Starks, Chief Compliance Data Section, Office of Wa- ter Quality, stated a re- sponse to the December 15 , 2017, letter was required to be submitted to IDEM no later than January 14, 2018. "To date a response has not been received. . . If the re- quired response is not re- ceived within 14 days of the date of this letter, a referral to the Office of Water Qual- ity Enforcement Section will be prepared." "I did not receive that let- ter," said Strobel. Strobel was president of the council in December 2017 and the letter was ad- dressed to him. Brewster said he and Ti- na Gayhart had worked tire- lessly for months to get all of that paperwork and doc- umentation from the sew- er department turned into the state. "The right hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing up there," said Brewster of IDEM. In other business, the council approved giving a donation to the Pike Coun- ty 4-H Fair and selected a new health insurance poli- cy for next year. The next meeting is scheduled for 9 a.m. Mon- day, February 26. portation department and a trailer for athletic mainte- nance. "The current quotes that I have received for the truck range from $28,000 to $40,000, depending on the style and model," Harker's request letter states. "I am also considering possibly purchasing a used truck for athletic maintenance, since we didn't hand down the bus mechanics truck to athletic maintenance. This would be in the near future." The quote for the trailer, Harker noted, is $4,100. "The truck would be paid for from (the) transporta- tion fund," Harker wrote. "The trailer may be paid for from the transportation or CPF (capital projects fund)." The board also approved several personnel actions: RESIGNATIONS • Margie Wright as an in- structional assistant at Pike Central Middle School, ef- fective Jan. 5. •Mike Middleton as PC- SC maintenance supervisor, effective Jan. 26. • Lacy Hurt as third-shift custodian at Pike Central, effective Feb. 9. APPOINTMENTS • Caleb Cherry as special education teacher at Win- slow Elementary School for the remainder of the 2017-18 school year. • Kristi Murphy as spe- cial education teaching aide at Winslow Elementa- ry School for the remainder of the 2017-18 school year. • Evan Willis as a spe- cial education assistant at Petersburg Elementary School. • Mackenzie Jines as in- structional assistant for the PCSC Learning Center, ef- fective Feb. 1. • Kelly Brashear as alter- native school teacher for the PCSC Learning Center. • Jessica Naranjo as third-shift custodian at Pike Central High School, effec- tive Feb. 8. • Jessica Nixon as sec- ond-shift custodian at Pe- tersburg Elementary School. • Peggy Newton as bus aide for the remainder of the 2017-18 school year. • Darlene Sisk as instruc- tional assistant at Pike Cen- tral Middle School for the remainder of the 2017-18 school year. • Jennifer Ficklin as spe- cial education teaching aide at Winslow Elementa- ry School for the remainder of the 2017-18 school year. • Max E. Deputy as PC- SC general maintenance su- pervisor. • Olivia Leighty as PCHS girls' varsity track assistant coach. • Amanda Howald as PC- MS girls' track head coach. • Chastity Sanders as PCMS girls' track assis- tant coach and as PCHS boys' varsity track assistant coach. • Erik Knight as PCHS boys' varsity assistant track coach. • Jeremy Howald as PC- MS boys' track head coach. • Will Teague as PCMS boys' track assistant coach. • Clint Shoultz as PCMS boys' track volunteer assis- tant coach. Inc., who was representing Pike-Gibson. "That isn't how it reads. I would like for you to take this back and refine the wording on it," said Davis. County Highway Superin- tendent Roger Ham said one thing that may be confusing Davis was Pike-Gibson was going to cut through the Cart Road or CR 350 N. on the short rock portion of the road, not the paved portion. Davis asked for Pike-Gib- son to be more specific on the location of the cuts. "We know there is some talk about us dragging our feet, but this is why. We have been burned in the past by I-69 construction." He said a contractor working for an- other company often looks for a way to save money and does something cheap- er, then leaves the area and the county is left with road damage. "We don't want to do that," said Wiggins. He assured the commissioners they would refine the descrip- tions in the agreement and get it back to them. In other business, the commissioners approved a renewal of their liability in- surance with GAB Insur- ance. Tony Cochren told them it looked like they would be facing a 3.6 per- cent increase. He said some coverage had been added on the cyber security. Cochren said he expected the coun- ty to get a decrease on the vehicle liability, but he did not have the final numbers. He thought they would get those numbers later in the day. Davis asked what the re- newal date was for the poli- cy. Cochren told him it was March 3, which is before the next commissioners' meet- ing. He said the only change in the rates from what he presented to them would be a decrease. He suggested they approve it contingent upon no rate increase. "We have to have it," said Commissioner Nelson. The commissioners vot- ed to tentatively approve it. In other business, they voted to hire Jim Middleton as the new Courthouse Su- perintendent. He replaces Terry Stone, who is retiring. They also accepted Keith Nolan's resignation from the Jefferson Township Fire District Board. "We need to start looking for a replace- ment," said Davis. The next commissioners' meeting is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. March 5. Polar Plunge is Saturday at Prides Creek Polar Paws in the middle holds a banner for the Petersburg Polar Plunge which is set for this Saturday at Prides Creek Beach. People can register ahead of time online or day of the event. Registration starts at 10 a.m. with the plunge beginning at noon. Above are Brandon Schultheis, Mgr. of Pride Creek Park, Pe- tersburg Mayor R. C. Klipsch, Polar Paws, Special Olympics athlete Daren Cook, Pike Chamber of Com- merce Executive Director Krista Robinette and Prides Creek Assistant Mgr. John Mangin. SUBSCRIBE TODAY! 812-354-8500 We're not afraid to shed some light on the truth.