The Press-Dispatch
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A-2 Front Wednesday, April 25, 2018 The Press-Dispatch WINSLOW Continued from page 1 PAID FOR BY THE COMMITTEE TO ELECT JOHNSON FOR SHERIFF, JEREMY BRITTON, TREASURER EXPERIENCED FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE NAVY K-9 HANDLER HONEST Ready to be your next Sheriff. The annual Pike County Spring Clean-up has been scheduled for May 31 to June 2 at the Blackfoot Landfill on Highway 64, 2.3 miles east of Highway 61. The clean-up is put on by the Pike County Solid Waste District in conjunction with the Advanced Disposal. Hours will be 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday, May 31 and Friday, June 1, and 8 to noon on Saturday, June 2. Pike County residents may dispose of applianc- es, computers, televisions, household paints, batteries, fluorescent bulbs, chemicals and other household hazard- ous wastes, and bulky items, such as furniture. They will also accept up to four tires for free and each additional tire will cost $1. The Solid Waste District asks people to have their items sorted so that scrap metal, computers, televi- sions, appliances and haz- ardous waste materials, which will be recycled, are separated from household trash. The services are only for residents of Pike County and personnel may request proof of residency. One man's trash is anoth- er's treasurer. Consequent- ly, a rummage section will be set up. If you have items that are still working, but you just don't want them around any more, those can be left in the rummage section. Res- idents can mill through that section and see if there is something they want. It is first-come, first-serve. For more information, call the Solid Waste Man- agement District at 812- 354-2924. County Spring Clean-Up set for May 31-June 2 LIEN Continued from page 1 ute, it's a one-year deadline that the parties would have to mutually agree to ex- tend." Einterz said that he was hopeful that Friends of Ot- well Elementary, Inc., will be able to resolve the issues regarding the debt owed to the contractors sooner rath- er than later. "It may have some bumps along the road, because we all understand that char- ter schools sometimes take a little while to get every- thing going, but once they get up and running, then the financing usually comes through the way it needs to be," Einterz said. "We're willing to work with them as long as we see positive results and payments com- ing our way with the end in sight of when the balance will be paid." Friends of Otwell presi- dent Bob Rhodes did not re- turn a voicemail message left on his cell phone by The Press-Dispatch on Monday, April 23. Fire Chief Bottoms said the truck was needed be- cause Winslow only had one certified fire truck, which left them open to li- ability problems if they had to have a non-certified truck respond to a fire. "I would like to request a signed document that we have one certified truck and we have one non-certified truck we would have to re- spond to a second fire," said Bottoms. He said he wanted to have his liability covered. "I'm not agreeing with that requirement," said Brewster. He suggested if a second fire occurred, they should call out another fire department. Bottoms said using a dif- ferent fire department would delay the response by sever- al minutes. Brewster argued if the fire were during day hours, when most firemen are working, the response time would be similar. "I'm not disputing your need for a fire truck. I just don't see how we can pay for one." He suggested the fire department put a request and line item for a fire truck in their yearly budget. Debbie Lamb suggested the fire department start budgeting the $480 a month or similar amount into a line item to purchase a fire truck. Bottoms said he has been searching for several years trying to find a way to pur- chase a truck. But he said what he has found is all the grants typically are for pur- chase of new units for six figure prices, not for used trucks. "I'm willing to work with you. One of the things I would like to see you do is put it in the budget," said Brewster. "We'll put it in there," said Bottoms. Jon Craig, of Midwestern Engineers, Inc., and Nathan Held, of Indiana Region 15, talked to the council about addressing their sewer and stormwater needs. A study of both systems in Winslow identified various problems and proposed $ 6.3 million of solutions. Craig and Held both emphasized the $4 mil- lion on the sewer and $2 mil- lion on storm sewer was to fix everything in both sys- tems. Neither suggested they attempt all of those projects. "I don't think anyone would expect you to try to tackle all of that at one time. What typically happens is you look at local priorities." Craig suggested the sew- er system compliance issues would be their priorities. "Obviously, the most impor- tant thing is your rates," said Craig. He added that even with grants and loans, a lo- cal match would affect their rates. But he also said Win- slow would be very compet- itive in the race for grants and assistance. He said they also might be able to use some of their projected water system savings to help pay for the sewer system im- provements and keep their overall rate consistent. Craig said they would be willing to work with Win- slow to help them set their priorities and figure out which projects meet their needs and financial limita- tions. He said the biggest prob- lem Winslow faces with their sewer system is they installed clay tile lines when the system was built back in the late 80s/early 90s and they are breaking down. This caused infiltration problems, which is storm water getting into the sys - tem and overloading it. Held said applications for grants on these projects can be submitted in the spring and fall. He suggested Win- slow plan to develop what project they want and sub- mit it in November. In public comments, Josh Popp complained about is- sues with intoxicated driv- ers. "One about killed my daughter and another hit a patron's vehicle parked by my business," said Popp. He said a state trooper grabbed his daughter and pushed her out of the way of the drunken driver, who ran off into his property. Town Marshal Steve Eng- lish said in both of those in- cidents, the person driving was arrested. Town Council president Greg Simmons said there is a police presence in Win- slow. "I drive through Win- slow at about 8 p.m. and I see police sitting in town all the time." Popp asked if the police could do a road block or something similar to try to reduce intoxicated driving. "I think there is a situation where we have a sufficient number of police addressing it, but we have some clever people trying to avoid them." Councilman Simmons said the town could contact the Sheriff's Department to see if they could set up a road block. Councilmen voted to pay the claims of $ 65,340.40. The next Winslow meet- ing is scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday, May 13 at the Win- slow Community Center. Sewer line repair Petersburg crews worked last week to repair a sewer line break under Cherry St., near the old Charger Bridge. City Services Manager Ross Elmore said the problem was on a forced main just off of Lift Station 5, which pumps sewage to the treatment plant. He said there was a crack in a coupling under Cherry St. "It wasn't hard to fix once we got to it. It was just really deep," said Elmore. He estimated the line was 14 feet deep under the blacktop road. They started working on it Wednesday morning and finished Friday. Elmore said because they had to dig up such a big hole, they have kept Cherry St. closed to let the dirt settle. He thought they might finish back filling it on Wednesday and cover it with rock. However, he said they would leave it rock for an extended time to continue settling before they blacktopped over the cut. By Andy Heuring Election day is Tuesday, May 8, still two weeks away and already 432 ballots have been cast in Pike County. This year's prima- ry has several local races on both the Demo- crat and Republican tickets and both seem to be drawing voters to the polling places. Reg- istered voters can vote prior to the election through a variety of methods. The Clerk's office is open for voting Monday-Friday until May 4 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and from 8 a.m. to noon on Monday, May 7. The Clerk's of- fice will also be open on Saturday, April 28 and Saturday, May 5 from 8 a.m. to noon to accommodate those who can't make it dur- ing the week. Voters can request absentee ballots by mail. Applications for the absentee ballots by mail must be received in the Clerk's of- fice by April 30 and the ballot will need to be returned to the Clerk's office by noon on Election Day. If a voter is physically unable to vote they can request the assistance of a bipartisan travel board. These requests must be re- ceived by the Clerk's office by noon on May 7. The polls open at 6 a.m. and will close at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 6. The Sheriff's race has five candidates seeking their party's nomination. On the Democrat side Chief Deputy Sheriff Kent Johnson, Deputy Sheriff Brad Jenkins and former FBI agent John Bellamy are vying for the nomination. On the Republican side Jeffrey Davis II and former Indiana State Trooper Frank Coleman, who also is a for- mer Mayor of Petersburg, are seeking the nomination. Two Democrats, Heath Scraper and Steve Vian, are seeking the Democratic nomina- tion for Commissioner District 2, a seat now held by Brian Davis. Davis is not seeking re- election. The winner will face former Repub- lican Commissioner Mark Flint. The Republicans have races in two County Council districts. In District 2 former Peters- burg Mayor Jon Craig, construction super- visor Charles Lemond and real estate agent Shawn McGillem are running for the nom- ination. No Democrat filed for the position. In District 3 Republican incumbent Max Elliott is being challenged by Jim Johns. On the state level the District 63 State Representative position has two Democrats running for their party's nomination. They are Joseph Lannan of Loogootee and Den- nis Tedrow of Jasper. The winner will face in- cumbent Shane Lindauer of Jasper. Lindauer was appointed by a party caucus to replace Mike Braun, who resigned his position to de- vote more time to his run for the US Senate. In District 64 there are three Republi- cans seeking the nomination. They are Matt Hostettler of Fort Branch, who is the son of former Eighth District Congressman John Hostettler; Princeton dentist Ken Becker- man and Vanderburgh County Commission- er Bruce Ungetheim. No Democrat has filed. At the federal level the Indiana US Senate seat held by Democrat Joe Donnelly is on the ballot this year. Three Republicans are vying for the nomination to challenge Don- nelly. They are Jasper businessman Mike Braun, Indiana Sixth District Congressman Luke Messer and Fourth District Congress- man Todd Rokita. Eighth District Congressman Larry Bus- chon is being challenged in the Republican primary by Dr. Richard Moss of Jasper and Rachael Covinton who resides in Tokyo, Ja- pan. The winner will face Democrat William Tanoos of Terre Haute. POLLING LOCATIONS Below are the locations of the polling places for those who plan to vote on election day. They are: Clay ..................................... Union Community Bldg. Jeff # 1 ..............................Otwell Community Center Jeff #2 ..............................Otwell Community Center Marion ..............................Otwell Community Center Lockhart ........................... Stendal Community Bldg. Logan .................................... Glezen Revival Center Patoka 1 ................................ Glezen Revival Center Madison ................................ 4H Bldg. Hornady Park Washington 2 ........................ 4H Bldg. Hornady Park Washington 3 ........................ 4H Bldg. Hornady Park Monroe ...................................................Jordan Park Petersburg 1 ........................................Gospel Center Petersburg 2 ........................................Gospel Center Petersburg 3 ........................................Gospel Center Petersburg 4 .......................................Gospel Center Washington 1 .....................................Gospel Center Patoka 2 ....................... Winslow Community Center Winslow ........................ Winslow Community Center Voting underway for primary election