The Press-Dispatch
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A-2 Wednesday, January 23, 2013 The Press-Dispatch Building inspector examines EMS barn The old Home Building Savings Bank building on Main St. Petersburg was razed Monday morning. Last week the bank moved into its new building next door. The land where the old building stood will be converted into a parking lot for the new bank. It was part of a major change in the downtown Petersburg landscape. On the next block, three old buildings were taken down Tuesday afternoon to make way for new development. H Silver Dollar buildings razed Monday Continued from page 1 and 605 East Main Street. Mayor Jon Craig said originally it was expected to be a $100,000 loan, but he believes they are not going to need the full amount. However, the total costs for the project are now estimated at about $70,000. That includes purchasing the two buildings owned by Harris and the costs of demolition. Petersburg has already contracted Ice Excavation to tear down and remove the buildings. That costs will be about $27,795. "Mr. Ice is out of town this week, but that could start as soon as Monday," said Craig. The other costs were just under $3,000 for clearing out asbestos in the buildings and about $750 for inspection to make sure the ground is compacted and cleaned correctly. "This is one of the most satisfying signatures I have put on a document. It has taken almost two years for us to get to the point of removing that mess," said Craig. "My number one priority is to get this cleaned up before I leave office. I know citizens of Petersburg will be very grateful when this is demolished," said Craig, whose resignation as Mayor officially takes place on January 25. He said the next step will be to get a tax credit from the state. An announcement will be made on February 28. The tax credit makes developing the site more financially feasible for property developers. Plans for the area call for Dr. Fenol's office to also be demolished, as well as the other three buildings. They will be replaced by one building that will house new offices for Dr. Fenol, including an urgent care center with expanded hours. Good Samaritan Hospital of Vincennes, who is participating in a portion of the project, wants to of- fer specialized services on a limited basis through the clinic. Dr. Fenol is affiliated with Good Samaritan. Another component for the area is 40 senior housing apartments. Craig said the city is also working on a 'plan B' if the tax credit isn't issued. "We are hopefully optimistic they can work out a project on the site if the tax credit isn't awarded for the housing portion." He said, through negotiations, the city has managed to get the loans issued at a one percent interest rate. Originally, part of the loan was to be at one percent and the other at two percent. Craig said competition for the tax credit will be robust, but he thinks Petersburg will be issued one, because they have received the loan. The Main St. project is one of several projects that was part of Petersburg's Stellar Community proj- ects. The mayor also issued a special thanks to city attorney, Brian Mahoney, for his work on the project and the loan. The next step after demolition would be to turn the property over to the Downtown Terrace LLC, the group that is heading up the plans for the downtown construction projects and for new street lighting and other portions included in the Stellar Projects application. Mahoney met with Randy Harris, owner of the buildings formerly housing his real estate office and Sweet Stuff to finalize their sale later Thursday afternoon. That was the final step that had to be taken before the demolition work could proceed. The equipment was expected to be on site Monday to start tearing down the buildings and getting the property in shape for other uses. Satterfield murder trial postponed again ary date and asked Satterfield's attorney, Doug Walton, to speak to the doctor and at a future hearing they will set a date either in June or August for the trial. Satterfield has entered an insanity plea and admitted he killed his mother in the court filing. The court appointed the two doctors to H IPL to invest $511 in mercury controls customers should anticipate increases of two to three percent in their bills for the foreseeable future. IPL employs about 330 people at the Petersburg plant. Fennig said the new controls will require a few more operational positions, but the increase would not be significant. However, the new emissions controls will It's hard to stop a trane. Really haRd. allow the plant to meet new regulations. "Petersburg is a very important plant for us. Petersburg is definitely IPL's largest generation plant. 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Main St. Petersburg 812-615-0071 812-789-3852 SpeCialS (99) IRS Use Only—Do not write or staple in this space. Authorized E-File Provider Office: Daily lunch Evenings Monday-Thursday 4 to 8 Friday-Saturday 4 to 9 Closed Sunday Building a Beautiful community, one house at a time Free estimates Continued from page 1 next three years. Fennig said the IURC is reviewing their application and, if approved, will issue a certificate of public convenience and need. "That will give us the go-ahead to do this, and recoup the costs from our customers," said Fennig. He said with this and other new regulations, evaluate Satterfield. Both are expected to testify during the trial. However, regardless of the doctor's findings, it will be up to the jury to determine from the evidence, including the doctor's testimony, on Satterfield's mental state. Form aside dates in June and August for the trial. Shafer said two clinical psychiatrists appointed by the court have not been deposed yet. Since one is from Indianapolis and the other from Evansville, it has been difficult to schedule them. Shafer said Judge Biesterveld vacated the Febru- 1 off $ all new e! By Andy Heuring A February 11t trial date for Andrew Satterfield, accused of murdering his mother on December 8, 2011, has been vacated by the Pike Circuit Court. Pike County Deputy Prosecutor Noah Shafer said Pike Circuit Court Judge Jeff Biesterveld has set Flea market at Otwell Feb. 2 several appointments: Brian Willis was appointed to the Alcoholic Beverage Commission, Ron Demotte and Matt Wells were appointed to the Patoka Township Fire District Trustees, Ron Sharp was appointed to the Child Protection Team, and Jim White was reappointed Veteran Service Officer. The commissioners also voted 3-0 to request a $100,000 additional appropriation for equipment at the Highway Department. Commissioner Davis said they had requested $300,000 in the budget, but it was eliminated by the county council. Commissioner Jeff Nelson said they wanted the $100,000 available, because when a piece of used equipment became available they had to vote to request funding from the county council. Then it had to be approved by the council, and by the time they got through the process the equipment was gone. Davis said some of the equipment needed at the highway department is a milling machine and a dump truck. In other business, commissioners approved an office swap on the second floor. The surveyor's office late last year moved from the basement to the second floor into an office previously occupied by Commissioner Assistant Melissa Bryant. Bryant had moved to the ground floor. The office is only accessible from the Auditor's Office. Surveyor Richard Williams works after hours and on weekends, and requested to move to an office accessible from the rotunda. It was decided Williams would swap offices with the Reassessment Office (formerly the Washington Township office) on the southeast corner of the second floor. The next commissioners meeting is set for 7 p.m. Monday, February 4. C Out with the old, in with the new By Andy Heuring Pike County commissioners heard a report on the EMS Ambulance Barn in Campbelltown from the Pike County Building Inspector Jim Sims during their Monday night meeting. Sims said EMS Director Chris Young had asked him to look at the EMS Building. "There are some problems with that building. I didn't see any decay," said Sims, but he added you would have to look deeper into the building than he did. "If it continues to be used, there are some things that need to be done. Most of the wiring needs to be redone," said Sims. He also said if they need more space, the best place would be to expand on the north side. Sims suggested if this is done then they could pull the exterior tin from that side to chek for mold in that area. "It gets down to deciding if you want to spend money on that building or spend it on another building." Commissioner President Brian Davis asked about the poles of the building. He said his experience in his own buildings was that after about 20 years the poles were rotting at ground level. Sims said he doubted that with the EMS Building because its poles were on a concrete floor and in the interior of the building. Davis said his experience was with the poles on dirt. Sims said he didn't check that, but it could be investigated. Commissioner Ryan Coleman asked if there was any rot between the walls. Sims said he thought most of what he saw was just water stains. However, he said on the north wall where water leaks occurred there might be some interior rot. Sims told the commissioners they needed to get someone in the pole building business to give them an estimate on removing the mold and making the repairs. "We are weighing the options of staying with one location or going with north and south locations," said Davis. Sims said if that is the case, they may not need to expand the current building. No action was taken on the EMS Building by the commissioners. Commissioner appointment The commissioners made no job too large or too small HOMES by DESIGN CONSTRUCTION LLC 812-582-2541 • PETERSBURG • www.HomesByDesignCC.com