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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, December 16, 2020 A-3 LOCAL Call: 812-354-8500 Email: news@pressdispatch.net or bring in a hard copy: 820 E. Poplar Street, Petersburg WINSLOW Continued from page 1 Last paving job of the year The Pike County Highway Department was out on Tuesday, December 8 paving the road through a campground area of Prides Creek Park, nearest to the beach. It was a cold morning, causing steam to rise from the hot asphalt being put in place. Highway Superintendent Josh Byrd said it was the last paving job they were doing this year. and make the purchase if they are in good shape. Popp said this would pre- vent them from having to wait another month for the next meeting before they could purchase the vehicles. Town Marshal Steve Nel- son said they were starting to have trouble with the cur- rent police vehicle, including a leaking exhaust. "Maybe if we get two good police cars, I could start see- ing a cop in town every now and then," said Brewster. Councilmen voted 2-1 to grant a 1.3 percent cost of liv- ing raise to all town employ- ees, appointed and elected, except the three councilmen. "While I agree the cost of living is 1.3 percent, I feel like I keep hearing too many com- plaints from the communi- ty about the office not being open. I can't see spending tax- payer dollars when they con- tinue to cut services. If we improve services and expand hours, I could see it, but we are down to 31 hours a week," said council member Lamb. Brewster asked about the complaints and who had to be satisfied on this. "They have cut 12 hours a week where the community can actually access the town hall. They clean an hour a day and take lunch an hour a day, and take off an hour ear- lier each day, that is 12 hours a week less they are open," said Lamb. "Are their complaints be- ing addressed? I'm confused," said Brewster. He stated the office is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Lamb said, "No, it isn't." She said it was only open from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Thurs- day and Friday. Winslow Clerk-Treasurer Stacy McCandless said, "Now with fear of COVID-19, I feel like I need to come in here and clean the office before I start each day." Lamb said, "The office is closed to the public." All transactions take place through the drive-thru win- dow. McCandless said town council members, park board members and town employees come into the building. "It on- ly takes one. . . I'm sorry I feel this way, but I do." Lamb said she had gotten complaints about the reduced hours and a complaint from one person who went to the drive-thru at 12:40 p.m. and was told they needed to come back in 20 minutes because they were closed. That person called in to the meeting and lodged that complaint with the board. She asked why, if they had two employees, they couldn't split their lunch hour and stay open between noon and 1 p.m. McCandless said there was more than just col- lecting money with the job. "We didn't get out of here until 4:15 p.m. today. I can't imag- ine what it would have been if we were open longer," she said. Lamb stated she also had gotten complaints about the phone answering machine be- ing on during hours town hall was open. "I thought the an- swering machine was only for after-hour calls," said Lamb. Popp said he would take care of programming the phones so the answering ma- chine was only on during af- ter hours. He also said there is a feature on the answer- ing machine that would leave messages for the town council members. "If they will press 5, it leaves a message and I an- swer them, even the not kind ones." A fter several minutes of discussion, Popp and Brew- ster voted to approve the 1.3 percent raises. Lamb voted against it, saying she wasn't against the street and police departments getting the rais- es, but she didn't want town hall employees to get a raise when they were cutting hours. In other business, Popp said while reviewing the town bonds, he found they were at five percent, while other municipalities were getting bonds for two percent. Winslow's wastewater bonds are more than a decade old and will be paid off in 2031. Popp said the town's attorney suggested Winslow talk with Baker-Tilly about getting a new bond at a much lower rate to cover what is left on the sewer bond and pay off the old bond, and pay to fund the new water meters with that. Councilmen also passed a 77-page employee policy hand- book. They also tabled a pro- posed item by item budget. Popp said he went through the town's funds and created the item by item budget, which he said he believes is the first for Winslow. Popp asked for it to be ap- proved. Brewster and Lamb moved to table it until they have time to review it. Claims of $121,215.11 were approved. The next monthly meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Mon- day, January 11 in Town Hall. It is scheduled to be a virtual meeting. NEWS BRIEFS United Way of Pike County campaign is underway The Pike County United Way is having their 2020 cam- paign fundraiser. To donate, visit their website at www. uwpike.org or send check to: United Way of Pike County P.O. Box 321, Petersburg, IN 47567. For more informaton, call 812-582-9781 or email unitedwaypike@frontier.com. OCU offering Good Neighbor Scholarship The Oakland City University is offering incoming first- time students the opportunity to apply for the Good Neigh- bor Scholarship. The scholarship is open to first-time com- muting students within a 60 -mile radius of campus. 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