The Press-Dispatch
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A-2 Wednesday, September 14, 2022 The Press-Dispatch CORRECTION The sale date for the Real Property Tax Sale in the September 7 edition of The Press-Dis- patch was incorrectly listed as October 7. The date should have read October 27. The Tax Sale appears in this week's edition with the correct date. One vehicle accident injures teen By James Capozella Press-Dispatch News news@pressdispatch.net A 12-year-old Petersburg girl was taken for immediate medical attention for knee and lower leg pain following a one vehicle accident on Sep- tember 10 on South Meridian Road. Kiersten Purkiser, 16, 2354E CR 375S, Winslow, was driving a red 2004 VW Beetle when she lost control and ran of f the right side of the road into a ditch, str uck a tree and then over turned, according to Deputy Buck Seger. Atilyn Ashby, 12, 843S CR 325W, Petersburg had leg pain following the accident that disabled the Volkswagen con- vertible belonging to Jennifer Gayhart of Winslow. Sonny Ashby, Christopher Hamm and Perr y Cassidy were also passengers but had no complaints of injur y ac- cording to the report. The driver reported she was traveling at an excessive speed according to Deputy Seger's report. Damage was estimated to be between $5,001 and $10,000 and the car was towed to Pe- tersburg by Myers Towing. your company or local Exten- sion Office. "This is a good program for anyone in the communi- ty who wants to know about their leadership style and Pike County," Brooke Goble, Pike County Purdue Extension Director, said. "You will meet new people you wouldn't nor- mally meet and learn about Pike County. I'm participating, as well as facilitating the pro- gram, so I'm excited to learn about Pike County histor y and make new connections." Applications for the pro- gram are available through the Pike County Extension Of- fice or the Pike County Cham- ber of Commerce. Applications are due by Sat- urday, October 1. If you have any questions, and cost, you may contact Jill Hyneman at 812-354-8155 or Brooke Goble at 812-354- 6838. cus felt, she said, "I second the motion to open the bids. If it's wrong," (then Fiscus went silent. Lamb disagreed, but opened the bids at the other two council members' motion to do so. "If it's illegal, get a lawyer and sue us," Brewster said. Lamb opened the two bids received for the Detar Street property. One bid from Sher- r y Willis was received for $1,510 and another bid from Savannah Dixon was received for $500. "Deb will check with her distinguished attorney to see if this is legal," Brewster said. "As long as no one legally challenges this, it is sold to Sherr y Willis." The next debate came from a resident who was upset that six foot concrete blocks were put between her property line and the town's at the Winslow Park baseball fields walk path. The resident, who did not give her name, said the blocks were on her property and wanted to know if a sur vey had been done before placing the concrete blocks. The resi- dent also said they blocked a fire lane and she was checking with the fire department about that issue. Brewster told the resident that the blocks were on the town's property and not in a fire lane. The resident said she was never notified that the blocks were going to be put there and she was ver y upset. Brewster said they do not have to notify a resident of anything, if it is on town property and that "there is a consensus in the town that the road through the ballfields is I-69," Brewster said. "We have tried other things and nothing has worked. I will personally go see if the blocks somehow shifted onto your property, and if so, we will get them moved. Other residents in the room began shouting at the woman saying she was told numerous times to not drive through the walkway, and that she speeds through the area on a regular basis. The 2023 budget was passed in a 3-0 vote with no discussion. "There are no surprises," Lamb said. "This is pretty much in line with the previous couple of years. The 2023 budget for Winslow totaled $314,781. For the gen- eral fund there is a total of $232,731. The local road and street budget is $10,000. The motor vehicle highway bud- get is $57,050. The cumulative capital improvement (ciga- rette tax) budget is $5,000 and the cumulative capital development adopted budget is $10,000. Lamb tried to bring up the Community Improvement Project money again to Brew- ster with IC codes in hand and Brewster would not back down about the spending of the funds available. "Do you want to argue about this again?" Brewster said. What is your point?" Various residents brought up the fact that nothing at the parks are handicapped acces- sible and some of the money should be used to change that. Brewster maintained that the money came from auctioning fire depar tment surplus and if Patoka Fire was to break their contract, the town would have no mon- ey to fix the situation. Lamb accused Brewster of not mak- ing a decision so that the new town council board will have to deal with it in Januar y and said to the audience that they only have a few more months as council members. The issue of bats at the Winslow Community Center came up and Brewster was not happy with either quote received to remedy the prob- lem. One quote came in at $21,055 to get rid of the bats and the second quote came in at $6,853.50. No decision was made. The roof of the Winslow Community Center was then discussed. One quote for $25,200 came in to replace the flat part of the roof, and a second quote for $5,500 to replace parts and repair was obtained. "Get me a ladder and I'll get up there for free," Brew- ster said. "I just need a ladder, some Flex Seal, and a putty knife. We just need to get up there and fix it." Brewster told Lamb to get a ladder and he and Lamb would fix it the next day. When Lamb asked for Fiscus' opinion, she said, "Just pay the $5,500 and get it done." Brewster was quick to add that they were paying $5500 to put caulk up there. The motion for the $5,500 quote finally passed 3-0 after a long debate. Fiscus told council mem- bers that she had looked into more police cars the town could purchase to replace Town Marshall Steve Nelson's current vehicle. "I found one in Blooming- ton that is a 2018 Ford Explor- er Interceptor for $14,400," Fiscus said. "They said we can transfer anything we want out of Steve's car and they will give us $1,000 trade-in on Steve's car. I got that in writing." The council agreed in a motion 3-0 to purchase the vehicle after Fiscus and others go to look at the vehicle to make sure it is mechanically sound. A round of applause was heard in the audience when the decision was made to finally buy a new- er police vehicle for the Town Marshall. Lamb reminded ever yone that the Winslow Fall Festival was this weekend and there would be a park clean-up night at the baseball fields on Wednesday, September 14, be- ginning at 5:30 p.m. The next Winslow Town Council meeting will be 6 p.m. Monday, September 26, at the Town Hall. The public is encouraged to attend these meetings. town for all to take par t in. Breakfast will be avail- able by the Lions Club at Riverside Park beginning at 7 a.m. and vendor/flea mar- ket will begin at 8 a.m. on Main Street. A Mush Ball Tour nament at Winslow Park begins at 8 a.m. and face painting, kiddie trains, a dunk tank (maybe your favorite politi- cian will be inside), a fish- ing game, and puppet mak- ing will be on Center Street beginning at 9 a.m. Over at Riverside Park a Tractor Show will go from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m., along with an inflatable slide, putt-putt golf, dar t games, duck pond and karaoke, and more mu- sic star ting at 9 a.m. At the Winslow Fire Sta- tion, there will be a bounce house and kayak raf fle be- ginning at 9 a.m. The Kayak Mafia Fall Float depar ts around 11 a.m. beginning at the Iron Bridge and going to River- side Park. With the weather predict- ed to be hot this weekend, you can cool of f by par tici- pating in the frozen t-shir t contest on Center Street, at 12 p.m. At 2 p.m. a cor n hole tour nament will take place at Winslow Park and a ka- raoke contest will begin on Stage 5 at 5 p.m. The highlight of the weekend begins at 8 p.m. with the Light Up Winslow Parade lining up at the Winslow Fire Station, and the parade proceeding down Main Street at dark. This year's Grand Mar- shal is Chris Clement. Multiple food vendors will sell treats and snacks from biscuits and gravy in the mor ning to breaded ten- derloins, tacos, ice cream and more throughout the weekend. There is sure to be something for ever yone to enjoy. FALL Continued from page 1 SPOTS Continued from page 1 COUNCIL Continued from page 1 cation on that date yet," said Elmore. Council member Jody Hoover asked about the new sidewalks that were installed along Highway 61 when IN- DOT rebuilt Highway 61. "That is a good question," said Klipsch. "Because out on Highway 61 the new sidewalk there is the curb, grass then the sidewalk." Klipsch said the sidewalk is owned by the state. But they are not going to mow it. He said most homeowners are mowing it in front of their houses, but there are areas with no houses. "We (the city) will probably end up do- ing it when it doesn't get tak- en care of," said Klipsch. The Headworks building was also a topic of discussion. It is where all the sewage flow gathers before going into the sewer plant. In times of peak flow it can be diverted into a new equalization basin until the plant can keep up with it. Elmore said Graves has completed the majority of the punch list, but some items still need work. "They had come in for awhile and they are gone again," said Elmore. "We are holding some money back," said Elmore. "Quite a bit (of money)," said Klipsch. He said a lot of work needs to be done on the equalization basin such as cutting weeds and correcting erosion. Councilman Scott Jenkins said it seems like they have had trouble keeping Graves on the job since the start of the project. He suggested they not complete the pay- ments until all the work is done. Klipsch and other council- men agreed. Klipsch said the impor- tance of completing the water and sewer projects is empha- sized pending economic de- velopment projects. "The first thing site se- lectors want to now about is water and sewer. If you don't have it you are out before you get started," said Klipsch. He said Pike County is in contention for a large project and water customer. "We are in one now, we haven't been eliminated from and we met with a site selector," said Klipsch. He said Petersburg pro- duces 1.3 million gallons of water a day now, but the pro- spective customer will use almost two million gallons of water a day." Klipsch said Petersburg would need to expand their new plant being built to han- dle that type of demand, but it was designed to be able to easily double its capacity if needed. In other business the coun- cil approved two ordinances setting wages for city employ- ees and elected officials. The following are salaries for elected officials: Mayor $1,913.52 and Clerk-Treasur- er $1,989.96 per pay to be paid ever y two weeks. Common council members $2,600 a year. Chief of Police $2,295.57, Asst. Chief $2,074.53, Sgt. $2,034.92, Cpl. $1,948.34, 1st Class Patrolman $1,817.57 and Patrolman $1,545 all per pay to be paid ever y two weeks. City Attorney $8,150 a year. Volunteer Fire Chief $2,600 per year, City Ser vices Mgr. $2,173.05 per two-week pay. Hourly works in Cat. 3 $16.45, Cat. 2 $19, Cat. 1 $20. Street labor workers: Cat 3 $15, Cat 2 $18, Cat. 1 $20. Heavy equipment operator $24, Water plant operator and Water Distribution operator $24. Waste plant operator and Waste water asst. operator and GIS $24. City code inspector $24. The next Petersburg meet- ing is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Monday, September 19. STATUS Continued from page 1 FRIDAY, SEPT. 16 4 p.m. Vendor and Flea Market Setup Main Street 5-7 p.m. Chili Supper Old Town Hall SATURDAY, SEPT. 17 7 a.m. Breakfast Riverside Park 8 a.m. Vendor and Flea Market Main Street 8 a.m. Mush Ball Tournament Winslow Park 9 a.m. Face Painting, Kiddie Train, Center Street Dunk Tank, Fishing Game, Puppet Making 9 a.m. Inflatable Slide, Putt-Putt Golf, Riverside Park Dart Game, Duck Pond, Karaoke, Music 9 a.m. Kayak Raffle Tickets Fire Station 9 a.m. Tractor Show Riverside Park 11 a.m. Kayak Mafia Fall Float Riverside Park Noon Frozen T-Shirt Contest Center Street 2 p.m. Corn Hole Tourney Winslow Park 4 p.m. Balloons and Cotton Candy Igloo 5 p.m. Karaoke Contest Stage 8 p.m. Parade Line-up Begins Winslow Fire Station Dark Light-Up Winslow Parade Main Street Parade Grand Marshal: Chris Clement HUNGRY? LIONS CLUB - RIVERSIDE PARK Biscuits & Gravy, Sausage/Bacon & Egg Sandwiches Hot Dogs, Hamburgers, Brats, Walking Tacos NAZARENE CHURCH FELLOWSHIP HALL Taco Salad, Baked Potatoes, Burgers, Hot Dogs, Drinks & Desserts WINSLOW PARK BOARD - WINSLOW PARK Corn Dogs, Breaded Tenderloin, Funnel Cakes, Canned Drinks, Bottled Water OLD LUMBER YARD Homemade Ice Cream, Eskimo Pies MT. PISGAH CHURCH - FLEA MARKET AREA Pulled Pork, Lemon Shake-Ups DON'T FORGET... Beacon Of Light Café • Igloo • Quick Pick WINSLOW COMMUNITY FESTIVAL & Light-Up Parade SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Chili Supper FRIDAY 5-7 P.M. at Old Town Hall CARRY-OUT MEALS AVAILABLE Join us this weekend!