Category | Town Council

Splash pad will be built between diamonds 2 and 4 – despite objections

Posted on 11 March 2010

The Churubusco Park splash pad will remain in the recommended spot suggested by the Park Board and Splash Pad committee earlier this year …

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Councilman: ‘New splash pad site is not safe’

Posted on 18 February 2010

Councilman John Hart made it clear Wednesday night that he disagrees with a committee’s site selection for the new splash pad at Churubusco Community Park …

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Golf carts on the roads of Busco? Council seeks community input

Posted on 11 February 2010

The Town ponders a golf cart ordinance, and Councilman Hart questions the safety of the proposed site for the new splash park …

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Park expects to open new splash pad in June

Posted on 24 January 2010

The new splash pad in Churubusco Community Park should open in June or earlier …

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Council approves salary increase for town employees; moves forward with annexation

Posted on 22 November 2009

“We can never grow as a town if we don’t do this,” said Frank Kessler, council president. “It’s something that should have been done years ago by another council and now it’s been thrown in our laps. If we don’t do it, then it will just keep getting put off.”

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Council will finalize 2010 salary, 1% raise for town employees Nov. 18

Posted on 11 November 2009

Town employees may get a one percent raise in 2010 with one council member saying she would not approve a rate increase of any kind, given the current state of the economy.

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Town approves purchase of building on South Main for future clerk’s office, police station

Posted on 21 October 2009

By this time next year, the Churubusco Police Department, Churubusco utilities department and the clerk-treasurer should be occupying a new building on South Main Street …

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Water treatment plant set for spring completion

Posted on 08 September 2009

The new Churubusco water treatment plant should still be completed sometime next spring, even though recent rains have caused delays in construction.

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Town adopts fiscal plan for annexation

Posted on 12 August 2009

The three-member council voted unanimously to adopt the fiscal plan for the annexation of 144.5 acres which houses 14 properties, including MAHLE, BRC Rubber Co. and C & A Tool Engineering.

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Town Council approves increase on utility deposits

Posted on 22 July 2009

The Churubusco Town Council voted 2-1 on July 15 to increase the utility service deposit from $50 to $125 for any new customers wishing to connect to the Town’s water/sewer services.

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Town discusses annexation plan on east side of south U.S. 33

Posted on 08 July 2009

The Churubusco Town Council was presented with a timeline and an annexation plan for the east side of South Main Street (U.S. 33) at its July 1st meeting.

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Town looks at increasing fees for water deposits

Posted on 23 June 2009

The Churubusco Town Council discussed a proposal to increase the security deposit on water meters at Wednesday night’s meeting, but no decision was reached. Board president Frank Kessler said a proposed ordinance will be drafted and presented at the July 1 meeting.

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Construction of New Water Filtration Plant Set for June

Posted on 12 May 2009

The Churubusco Town Council awarded the contracting bid for the new water filtration plant Wednesday night to low bidder Gerig-Ottenweller Construction, who bid $2,109,000.

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Town approves plan that includes new infrastructure and annexation

Posted on 11 March 2009

CHURUBUSCO, Ind. – Town Council members unanimously approved a capital projects plan Wednesday that included annexation planning services, sewer and storm water rehabilitation, street paving and repair, lift station upgrades and purchasing equipment for excavation and snow removal.
The list of proposed expenditures – submitted to the council by Jeremy Hart, town supervisor – is for [...]

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Council outlines proposed rules for farmers market

Posted on 25 February 2009

Several potential vendors of the Churubusco Farmers Market showed up at a recent Churubusco Town Council meeting to hear about a proposed ordinance outlining the rules and regulations of the 2009 market.
Council member Viv Sade outlined a proposed ordinance based on information she had received from representatives from the Whitley County Board of Health.
She said [...]

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Council to consider bids for easing drainage/flooding problems on North side

Posted on 02 February 2009

CHURUBUSCO, Ind. – The Churubusco Town Council has posted the following agenda for their meeting Wednesday, Feb. 4, at 6:30 p.m. at the Town Hall on Home Avenue.
• Call to order, welcome and roll call by Frank Kessler, Council President
• Pledge of Allegiance
• Approval of meeting minutes for January 21, 2009
• Approval of claims and [...]

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Town/Park receives $12,000 for first phase of trails project

Posted on 28 January 2009

Churubusco Town Hall
CHURUBUSCO, Ind. – The Town of Churubusco will receive $12,000 from the Whitley County Community Foundation toward the first phase of a trailways project.
The first phase, as outlined by the Churubusco Town Council, will involve a path/trail from Thresher’s Ridge subdivision and Vandalia apartments through the park to Mulberry Street and the [...]

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Water rates will rise to help build new filtration plant

Posted on 14 January 2009

The Churubusco Town Council approved the second of a proposed 2-year, 3-phase water rate increase in an effort to help meet costs for building a new water treatment plant.

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Town Council warns – 3 percent salary increase may have to last three years

Posted on 22 December 2008

CHURUBUSCO, Ind. (Dec. 17, 2008) — Churubusco Town Council members Frank Kessler and Viv Sade agreed Wednesday, Dec. 17, to give town employees a three percent salary increase in 2009, but warned that it may have to last for three years.

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Council to tweak rules for farmers market

Posted on 21 November 2008

The Town Council discussed drafting an ordinance to outline regulations for the Churubusco Farmers Market, which has been in operation two years at the corner of Main and Whitley streets from May through October.
“Basically, we have nothing at this time,” Viv Sade, council president said. “And – due to the economy, I’m guessing – I’ve [...]

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