Pierceton Days, police updates and citizen concerns were major topics of discussion at last evening’s Pierceton town council meeting.

Town Marshal Tim Sammons reported that members of the Pierceton police, along with Warsaw police competed active shooter training and that Matt Owens attended additional training in Fort Wayne.

Sammons also called the councils attention to an item on the agenda pertaining to video surveillance, explaining that the department’s current system was installed in the early 2000s and is outdated. Town Council President Armando Espinoza noticed that only one company, Priority One, was listed as a possible provider, to which Sammons replied that they were the ones to install the existing system.

The smallest package available includes 16 cameras. Sammons explained that the department does not use that many cameras, but it could allow for future surveillance of local parks and other areas, if need be.

Espinoza suggested the department look into other companies before making a final choice, to which Sammons agreed.

Pierceton Days Organizer, Kim Rose, reported that the Indiana Department of Transportation has approved road closures for the annual car show along S.R. 13, between Keith Street and Walnut Street, from 2:30 p.m. until the end of the parade on Friday, July 31.

Pierceton Days is set for Friday, July 31, and Saturday, Aug. 1. The festival theme this year is, “Family Game Night.” The annual car show starts at 5 p.m. Friday, July 31.

Parade lineup begins at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 1, at Dollar General, with the parade starting at 4 p.m. The parade is and the grand marshals are Greg and Kathy Chism.

Local residents who were on hand expressed health concern pertaining standing water near an alleyway between Walnut Street and Elm Street, which has grown stagnant. Frogs have also become a problem and are starting to get into residents’ homes.

Another resident from that area reported about 4 feet of water standing in her crawl space because of drainage problems. Town Manager, Chip Hill, said he will look into a solution for the problem area.

“I can’t say it’s going to be a long-term fix, but we can get it drained,” he said.

Another resident expressed concern over tire ruts left in his yard after the town had some work done. Sammons answered that a neighbor had already filed a report and that Hill had been notified.

Concerns also came up over potholes in the town streets, to which Hill replied that the project is out for bids now and the problem should be resolved within the next couple of months.

The council also adopted an update to the town’s industrial waste ordinance, which dates back to 1987.