Updated: Turkey Creek fire and township boards Monday, Dec. 14, unanimously approved Fire Chief Mickey Scott’s request to grant holiday overtime pay for part-time fire department personnel.
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Updated: The Syracuse Town Council opened is August meeting Tuesday night, Aug. 18, by having Council President Paul Stoelting proclaim the week of Aug. 23 Women’s Sufferage Centennial Week in celebration of the passing of the 19th amendment.
Read More Updated: The Syracuse Town Council made quick work of approving a number of resolutions and ordinances associated with Polywood’s expansion during its regular meeting Tuesday night, July 21. This was the first time the council met in person since the state shut down due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
Read More Updated: At the Syracuse Town Council meeting on June 16, the council passed resolution 20-07 which closes Lakeside Park and Hoy’s Beach on July 3-4 due to the spread of the coronavirus.
Read More Updated: The Syracuse Town Council passed a resolution closing Lakeside Park and Hoy’s Beach for the Fourth of July weekend during its regular monthly meeting held via Zoom Tuesday evening, June 16.
Read More Updated: The Syracuse Town Council passed three resolutions during a special meeting Thursday morning, June 4, as the preliminary start to Polywood’s $12,000,000 expansion. Polywood intends to purchase the property where the current Harold Schrock Athletic Complex is located and build a 300,000 to 400,000 square foot building for manufacturing.
Read More Updated: By LAUREN ZEUGNER InkFreeNews SYRACUSE — The Syracuse Town Council and Syracuse Redevelopment Commission had a busy morning Thursday, May 7, as they hammered out the details for an economic development agreement and a real estate purchase agreement in an executive session. The council and redevelopment commission … Read More
Updated: SYRACUSE — The Syracuse Town Council and Syracuse Redevelopment Commission will hold a joint executive session at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 7, for discussion of strategy with respect to a real property transaction prior to execution of a contract or option (I.C. 5-14-1.5-6.1(b)(2)(D). Executive sessions are not … Read More
Updated: SYRACUSE — Paul Stoelting will serve as president of the Syracuse Town Council for 2020. The Mail-Journal caught up with Stoelting during this busy time of the year to ask him about the council’s accomplishments during 2019 and what challenges face the council in 2020. Stoelting has served … Read More
Updated: SYRACUSE — The only political fight taking place in Syracuse is Republican incumbent Paula Kehr-Wicker facing off against Democratic challenger Tim Yeager for the Syracuse Clerk-Treasurer’s position. Syracuse Town Councilmen Tom Hoover, reprensenting District 3; Larry Martindal, representing District 4 and Bill Musser representing District 5 are all … Read More
Updated: SYRACUSE — The Syracuse Town Council held a public hearing regarding the 2020 budget at the start of its meeting Tuesday night, Sept. 17. There were no comments from the public. The 2020 budget, if adopted at the October council meeting will be for $4,173,220. The council approved … Read More
Updated: SYRACUSE — More than 30 people attended the dedication of the state’s 11th Safe Haven Baby Box Friday, Aug. 9, with a ceremony at Turkey Creek Fire Station 2, located at 8138 E. McClintic Road south of Syracuse. The station was chosen for its “significant level of anonymity … Read More
Updated: SYRACUSE — A variety of traffic issues were discussed during the Syracuse Town Council meeting held Tuesday night, May 21. Town Manager Mike Noe presented a letter from the Indiana Department of Transportation stating it agreed with the town establishing “no left turn” from Railroad Avenue onto SR … Read More
Updated: SYRACUSE — A plan to repair the lake level control device in Syracuse will be a “win, win” for the town of Syracuse and the residents upstream and downstream. Repairs will be done in two phases. The first phase is repairs immediately upstream and downstream of the device. … Read More
Updated: SYRACUSE — “We are working out the details and finding out the appropriate information,” said Larry Martindale, president for the Syracuse Town Council, regarding ownership of the lake level control device in Crosson Mill Park. Historical records show it is owned by the town. While the town is … Read More
Updated: SYRACUSE — Documents from Syracuse Town Council meetings indicate the town has owned the lake level control device for 97 years, since the summer of 1922. But the town may have owned the device even earlier than 1922. The lake level control device, which for years has been … Read More
