Trying to offset loss of property valuation of $1.195 million in the town limits, the 2015 North Webster budget is decreasing town expenditures by $51,604 from 2014. North Webster Town Council heard the first reading of the budget at its monthly meeting Tuesday evening at the North Webster … Read More
Guidelines for brush pick-up were reviewed with the North Webster Town Council at its Tuesday evening meeting by Utilities Manager Mike Noe, Severn Trent Services. Noe presented a potential door hanger that outlined town policy and told the board, “I want us to be sure we are all on … Read More
North Webster Town Council turned down a request to vacate two platted alleys at its meeting Tuesday. Council members Jon Sroufe and Tim Hine voted to not vacate the town’s right-of-way as platted. Lisa Strombeck voted against not vacating the property. Attorney Steve Snyder represented petitioner Robert Phillippe … Read More
North Webster Town Council announced at its Tuesday evening meeting that the tall grass ordinance will be enforced by the North Webster Police Department. Letters have been sent to several residents already and all but two have complied by mowing. The council urged residents to have pride in … Read More
North Webster Town Council set the date for the sewer rate hearing at its monthly meeting Tuesday. The proposed rate is $48 per individual residential customer. That is an increase of 31.25 percent. The hearing will be held 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 3, at the North Webster Community … Read More
North Webster Town Council moved one step closer to obtaining a grant to assist with bringing the current wastewater treatment plant and sewer system in compliance with the Indiana Department of Environmental Management’s required standards. The second hearing was held last night for the $450,000 grant application to … Read More
North Webster Town Council took a step closer to satisfying the demands of the Indiana Department of Environmental Management last night by hiring an engineering firm to represent it. Triad Associates Inc. and the town signed a contract for advice during the grant and financing phases of the … Read More
Back for a second time before the North Webster Town Council Tuesday evening was Jay Rigdon, Ward Lane resident and attorney. He pointed out, through a typographical error, the ordinance vacating a part of Ward Lane passed at last month’s meeting had been incorrectly recorded in the Kosciusko … Read More
It was a standing room only crowd at Tuesday evening’s North Webster Town Council meeting. North Webster Church of God packed the house in an effort to have part of Ward Lane, a town alley, vacated. Ward Lane cuts the church’s property in half east and west. This … Read More
North Webster Town Council passed its second ordinance of 2013 at its meeting Tuesday evening. This one making it unlawful to sell synthetic drugs. Ordinance 2013-2 “prohibits the use, sale, delivery, manufacturing, marketing or possession of synthetic drugs and synthetic drug look alike substances in the town of … Read More
Sewage was the hot topic at the North Webster Town Council meeting Tuesday night. Mike Noe, director of the town’s street, wastewater and water department, showed three quotes for pricing a project to repair 12 lift stations throughout town. Curly, New Plumbing and Underground Pipe and Valve General … Read More
North Webster Town Council awarded the contract for a new pole building to local contractor Hartley Construction at the Tuesday monthly council meeting. The company was the low bidder of three for the 36-foot by 66-foot facility. The building will be 15 feet high and constructed on a … Read More
Utilities Manager Mike Noe brought two bids for sewer-related projects to the North Webster Town Council at its regular monthly meeting Monday evening. Also on the agenda was the agreement to sign an inter-local agreement between the town and the Knapp Lake Regional Sewer District. During his utilities … Read More
Thirteen residences in North Webster will be receiving notices that each is in violation of the town’s tall grass and weed ordinance. Police Chief Greg church notiified the North Webster Town Council during its Tuesday evening meeting that notices were sent out that day. Town residents were urged … Read More
North Webster Town Council decided to put some teeth into Ordinance 90-99 by amending it to have progressive fines for each offense of not scooping up dog waste. The North Webster Police Department requested the action during last night’s council meeting noting several citizens complained about dog waste … Read More
North Webster Town Council passed resolutions pertaining to the Americans with Disabilities Act and were notified of the purchase of a new lift station pump during its meeting Tuesday at the North Webster Community Center. Councilman Tim Hine and North Webster Utilities Manager Mike Noe attended a seminar … Read More
