Maple Leaf Road Project Hits Snag Over Funding
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
Maple Leaf Farms ran into a delay at the Kosciusko County Council Thursday night.
Maple Leaf's plan to improve CR 900N caught the council a little off-guard. The council was unaware of the $100,000 they would be required to put into the project.
While the money will be paid back in as many as 15 years, possibly sooner, the council was wary about where the money would come from.
The proposal was for the money to be taken from the general fund, which is primarily taxpayer money. The council thought the funds would be better suited to come from the Kosciusko County Highway Department.
The largest delay arose because of lack of county commissioner support. While there was supposed to have been a county commissioner at the council meeting, none showed up.
The council did not want to set a precedent by allowing the money to come from the general fund and appear to be a non-interest loan.
The council voted to have the issue brought up at the commissioners' meeting June 9 at 9:30 a.m. [[In-content Ad]]
Maple Leaf Farms ran into a delay at the Kosciusko County Council Thursday night.
Maple Leaf's plan to improve CR 900N caught the council a little off-guard. The council was unaware of the $100,000 they would be required to put into the project.
While the money will be paid back in as many as 15 years, possibly sooner, the council was wary about where the money would come from.
The proposal was for the money to be taken from the general fund, which is primarily taxpayer money. The council thought the funds would be better suited to come from the Kosciusko County Highway Department.
The largest delay arose because of lack of county commissioner support. While there was supposed to have been a county commissioner at the council meeting, none showed up.
The council did not want to set a precedent by allowing the money to come from the general fund and appear to be a non-interest loan.
The council voted to have the issue brought up at the commissioners' meeting June 9 at 9:30 a.m. [[In-content Ad]]