South Whitley Officer Asks For Best Car While On Patrol
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
SOUTH WHITLEY - Police officer Brad Nestel asked for use of the newest patrol car when he is on duty after the brakes failed on the 1993 vehicle while he was involved in a high-speed chase recently.
"I ask the town board to allow the officer on duty to have the newest, safest, best-equipped and most mechanically sound patrol car owned by the town," he said during Tuesday's town council meeting.
"Officer (Dave) McKeever and I provide two-thirds of the total police coverage for the town. When we are provided with an inferior vehicle to use while on duty, not only our personal safety but also the town's may be jeopardized needlessly."
The board agreed with Nestel and approved use of the newest vehicle for the on-duty officer.
Residents Joe Stevens, Dean King and Fritz Felger approached the board about dogs barking at all hours of the day and night on Second Street.
Stevens said the police had been called to the area frequently over the last six months with no action taken.
The men asked that the town ordinance regarding nuisance noise be enforced, and the council agreed.
Since officers have talked to the dog owners several times at 108 and 204 Second Street, a written warning will be mailed by town attorney Greg Hockemeyer.
Morsches Building demolition estimates were received for $42,000. The estimates were sought as part of the paperwork required to save the building.
Whitley Crossings, a nonprofit historical preservation organization, wishes to save the building. The town would sell the building to Whitley Crossings for $1. They would put in storefronts and apartments.
Many steps need to be complete, beginning with a demolition estimate, for example, along with a dimensional study of the building.
Whitley Crossings recently rehabilitated the Clugston Hotel in Columbia City.
Local architect Mark Myhnier presented a proposal and preliminary drawings for the proposed utility storage building. The facility would be 6,000 square feet with 800 square feet heated for offices.
It would include temporary EMS quarters until a new fire station is constructed. Estimated costs are more than $270,000.
Myhnier, a South Whitley resident, would donate his architectural skills.
Town council members are Tony Starkey, Judy Eberhard and Tom Rudd. [[In-content Ad]]
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SOUTH WHITLEY - Police officer Brad Nestel asked for use of the newest patrol car when he is on duty after the brakes failed on the 1993 vehicle while he was involved in a high-speed chase recently.
"I ask the town board to allow the officer on duty to have the newest, safest, best-equipped and most mechanically sound patrol car owned by the town," he said during Tuesday's town council meeting.
"Officer (Dave) McKeever and I provide two-thirds of the total police coverage for the town. When we are provided with an inferior vehicle to use while on duty, not only our personal safety but also the town's may be jeopardized needlessly."
The board agreed with Nestel and approved use of the newest vehicle for the on-duty officer.
Residents Joe Stevens, Dean King and Fritz Felger approached the board about dogs barking at all hours of the day and night on Second Street.
Stevens said the police had been called to the area frequently over the last six months with no action taken.
The men asked that the town ordinance regarding nuisance noise be enforced, and the council agreed.
Since officers have talked to the dog owners several times at 108 and 204 Second Street, a written warning will be mailed by town attorney Greg Hockemeyer.
Morsches Building demolition estimates were received for $42,000. The estimates were sought as part of the paperwork required to save the building.
Whitley Crossings, a nonprofit historical preservation organization, wishes to save the building. The town would sell the building to Whitley Crossings for $1. They would put in storefronts and apartments.
Many steps need to be complete, beginning with a demolition estimate, for example, along with a dimensional study of the building.
Whitley Crossings recently rehabilitated the Clugston Hotel in Columbia City.
Local architect Mark Myhnier presented a proposal and preliminary drawings for the proposed utility storage building. The facility would be 6,000 square feet with 800 square feet heated for offices.
It would include temporary EMS quarters until a new fire station is constructed. Estimated costs are more than $270,000.
Myhnier, a South Whitley resident, would donate his architectural skills.
Town council members are Tony Starkey, Judy Eberhard and Tom Rudd. [[In-content Ad]]