Traffic Light Planned At U.S. 30, Ind. 19
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
ETNA GREEN - A full-fledged traffic light is expected at the intersection of U.S. 30 and Ind. 19 within a year.
A copy of the Indiana Department of Transportation data report recommending that the light be placed there was presented during Tuesday's Etna Green Town Council meeting.
According to the report, there were 31 traffic accidents at that intersection between 1994 and 1997. The report is dated April 30. In making the determination for the traffic signal at the intersection, the report noted that traffic volumes there have increased 35 percent from 1995 to 1999 and that the speed zone established in 1995 has been ineffective in reducing the number and severity of accidents occurring there.
The intersection is currently controlled by flashing yellow lights for traffic on U.S. 30 and flashing red lights for motorists traveling on Ind. 19.
Information provided to the the town in June indicated that the fully actuated traffic light will be installed within six to 12 months.
In other business, change orders and payments were approved for the water project that is ongoing in town. At the present rate, about $100,000 in funding is "unobligated," according to Tim Kelty of R.P. Murphy & Associates, grant administrator. The project is being completed with a $500,000 Community Focus Fund grant and $500,000 in local match bond funds.
The council must decide whether it wants to spend the money on a water works-related project or return the grant money to the state.
Council members agreed the money shouldn't be spent "just for the sake of spending it," but would first determine if any maintenance needs to be completed.
In other matters, the council:
• Asked water superintendent Rich Walls to get prices for the town to go on-line. Walls said that many regulations, reports and state codes are accessible on Indiana Department of Environmental Management and Environmental Protection Agency Web sites.
• Approved the purchase of floor stripper, floor wax, degreaser and a buff pad holder.
• Learned that the recently hired deputy clerk-treasurer backed out of the job prior to her first day. Clerk-treasurer Laura Baker said she would just "wing it" for a while on her own.
• Passed an ordinance that states that adjacent property owners to all unimproved streets, alleys and driveways in town are responsible for maintenance to the center of that property.
• Agreed to pay $850 for the Kosciusko County Election Board to conduct the town's November election.
A budget hearing is set for Aug. 24, at which time the council will attend to several other items of business. The next regular meeting is at 6 p.m. Sept. 14 in the fire station meeting room. [[In-content Ad]]
ETNA GREEN - A full-fledged traffic light is expected at the intersection of U.S. 30 and Ind. 19 within a year.
A copy of the Indiana Department of Transportation data report recommending that the light be placed there was presented during Tuesday's Etna Green Town Council meeting.
According to the report, there were 31 traffic accidents at that intersection between 1994 and 1997. The report is dated April 30. In making the determination for the traffic signal at the intersection, the report noted that traffic volumes there have increased 35 percent from 1995 to 1999 and that the speed zone established in 1995 has been ineffective in reducing the number and severity of accidents occurring there.
The intersection is currently controlled by flashing yellow lights for traffic on U.S. 30 and flashing red lights for motorists traveling on Ind. 19.
Information provided to the the town in June indicated that the fully actuated traffic light will be installed within six to 12 months.
In other business, change orders and payments were approved for the water project that is ongoing in town. At the present rate, about $100,000 in funding is "unobligated," according to Tim Kelty of R.P. Murphy & Associates, grant administrator. The project is being completed with a $500,000 Community Focus Fund grant and $500,000 in local match bond funds.
The council must decide whether it wants to spend the money on a water works-related project or return the grant money to the state.
Council members agreed the money shouldn't be spent "just for the sake of spending it," but would first determine if any maintenance needs to be completed.
In other matters, the council:
• Asked water superintendent Rich Walls to get prices for the town to go on-line. Walls said that many regulations, reports and state codes are accessible on Indiana Department of Environmental Management and Environmental Protection Agency Web sites.
• Approved the purchase of floor stripper, floor wax, degreaser and a buff pad holder.
• Learned that the recently hired deputy clerk-treasurer backed out of the job prior to her first day. Clerk-treasurer Laura Baker said she would just "wing it" for a while on her own.
• Passed an ordinance that states that adjacent property owners to all unimproved streets, alleys and driveways in town are responsible for maintenance to the center of that property.
• Agreed to pay $850 for the Kosciusko County Election Board to conduct the town's November election.
A budget hearing is set for Aug. 24, at which time the council will attend to several other items of business. The next regular meeting is at 6 p.m. Sept. 14 in the fire station meeting room. [[In-content Ad]]