North Webster Council Approves Wastewater Study
June 20, 2023 at 11:28 p.m.
By Jackie [email protected]
Clerk-Treasurer Leigh Ann Jessop said the study will be done through Jim Higgins CPA and capped at $8,000.
The town has to do the study, she said, and she’s not sure when the last time the town had one completed. The study will give a long-term picture of the utility.
In February, the council approved a $3 increase to sewer rates.
Earlier in the meeting, the council heard from Emily Shipley, president of the North Webster-Tippecanoe Chamber of Commerce. She gave the council an overview of how the Chamber works, including there are several committees that Chamber has. One of the committees is the Main Street Committee, chaired by Scott Kuhn. Recently, the Chamber purchased 20 self-watering planters that will be placed along Main Street throughout downtown.
The Chamber had gone to the council to request $8,331 for the pots. Shipley said the request was misconstrued as a reimbursement. She said the intent was for the project to be a partnership with the council.
Shipley said the Chamber was formally withdrawing the request for the money requested for the pots. However, she said the Chamber is going to present Jessop with a formal letter of projects the Chamber would like to work on with the council, such as a new Welcome To North Webster sign and more flower pots, for the 2024 budget.
Councilwoman Lisa Strombeck asked for the Chamber to possibly provide dollar amounts for the projects. Shipley said they would.
Council President Dan Thystrup said the council was 100% willing to work with the Chamber and the more they work together, the better.
In other business, the council:
• Heard from Alan Frank, president of the Senior Primelife Enrichment Center (SPEC). He thanked the council and township for the support they have shown SPEC. He said SPEC is celebrating its 20th year as a senior center and is planning on having an open house and celebration in September.
Frank also said SPEC had a little over 5,000 people visit last year.
• Heard from Town Marshal Greg Church the police department will have an abandoned property sale.
All the items that are up for sale, which includes 29 bicycles and other property that the department has collected over possibly 15 years, can be viewed at the police department. People can bid on items until July 25 at the office of the clerk-treasurer, 144 S. Main St., North Webster, and Jessop will open bids July 26.
• Approved the transfer of $50,000 of unspent appropriations to the rainy day fund.
• Heard from Inframark Utilities Manager Mike Noe he is planning on replacing the signs in town. He didn’t specify which signs.
Clerk-Treasurer Leigh Ann Jessop said the study will be done through Jim Higgins CPA and capped at $8,000.
The town has to do the study, she said, and she’s not sure when the last time the town had one completed. The study will give a long-term picture of the utility.
In February, the council approved a $3 increase to sewer rates.
Earlier in the meeting, the council heard from Emily Shipley, president of the North Webster-Tippecanoe Chamber of Commerce. She gave the council an overview of how the Chamber works, including there are several committees that Chamber has. One of the committees is the Main Street Committee, chaired by Scott Kuhn. Recently, the Chamber purchased 20 self-watering planters that will be placed along Main Street throughout downtown.
The Chamber had gone to the council to request $8,331 for the pots. Shipley said the request was misconstrued as a reimbursement. She said the intent was for the project to be a partnership with the council.
Shipley said the Chamber was formally withdrawing the request for the money requested for the pots. However, she said the Chamber is going to present Jessop with a formal letter of projects the Chamber would like to work on with the council, such as a new Welcome To North Webster sign and more flower pots, for the 2024 budget.
Councilwoman Lisa Strombeck asked for the Chamber to possibly provide dollar amounts for the projects. Shipley said they would.
Council President Dan Thystrup said the council was 100% willing to work with the Chamber and the more they work together, the better.
In other business, the council:
• Heard from Alan Frank, president of the Senior Primelife Enrichment Center (SPEC). He thanked the council and township for the support they have shown SPEC. He said SPEC is celebrating its 20th year as a senior center and is planning on having an open house and celebration in September.
Frank also said SPEC had a little over 5,000 people visit last year.
• Heard from Town Marshal Greg Church the police department will have an abandoned property sale.
All the items that are up for sale, which includes 29 bicycles and other property that the department has collected over possibly 15 years, can be viewed at the police department. People can bid on items until July 25 at the office of the clerk-treasurer, 144 S. Main St., North Webster, and Jessop will open bids July 26.
• Approved the transfer of $50,000 of unspent appropriations to the rainy day fund.
• Heard from Inframark Utilities Manager Mike Noe he is planning on replacing the signs in town. He didn’t specify which signs.
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