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NORTH WEBSTER - Twelve more units will be added to Culver's Hill soon, bringing the number of duplex units to 36 before year's end.
North Webster town council members decided Wednesday, during their regular meeting, to name the circular drive at the top of the hill Summit Circle.
Ten duplexes were dedicated in 1998. They are developed for residents age 62 and older, of low- to moderate-income, and owned by the Housing Assistance Office, South Bend.
D.J. Construction Co. Inc. is contractor for the project. Bart Culver donated the land in 1995. There is room for a maximum of 48 units on the property, located off Epworth Forest Road behind the United Methodist Church.
Public works supervisor Marshall Minnick discussed work on CR 650E and Crystal Flash Road. He requested a flowable fill, a sand and concrete slurry, be used to shore up the roadway.
Calling the $43-per-square-yard material a solution to the settling problem, Minnick asked if he could make a bid change to add it to Crystal Flash Road reconstruction.
Clerk Peg Lawrance said she thought changes to awarded bids had to be under 20 percent of the costs, otherwise the project would have to be rebid.
The council also set a public meeting June 21 at 7 p.m. in the North Webster Elementary School for citizens to discuss future plans for the building and grounds.
The town is in receipt of a $40,000 planning grant from the Indiana Department of Commerce. Input from citizens is part of the planning process.
In other business, the council:
• Heard plans from Minnick to vacate the "spur" off Ind. 13 to Backwater Road. The vacation would be coordinated with the state and county highway departments.
• Approved an amendment to the five-year park plan to include a bike trail/greenway. Terry Pawlicki, parks department supervisor, said $500 will be spent for planning the first year and $85,000 the following year.
• Approved a land lease for a sludge field on property north of town. The land, belonging to Donna and Norbert Niles, will cost $33,315 each year for three years and comprises about 22 acres.
• Received an official census count of 1,067, up from 881 in the census 10 years ago.
• Noted receipt of special COIT disbursements of $60,000.
• Approved the request of Mike Oberg for the fire department and EMS to hold their annual "Tag Day" for donations July 7.
• Asked town marshal Jerry Craig if he is ready for the Mermaid Festival (June 16 through 23) and received his traditional answer, "No."
The police department responded to 167 calls in May. Officers worked 455 hours and patrolled 2,895 miles. Eight adults and three juveniles were arrested.
Town council members are Kay Andrews, Ken Wagoner and Jeff Morgan.
