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PIERCETON - Most of the work on the senior citizens center/town utilities building has been completed, according to Bob Murphy of R.P. Murphy and Associates, Larwill.
Murphy presented several invoices to town council members Monday night, detailing exterior and interior items recently completed and furnishings to be ordered.
The majority of the construction is complete, Murphy said. Easterday Construction is contractor for the project.
Several change orders were approved. The project is expected to come in $5,000 less than originally estimated.
Kitchen equipment will be purchased with a donation from the Bibler Trust.
A mid-January opening date is planned for the facility.
Jake Murray, Housing Opportunities of Warsaw housing programs manager, approached the board with two requests for owner-occupied housing rehabilitation loans: one on Church Street and another on Market Street.
Both homes were approved for the state-funded program and will receive extensive renovations, including new furnaces and windows.
Murray has served as coordinator of the program since its inception.
The recent applications, and one submitted but not yet approved, wrap up most of the $200,000 in Indiana Housing Authority Funds made available to Pierceton homeowners. Monies not used are returned to the government.
In other business the board:
• Approved a Sweetheimer contract for trash removal in 2001 for pickup at 378 units at a cost of $2,175.60 per month. Sweetheimer had the lowest bid. Rates will remain the same for customers.
The town plans to pursue a recycling program through the Kosciusko County Solid Waste District.
Other trash haulers submitting bids were National ServAll and AmeriWaste.
• Heard the Pierceton - Cleveland Township fire department will mark its 125th anniversary in August. The department plans a celebration during Pierceton Days.
The fire department will continue to sell reflective address signs as a public service. Originally they were sold to purchase an IRIS Thermal Imaging system. The K21 Foundation made grants available to fire departments without IRIS units.
• Renewed its contract with James Walmer as legal counsel at a rate of $100 per hour. Walmer has served the town for many years.
Town board members are Jerry Kreger, Ron Hall and Terry Hill. They meet the second Monday of each month in the town hall at 6:30 p.m.
