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PIERCETON - Town council members heard Monday that construction on the senior center and town garage building has run into a soggy situation.
The water accumulation at the corner of Ind. 13 and Market Street, a combination of runoff from the highway and from precipitation, is so much that footers cannot be poured, according to public works superintendent Brad Bailey.
Various options to remove the water were discussed.
The board approved a request for the same area to be zoned commercial from a multiple zoning of commercial, industrial and residential, depending on the use of the former buildings.
The board approved a tax abatement on the recent expansion by SPX Corp. - Contech Division, 5 Arnolt Drive. Amounts given for the facility and new equipment were more than $24 million with an additional 107 employees expected to be added to the payroll, which will be about $2.6 million per year.
President Jerry Kreger announced that two more homeowners have completed applications for monies available through the owner-occupied housing rehabilitation grant.
Member Terry Hill announced that Hide-A-Way RV, owned by the Nielsen family, has opted to install a well and sewage holding tank, instead of bearing the cost for a sanitary sewer line extension to their facility, as previously proposed.
In other business, the council:
• Heard from Town Marshal George Alexander regarding seven abandoned vehicles which were tagged and subsequently removed, and that two reserve officers should begin patrolling the town at the end of the month.
• Announced that a fish and tenderloin fry will be April 29 beginning at 4 p.m. sponsored by the fire department.
Town council members are Kreger, Ron Hall and Terry Hill. Janet Castle is clerk. The board meets the second Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the community building.
