Town of Francesville
The Francesville Town Council touched base on some issues with trash around town during their regular meeting on March 4. Councilman Tom Thomas said that he has been receiving several phone calls about people rummaging through trash cans and picking up trash on personal property, not on the street...
The heart of Francesville grew a little bigger last September when its downtown area was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The journey to being listed wasn't necessarily a fast or simple process, but it has proven to be both worthwhile and meaningful to the town. Work on this...
The Town of Francesville is currently gauging interest in potential park board members. Discussion on this and the board’s coming formation was heard during a regular meeting on Oct. 1. These topics were touched on briefly at last month’s meeting as well. The conversation started as Harvey Gutwein...
The town of Francesville is preparing for the start of construction on the town’s water project, hopefully to break ground by their September meeting. Ken Smith of the Municipal Civil Corporation stated at the Aug. 6 regular meeting that the town recently received a letter from OCRA (Office of...
A public hearing was held for the proposed water project before a regular Francesville Town Council meeting on Wednesday, July 2. Public input on the matter shed light on several community questions and concerns. Before public comment was heard, updates to the numbers that were presented last month...
Amber Nielsen, of Baker Tilly, provided the Francesville Town Council with reports at their May 7 meeting that reviews both the financial health of each utility as well as rate adequacy for the past three years. In general, Nielsen said that the sewer utility has maintained their cash fairly well,...
The Francesville Town Council said goodbye to clerk- treasurer Cathy Elston during their first meeting of the year on Wednesday, Jan. 8. Elston has worked for the town for the past six years. She recognized all of the opportunities and experiences the position has given her. During her parting...
The Francesville Town Council passed a motion to look into annexing the town park during a regular meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 2. This item has been brought up for discussion at several past meetings, but has been tabled for more information. Councilwoman Sydney Disinger explained Wednesday that the...
The Francesville Town Council awarded the town's trash contract to On Point Waste Services at their meeting last month. The town discussed details of the switch at a regular meeting on Sept. 4. Starting Friday, Dec. 27, the town of Francesville will be officially switching over to On Point and that...
Darlene Mellon of the Uptown Project shared that they would like to bring back a newer version of the previous "Welcome to Francesville" signs. She said that the idea came as they were working on a brochure. The proposed signs would be placed on the north and south end of US 421. She noted that the...