TOWN OF WINAMAC
Winamac Police Chief Branson Eber met in a special session with the Winamac Board of Metropolitan Police Commissioners on Sept. 15 to discuss raising his salary. Chief Eber said that he has conducted some research – looking at the hours he has worked and comparing his salary to other chiefs in...
A variety of items were brought to the Winamac Town Council's attention during their meeting on Monday, June 9. The first were two quotes for a generator. The first was from Krysevig Electric in the amount of $37,490 and the second was from M.P. Baker Electric in the amount of $40,136. After some...
Three banner contest winners were chosen by the Winamac Town Council during their regular meeting on May 12. The winners are Xavier Osburn, age 17; Aisley Evans, age 9; and Maddilyn Castle, age 15. In April, Main Street Winamac and the Town of Winamac announced their collaboration in the Main...
Baker Tilly reviewed three utility reports with the Winamac Town Council during a regular meeting on Monday, April 14. Details on cash, expenses, revenue and rates were shared for each of the town's utilities: electric, sewer and water. The sewer utility has about one tenth of the electric cash...
The Winamac Town Council granted permission for the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Eastern Pulaski Community School Corporation to be signed during a regular meeting on Monday, March 10. For some background, Marcus Record was recently sworn-in as a reserve officer for the Winamac Police...
The Winamac Town Council addressed a couple of different town matters during their regular meeting on Monday, March 10. One issue concerns the presence of several turkey vultures in a neighborhood. Al Breyfogle shared with the town council that about four years ago, his issues with turkey vultures...
A groundbreaking ceremony was held at the future site of the Willow Creek Villas housing project on Thursday, Dec. 19. The 34 unit housing development will be on Galbreath Drive, just east of the Winamac Plaza. The Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority (IHCDA) awarded a Low-Income...
Scout Carrie Nichols came before the Winamac Town Council on Monday, July 8 to formally seek approval for her proposed Eagle Scout project. As alluded to at a previous meeting, Nichols said that she would like to repaint the Erie Railroad caboose at the Winamac Train Depot and restore it to its...
The Winamac Town Council is working towards next steps for downtown revitalization. Resident Claude LeMere came back before the council on Monday, June 10, about putting together a grant program for the downtown. First, LeMere said that town attorney Justin Schramm would need to prepare an...
The Winamac Town Park has come to life once again as sports and park activities ramp up for another season. Parks manager Aaron Spanley shared during a regular parks board meeting on Thursday, May 2 that 13 new trees have recently been planted around the park and the fairgrounds thanks to a grant....