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Tuesday, August 28, 2018
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Sewer project one step closer
The Alexandrian Public Library Board of Trustees and Director gathered Tuesday, August 21 to honor the Noelle family, who made a generous donation to APL to underwrite all of the seating in the newly landscaped garden area along Main Street. The Alexandrian Public Library is immensely grateful and honored to memorialize longtime patrons Albert and Louise Noelle. Pictured are Tony Noelle, representing the Noelle family, as well as Board members Julie Kissinger, Tina McCloud, Jo Adams, Dan Koch, Tammy Weatherford and Tracy Wilson as well as Library Director Marissa Priddis (not pictured: Scott Smith). Photo submitted
By Theresa Bratcher Members of the Posey County Council learned this week that when budget hearings roll around for September 11-13 of this month, the Council will have to try to find a way to do more with less this year. If early projections are accurate, the maximum levy for the County will have a growth quotient of only 1.0340 percent this year. According to Posey County Auditor Sarah Beth Meighen, this leaves the County with a maximum growth of $360,203, considerable less than last year. Meighen explained the Council must review the Non-Binding Unit budgets by September 3 this year. Meighen stated these could be reviewed at the upcoming Joint Meeting at the end of August. However, on a more positive note, the longstanding problem of
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INDOT, city street renovation project dealt blow By Lois Mittino Gray Mayor Bill Curtis made a surprise announcement at the August 16 meeting of the Mount Vernon Common Council when he gave an update on the Main Street Trail Project under Old Business. The Indiana Department of Transpor-
tation (INDOT) partnered with the City in 2014 to plan and design the project that would continue street renovation from the riverfront up Main Street through the heart of the community. Mayor Curtis told the council that construction bids were opened
the prior week at the INDOT offices. Only two bids were submitted and the lower bid was $1.42 million dollars over the estimate of six million as a total project investment. As a result, the grant was deemed “not awardable” as it is too much over the estimate. He
added INDOT officials are looking at the bid tabulations to try to see where and what happened and how to best move forward, if at all. The Mayor assured council members that he would keep them informed as soon as he had more news.
The Main Street Trail is envisioned in all phases to go from the riverfront to Brittlebank Park, a total of two miles including streetscapes and a neighborhood pocket park.
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Ongoing nuisance complaints MSDMV school budget hearing discussed again at commission scheduled for mid-September By Lois Mittino Gray Like gnats at a picnic, those pesky nuisance complaints are still flying around the Posey County Commission meetings. For months, County Building Commissioner Ed Batteiger has given updates and shown pictures on the two nuisance complaints that have been ongoing since February. One is at 371 Old Sand
Briefly Mount Vernon River Days September 7 - 9, 2018 Mount Vernon Riverfront Kunstfest September 15 - 16, 2018 New Harmony Autumnfest September 29 - 30, 2018 Poseyville BMV Branch Closings All Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicle branches are closed Saturday, September 1 through Monday, September 3 in observance of the Labor Day holiday. Branches resume regularly scheduled business hours on Tuesday. Harmony Chapel Church of the Nazarene Carnival September 5, 2018 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. New Harmony Posey County Regional Sewer District - Meeting September 5, 2018 11:30 a.m. Mount Vernon
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Road (Cissell) and the other at 7340 Highway 66 (Castleman). Both owners have been getting monthly extensions on the cleanup they need to do. Commission President James Alsop noted that both sites are still not up to the desired
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By Lois Mittino Gray The Mount Vernon School Corporation 2019 budget is ready to go and the school board approved advertising it in local newspapers at its August 20, meeting. The ads will include a “Notice to Taxpayers of 2019 Tax Levies for Education Fund, Operations Fund, Rainy Day Fund, and Debt Service Funds” and the School
Bus Replacement and Capital Projects Expenditure Plan. After reading the ads, taxpayers may question or give comments on all three issues at a Public Hearing set for September 17 at 5:45 p.m. in the junior high school library. Everything is available to read
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‘Beyond our imagination’ Meeting set Local Special Olympics athlete earns spot to compete at World Games By Bryana Schreiber Following the Special Olympics USA Games in Seattle, Washington in early July, 23-year-old Heather Zwingelberg of Mount Vernon has earned a spot to compete at the 2019 Special Olympics World Summer Games. She and her family are ecstatic, and her coaches and teammates are thrilled for her too as this is the first time an athlete from Posey County Special Olympics has competed nationally and will now advance to compete with athletes from around the globe. “The social and emotional impact of Heather’s involvement in Special Olympics have been tremendous,” said her mother, Rhonda Zwingelberg of her daughter’s involvement in Posey County Special Olympics and her recent advancement to compete at an international level. “Participating in Special Olympics has opened the door to opportunities beyond our imagination.” The 2019 Special Olympics World Games will be held March 14 through 21 in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. At the World Games more than 7,000 athletes from 170 countries will compete in 24 summer sports. The games will also bring together more than 2,500 coaches and 20,000 volunteers. These will be the first Special Olympics World Games in the Middle East/North Africa region, and they will kick off with a star-studded Opening Ceremony in the iconic Zayed Sports City
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Heather Zwingelberg, proudly wearing a medal she won in July, has earned a spot to compete at the 2019 Special Olympics World Summer Games. Photo submitted
in NH about dollar store
The New Harmony Town Plan and Historic Preservation Commission will hold a public meeting on the Improvement Permit Application for the proposed Dollar General Store in New Harmony. The meeting will be held at 5 p.m., on Thursday, September 6, 2018, at New Harmony Town Hall, located at 520 Church Street. All residents are invited to attend. Dollar General Store has filed an application for an Improvement Permit to construct a 1,900-square-foot store and install signage. The location of the proposed store is 1119 Church Street (the former site of Wilson’s BBQ). The application must first be reviewed and approved by the New Harmony Town Plan and Historic Preservation Commission, pursuant to New Harmony chapter 17.12.180. Copies of the application and supporting documents are available for public review at Town Hall, 520 Church Street, during regular business hours.