Darrick Brinkerhoff News Today

GARRETT — The Garrett Common Council Tuesday approved two declaratory resolutions for Walmart Distribution Center tax abatements.

GARRETT — The Garrett Common Council continues to seek information before signing a memorandum of understanding to pool its portion of opioid settlement dollars with other DeKalb County communities.

GARRETT — Garrett’s Common Council Tuesday introduced and passed on first reading its 2024 budget following a two-minute public hearing with no comments made.

GARRETT — The decision whether to hire a full-time fire chief and who would fill that role came before the Garrett Common Council Tuesday.

ALBION — Ask pretty much any community leader in northeastern Indiana what the two big issues are and you’re likely to get the same answer.

GARRETT — The Garrett Common Council Tuesday adopted two ordinances during a brief session in City Hall. The first measure outlining customer responsibilities when it comes to repairing or replacing faulty water lines, introduced and passed on first reading at the June 15 meeting, was unanimously adopted Tuesday. At the earlier session, City Attorney Dan Brinkerhoff said the ordinance is in the best interests of both the water utility and customers, providing a process to identify leaks be...

GARRETT — An agreement to release an escrow account holding $35,000 between the city and Garrett-Keyser-Butler Schools to provide liquidity for the school building trades program at Brennan Estates was

GARRETT — During seven public hearings Tuesday, the Garrett Common Council adopted an ordinance reestablishing its cumulative capital development fund and resolutions for additional appropriations for six funds. No public comment was made at any of hearings. The cumulative capital development measure is used to protect the public health, welfare or safety in an emergency situation that demands immediate action. The proposed fund will not exceed $0.05 in property tax on each $100 of assesse...

GARRETT — DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department officers served an eviction notice for Terry Lee Freeman and all other occupants at 513 E. Quincy St. in Garrett March 29. Doors to the home were boarded up, and police tape was strung around the front and back entrances of the home. It was deemed unsafe for inhabitants by the Garrett Unsafe Building Authority in hearings that began in June 2019 and continued through a court hearing before Judge Kevin Wallace in DeKalb Superior Court I on N...

In some cases, that meant canceling events such as the Heritage Days Festival and Garrett Alumni Reunion. The annual alumni golf outing still took place, and school leaders throughout DeKalb County worked with county health officials to determine how to conduct in-person classes. Safety accommodations were in effect that enabled a new queen to be crowned at the annual Miss Garrett pageant. This article looks back at news events in July and August. July As COVID-19 wreaked havoc on nearly every ...