ANGOLA â Angola Common Council discussed changes in fees for curbside municipal waste service rates on Monday.
The city has a new agreement with Republic Services of Indiana that will see an increase in cost for waste pickup for municipal residences and facilities over the next five years.
âThere is an automatic cost increase built in and itâs based on the water sewer trash cost index that the census bureau compiles,â said Clerk-Treasurer Deb Twitchell. âAnd itâs an average of the previous five years, which is 3.4% every year.â
This is different from previous agreements that involved yearly cost increases based on a municipal cost index.
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TOP STORY OF THE DAY, brought to you free by WICU: City, county officials thrilled to get several thousand funding dollars
Thursday, February 25, 2021
By IVY JACOBS, Times Reporter
This week Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announced $100.8 million in federal transportation funding would be invested in local road and bridge improvements and sidewalk and trail projects.
Clay County, receiving $1 million, and Brazil, receiving $620,568.13, are receiving a slice of the pie. (Rural communities were invited to submit project applications to INDOT for potential funding during a call for projects announced in October 2020.)
Brazil Mayor Brian Wyndham and Clay County Commissioner Paul Sinders were pleased with the announcement, with both citing the funds will be used to pave local roads.
Changes to board s makeup suggested
Jehl: City Council should have appointee for CIB
DAVE GONG | The Journal Gazette
Fort Wayne City Councilman Russ Jehl believes changing the makeup of the Allen County Fort Wayne Capital Improvement Board will foster better communication between the mayor s office and the City Council on economic development issues.
That s why Jehl, R-2nd, sponsored a resolution formally asking the Indiana General Assembly to change the Capital Improvement Board s makeup and allow the City Council to appoint a member. The measure was approved in an 8-0 preliminary City Council vote Tuesday.
The board, Jehl said, is important because it deals in a large amount of tax revenue. The Capital Improvement Board is responsible for disbursement of the Allen County Supplemental Food and Beverage Tax. It also oversees operation of Grand Wayne Center.