The proposed expansion of the St. Joseph County Road Commission Board from three members to five will be the subject of a public hearing during the March 1st meeting of the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners. County commissioners set the date during their meeting on Tuesday (January 18th) after reaching a consensus during a [...]
Police cars around St. Joseph County will be getting new laptop computers following action Tuesday (January 18th) by the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners. In response to a recommendation from the Central Dispatch Board, county commissioners approved entering into an agreement with Information Systems Intelligences, LLC (ISI) to supply 41 Dell laptops and associated [...]
Action to set a public hearing on increasing the size of the St. Joseph County Road Commission Board from three members to five is an agenda item for Tuesday’s (January 18th) meeting of the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners. A ‘work session’ last week yielded a consensus to put the matter of scheduling the [...]
The idea of expanding the size of the St. Joseph County Road Commission board from the current three members to five will be getting some additional attention following a St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners ‘work session’ Tuesday afternoon (January 11th). Although there was no formal action, the conversation prompted Board Chairman Rick Shaffer to [...]
The St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners will hold a ‘work session’ next week to discuss the idea of expanding the size of the St. Joseph County Road Commission board from the current three members to five. Commissioner John Dobberteen suggested the work session during the board’s initial meeting of the New Year Tuesday (January [...]
Rick Shaffer is the new chairman of the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners. A Three Rivers area resident, Shaffer was chosen unanimously for the top leadership post during the board’s first meeting of the New Year Tuesday afternoon (January 4th). Shaffer is a veteran commissioner who returned to the board in 2008 after serving [...]
The elections of a chairperson and a vice-chairperson for 2011 are key items of business for the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners meeting on Tuesday (January 4th), the board’s first meeting of the New Year. Mike Dunlap and Rick Shaffer, respectively, served in those roles during 2010 after being chosen in organizational activity last [...]
Tradition continued Tuesday (December 21st) as Mike Dunlap, outgoing chairman of the St. Joseph County Commissioners, shared some “highlights” from the county perspective for the year that’s drawing to a close. Dunlap read from a ‘2010 Highlights’ list with 19 bullet points that included: • approval of a request from the St. Joseph County Transportation [...]
Accolades and expressions of appreciation were key ingredients of Tuesday’s (December 21st) meeting of the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners – the final meeting of 2010 and the last for two veteran board members who are retiring after not seeking re-election this year. The board adopted resolutions honoring David Pueschel, commissioner from District 6 [...]
A request to fill a vacant Deputy Register of Deeds position is an item of “New Business” for the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners meeting on Tuesday (December 21st). The board is also slated to consider the following: a request from the Sheriff’s Department to purchase a Tahoe an addendum to the employment agreement [...]
Six of seven members elected to the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners in the November 2nd general election – including two newcomers – were sworn in by County Clerk Pattie Bender during a brief ceremony just prior to the start of Monday’s (December 6th) board meeting. Participating in the ceremony were veteran Commissioners Robin [...]
The Nature’s Fuel project proposed for the industrial park in Park Township took another step forward Monday (December 6th) – but not without some opposition. On a 6-to-nothing vote, the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners adopted a resolution approving the Project Plan and revenue bond issue through which the St. Joseph County Economic Development [...]
The St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners will conduct a public hearing on the Project Plan and Revenue Bond Issue for the proposed Nature’s Fuel project in Park Township during its meeting on Monday (December 6th). According to the official notice about the hearing, the Project Plan contains information relative to the proposed acquisition, construction, [...]
The St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners heard about the St. Joseph County Road Commission during Tuesday’s (November 16th) board meeting. During ‘Citizen Comments’ at the outset of the meeting, John Bippus, the newest Road Commission member, offered what he described as “an unofficial update on the happenings of the St. Joseph County Road Commission.” [...]
The proposed Nature’s Fuel project in Park Township advanced a bit more Tuesday (November 16th) with action by the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners to schedule a public hearing on the project during the board’s next meeting on Monday, December 6th. Commissioners adopted a resolution that sets the public hearing for 5:05 p.m., calls [...]
Adoption of 2011 budget documents – General Appropriations Act Resolution – is a key agenda item for Tuesday’s (November 16th) meeting of the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners. Items of “New Business” include: Animal Control’s Annual Report for 2008 and 2009 Annual Child Care Fund Plan and Budget Recommendation for an energy audit at [...]
Donald Eaton will succeed the retiring Dave Pueschel on the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners from District # 6. Eaton, a Republican, was the winner over Tim Peterson – 944 to 823 – in the only contest for seats on the board in Tuesday’s (November 2nd) General Election. Peterson ran with no party affiliation. [...]
A potential project involving an Indiana company’s interest in purchasing the former River City Plastics building in Park Township took another step forward Monday (November 1st) with action by the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners to adopt two resolutions related to funding for the enterprise. Fort Wayne-based Nature’s Fuel wants to move its operation [...]
Members of the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners had a chance to meet the new manager of the St. Joseph County Road Commission during their meeting Monday afternoon (November 1st). Louis Csokasy, hired recently to succeed the now-retired Bruce Jones, introduced himself during ‘Citizens Comments’ at the outset of the meeting. In his remarks, [...]
TWO public hearings are on the agenda for the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners meeting slated for Monday (November 1st). The meeting is one day earlier than usual because of the General Election on Tuesday. The first public hearing – set for 5:05 p.m. – is in regard to the county’s 2011 budget. The [...]
