The City of New Castle, Indiana

COMMON COUNCIL 

JULY 6, 2010         7:00 P.M.

THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WAS GIVEN BY EVERYONE IN ATTENDANCE.

PRAYER WAS GIVEN BY WAYMAN ALLEN, REPRESENTATIVE OF GOD'S GRAIN BIN.

MAYOR SMALL OPENED THE MEETING OF THE COMMON COUNCIL.

ROLL CALL:

SANDY YORK                                             PRESENT                  

ANGIE GOODMAN                                     PRESENT

JAMES KIDD                                               ABSENT

MARY MALONE                                          PRESENT

MARK KOGER                                             ABSENT

VAUGHN REID                                            PRESENT

RICHARD HAHN                                         PRESENT

MINUTES WERE APPROVED AS PRESENTED.

     PRESIDENT YORK MOVED TO PASS THIS ORDINANCE ON FIRST READING.     COUNCILMAN REID: SECOND.     ROLL CALL VOTE: FIVE VOTES AYE.          PASSED AND ORDERED

     PRESIDENT YORK MOVED TO PASS THIS ORDINANCE.     COUNCILMAN HAHN: SECOND.

DISCUSSION:  COUNCILMAN REID ASKED IF THIS ROAD GOES EAST OFF WHITTER LANE OR WEST.     THE ANSWER WAS EAST.

     COUNCILMAN REID ASKED IF LOTS 3, 4, 5, 6, AND 7 VACANT?  FROM THE MAP IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THERE IS ANOTHER STREET.     THE ANSWER WAS THEY ARE EMPTY LOTS AND ARE FOR SALE.

      HAL ASHTON, SURVEYOR FROM MIDDLETON, SAID BACK IN 2001, HE SURVEYED THESE LOTS AND LOT 8 HAD A 30 FOOT PUBLIC WAY.  WHEN THE PLATT WAS MADE, THAT 30 FOOT AND THE 30 FOOT WE ARE ASKING FOR NOW WILL MAKE THE 60 FOOT.   

MAYOR SMALL GAVE AN UPDATE ON WHAT THE CITY IS DOING TO HANDLE THE GRASS PROBLEMS IN NEW CASTLE.  HE SAID WE NEED VOLUNTEERS.  HE SAID AS OF LAST FRIDAY, WE RECEIVED THREE YOUNG PEOPLE, AGES 18 TO 21, TO WORK AT THE CEMETERY, 20 HOURS A WEEK, MOWING AND CLEANING.  THEY ARE PAID FROM THE STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND WORK WITH AN ORGANIZATION CALLED THE WORK EXPERIENCE.

HE SAID WE HAVE ALSO CALLED BACK 2 EMPLOYEES FROM OUR LAID OFF LIST

TO WORK ON CITY OWNED LANDSCAPED.   MAYOR SMALL SAID THERE WAS A PROGRAM THAT WAS TO BE OFFERED TO CONTRACTORS AND VOLUNTEERS TO GAMBLE ON GETTING PAID BACK FOR MOWING PROPERTIES WHICH WILL HAVE A LIEN ON. 

      ANITA ABRELL, BUILDING INSPECTOR CLERK SAID SHE HAD ELEVEN ON A LIST THAT WANTED TO APPLY FOR THE CONTRACTS ON MOWING.  FIVE HAD PICKED UP THE CONTRACTS AND THREE BROUGHT THEM BACK.  THERE WERE TWO CONTRACTORS ALSO INVOLVED WANTING THE MOWING CONTRACTS.  EACH CONTRACT WOULD HAVE A LIST AND ABOUT 10 TO 12 LAWNS WOULD BE MOWED BY EACH CONTRACTOR.

PUBLIC:

DALE COLE ASKED ABOUT THE GREEN PARK AT 21^ST AND I AVE.  HE SAID IT NEEDED TO BE MOWED BADLY.  IT WAS A FIRE HAZARD.

     MAYOR SMALL SAID IT WOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY THE WASTEWATER PLANT EMPLOYEES.

PRESIDENT YORK MOVED TO ADJOURN.

COUNCILMAN REID: SECOND