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Many Pulaski County residents have expressed concerns about the need for greater transparency and two-way communication in local government. Currently, public comment is limited to two minutes at the end of each public meeting. According to Brandi Larkin, some residents feel their voices aren't...
The Monterey Days festival committee attended the Monterey Town Council regular meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 12 to ask permission to once again close off downtown Monterey for this year’s festival. The committee comes to the town board every year to ask permission and to advise the town of the festival...
The town of Francesville is preparing for the start of construction on the town’s water project, hopefully to break ground by their September meeting. Ken Smith of the Municipal Civil Corporation stated at the Aug. 6 regular meeting that the town recently received a letter from OCRA (Office of...
The P.J. Gilsinger and Company Annual Tractor Fest once again made Main Street in Pulaski buzz with activity. The free festival is put on every year by Paul and Brenda Gilsinger to help celebrate John Deere tractors and to gather friends and family together to reminisce about the old days. The...
The Pulaski County Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) met on July 28 to hold a public hearing for an application for administrative appeal which was filed by Gail Lambert and Jaybird Farm Trust. It was submitted to appeal the building inspector’s decision to not revoke Mammoth Solar permit #4242 issued...
Language regarding the potential moratorium on battery storage will be undergoing attorney review first before the Pulaski County Advisory Plan Commission (APC) proceeds any further. A motion was made and passed to allow attorney review during a session on Monday, July 28. Before making the...
The Pulaski County Commissioners were advised of another grant application opportunity during a regular meeting on Aug. 4. Kankakee-Iroquois Regional Planning Commission (KIRPC) Executive Director Edwin Buswell informed the board that he was approached by the Medaryville-White Post Township...
Pulaski County's proposed application to the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs for a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) planning grant to complete a comprehensive plan for the county was approved to move forward. The item was taken to a vote at a regular commissioners meeting on...
Although there has been some public interest, the Pulaski County Commissioners decided on July 21 that they are not interested in selling portions of the county courthouse's old retaining wall at this time. Before mentioning the retaining wall, Pulaski County Community Development Commission...
The West Central school board made decisions about this upcoming school year’s food prices and also heard about some funds the corporation is waiting on at the federal level. During her report, West Central Superintendent Dr. Cathy Rowe gave the board some information on the federal Title grants...