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New Harmony to revisit responder home grant
By Pam Robinson
The New Harmony Town Council announced its plan Thursday night to reapply
for a half-million dollar federal grant that will provide the funds for
building a new combination fire house and ambulance station on town property
at the old fairgrounds east of New Harmonie Healthcare Center on Highway 66.
Although the grant requires no matching funds, the Town of New Harmony would
match an estimated $133,200 to cover total project costs in excess of the
anticipated grant award. The application deadline for the Office of
Community and Rural Affairs grant is Friday, October 22, 2010.
A public hearing has been scheduled for Thursday, September 16, at 6 p.m.,
before the regular meeting of the town council at 7 p.m. Public input is
needed regarding the grant application, and town residents are strongly
encouraged to participate in the public hearing.
Council moved forward also with Ordinance 2010-9 at the Thursday, August 19,
meeting to annex 12 acres located between New Harmonie Healthcare and the
proposed site of the new fire house and ambulance station. Once this
property owned by New Harmony Enterprises LLC is annexed, council will then
proceed with the process to annex the property it already owns at the old
fairgrounds.
In other business:
•Town residents are reminded that the street department is responsible only
for picking up yard debris contained in bags, not barrels, and are asked to
be conservative in the amount of yard debris set out for pick up. In
addition, residents must still bag their leaves for pick up. Another
spraying for mosquitoes was done on Thursday evening, August 19.
•Residents were asked to report a street tree issue (decay or trimming or
removing) on the Tree Management Report available at New Harmony Town Hall
or the Parks Board.
•Town Marshall Scott Champlin announced that all the burglaries at Chris’
Pharmacy had been solved through the cooperation of state and local law
enforcement agencies: the Indiana State Police, the Evansville-Vanderburgh
County Drug Task Force, the Posey County Sherriff’s Department, the Mount
Vernon Police Department, the Poseyville Police Department, the Haubstadt
Police Department and the New Harmony Police Department. Champlin said the
work of law enforcement directly resulted in four arrests and subsequently
three additional arrests.
•County Recorder Martha Breeze appeared to report the work of her office to
help county residents protect themselves from property fraud. The free
Property Fraud Alert, or PFA, service notifies subscribers through email or
phone contact each time a document is recorded with their name on it in the
recorder’s office. The subscriber must select one method of notification,
either an email address or a phone number. Breeze said that several hundred
county residents had signed up for the service so far. Residents may apply
online at the website, www.propertyfraudalert.com, or by calling the
recorder’s office at 838-1314.
• The following events were announced:
o Dr. Kyle Rapp’s office will be hosting a cookies and punch reception on
Wednesday, September 1, for residents to bid farewell to Dr. Rapp and let
him know how much they’ve appreciated his care during the past year.
o The first Golf Cart Drive-in Movie Night will be held on Monday, September
27, at sundown (approximately 6:30 p.m.). A movie classic will be projected
on the side of the Atheneum.
o A free town picnic will be held at Elliott Farms on Saturday, October 9,
starting at 3:00 p.m. Residents are asked to bring their own food and drink
and then settle back to enjoy music, entertainment and art. It costs nothing
to get in, and nothing will be sold.
o The New Harmony Parks, Recreation and Trees Board will host its annual
Chili-Cook-Off on Saturday, October 16, in Murphy Park—the same day as the
officially proclaimed Arbor Day Celebration. Cookers should return a team
form no later than Thursday, September 16, to the New Harmony Town Hall in
care of Jeanne Maudlin or to the Parks Board. There is no entry fee. The
Parks Board provides cooking sites with water and electric access, picnic
tables, chili tasting cups and voting buckets with team name. Teams are
encouraged to cook on site, but may also cook off site. Teams should plan
for 100 three-ounce servings, or about five gallons of chili. People’s
choice champs win fabulous prizes, a coveted trophy and bragging rights for
a year. Proceeds support the cost of the New Harmony Tree Board projects
throughout the year.
• Sewer fee waivers were granted for undeveloped property at the following
addresses: 1129 Church Street, 717 Brewery and 1108 Tavern.
• Council amended two ordinances: 2010-7, the bicentennial ordinance, and
2010-8, an annexation ordinance. Copies are on file at town hall. Council
voted to set aside $10,000 for the bicentennial celebration.
• Council renewed the appointment of Attorney Nathan Maudlin to the Charles
Ford Home Board.
• Council approved the application for the Kunstfest.
• John Taylor, Director of the Posey County Economic Development
Partnership, introduced himself and confirmed the date of the economic
summit to be held at New Harmony’s Thrall Opera House on Thursday, September
2, from 1-4 p.m.
• Town President David Campbell announced that almost all New Harmony’s
winter gas has been purchased for a significantly lower rate than last year.
The New Harmony Town Council will meet again on Thursday, September 16, 2010
at 7:00 p.m. in the town hall, immediately following the public hearing on
the fire and EMS station grant application at 6 p.m.
