Mt. Carmel City Council Agenda

AGENDA

CITY OF MOUNT CARMEL

REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING

Monday, August 5, 2024 at 4:00 pm

· Call to Order

o Pledge of Allegiance

o Roll Call

· Approve Minutes

o Minutes of meeting held 07/22/2024.

· Visitors (topic discussed by visitor(s) is limited to 5 minutes)

· Reports and Communications

o Mayor Judge

o Commissioner Meador Streets, Cemeteries and Parks

o Commissioner Ikemire Finance and Senior Citizens

o Commissioner Meeks Water and Sewer

o Commissioner Zimmerman Fire, Health & Safety, City Hall and Garbage

· Staff Reports

o Ryan Turner Derek McCullough Luis Garcia

o Michael McWilliams Francis Speth Mike Gidcumb

o WEMA Representative

New Business

o Consent Agenda

§ Pay all bills by providing proper signatures.

o Removal of items from the Consent Agenda

o First reading of an ordinance providing for and requiring the submission of the proposition of issuing $3,500,000 General Obligation Bonds to the voters of the City at the General Election to be held on the 5th day of November 2024

o Old Business-

o Executive Session-

o Consider compensation, discipline, and performance of specific employees, including union and non-union employees

o Motion to Adjourn

o Liquor Control Meeting-Immediately after council hearing= N/A

Proposed Market Street Improvement Plans Unveiled

The Market Street business downtown business district could see a complete overhaul if a state grant application is approved. The $3 million grant application is through IDOT’s transportation enhancement program and would include a variety of improvements according to project engineer Joe Zdankiewicz of Horner Shifrin..

More than two dozen residents showed up yesterday afternoon for an open house at City Hall in which Zdankiewicz showed off a map of the proposed work along with photos of other southern Illinois communities his firm has worked with to secure the state grant. So how does Mt. Carmel’s downtown look compared to those….

Zdankiewicz said the application deadline is September 30th with the state announcing the grant winners next Spring. If Mt. Carmel’s grant application is approved, Zdankiewicz said it would take about 18 months for the design and engineering work to be completed. After that, construction would take another year to finish. The city’s share would be 10% of the total project cost.

Horner Shifrin project engineer Joe Zdankiewicz talks with Mt. Carmel resident Dennis Renner about the Market Street project.

Allendale School Board Makes Personnel Decisions Ahead Of New School Year

At the August 1, 2024 Allendale School Board special meeting held in the Library of Allendale School, the board:

● Approved the resignation of Brittany Weiss, 5/6 grade Language Arts Teacher, as of July 26, 2024

● Approved the transfer of Dena Tarpley from 4th grade Teacher to 5/6 grade Language Arts Teacher for the 2024-2025 school year.

● Approved the hiring of Jessica Deisher as 4th grade Teacher for the 2024-2025 school year.

● Approved the hiring of Kim Halik as Special Education Individual Aide for the 2024-2025 school year.

● Approved the hiring of Jessica Moore as a Classroom Paraprofessional for the 2024-2025 school year.

Head on Collision Sends Four Individuals to Hospital Via Air Ambulance

Putnam County - A two vehicle accident occurring on US 231 near Jackson Street, sends four individuals to hospitals in Indianapolis, via air ambulance.

On Wednesday, July 31, at approximately 4:00 p.m., Indiana State Police Trooper Hunter McCord responded to a two-vehicle accident involving a pickup truck and a Department of Corrections van.  

Preliminary investigation by Trooper Hunter Mccord, who was assisted by reconstructionist Trooper Rondell Shelton, indicates a 2024 GMC pickup driven by Brad Polster, age 47, of Greencastle, Indiana, was traveling northbound on US 231. For an unknown reason, Polster drifted to the southside of US 231 crashing head-on into a 2020 Ford van owned by the Department of Corrections.  The Ford van was driven by Tyler Shoemaker, age 31, of Knightsville, Indiana. Shoemaker is employed as a Correctional Officer at the Putnamville Correctional Facility.  An additional Correctional Officer and one inmate were also in the van.  

Due to the seriousness of the injuries resulting from the accident, all four individuals were transported to hospitals in Indianapolis via air ambulance.  Injuries were non-life-threatening.   

The Indiana State Police was assisted by the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department, Greencastle Police Department, Greencastle Fire Department, Putnam County EMS, Life Line, Stat Flight, INDOT, and Curtis Wrecker Service.

Local Heroes Honored For Lifesaving Efforts

Two Mt. Carmel residents were honored Wednesday evening for their life saving actions last week during a fire in the 1100 block of Parrish Street. Fire Chief Francis Speth outlines the heroic response by Blake Baker and Linda Stoops….

Mayor Joe Judge presented Baker and Stoops with civilian life saving awards while State Senator Terri Bryant handed them commendations from her Senate office and the House of Representatives office of Dave Severin. Speth said last week’s fire underscores the need for families to have an action plan in the case of an emergency…

The home was a total loss.

Allendale School Board Calls Special Meeting

SPECIAL MEETING OF ALLENDALE CCSD #17 BOARD OF EDUCATION

THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 2024 - 7:00 P.M.

SCHOOL LIBRARY AGENDA

I. CALL TO ORDER

II. ROLL CALL CLOSED SESSION

(1) Appointments, employment, compensation, discipline, performance or dismissal of specific employees

(2) Collective negotiating matters and deliberations concerning salary schedules III.

NEW BUSINESS -

PERSONNEL

A. Resignation

B. Employment

IV. ADJOURNMEN

Lane closures planned for State Road 65 in Gibson County

GIBSON COUNTY, Ind. – The Indiana Department of Transportation announces lane closures for State Road 65 in Gibson County.

Beginning on or around Monday, August 5, crews will begin lane closures for State Road 65 in Gibson County in Princeton. These lane closures will occur between State Road 64 and Old Petersburg Road.

Lane closures will allow for a shoulder widening project. Work will also include extending a box culvert. One lane of traffic will remain open during this project. Work is expected to last through the beginning of October, depending on the weather.

Referendum Paperwork Will Be Ready By August 19th Deadline

Work continues to place a referendum on November’s ballot asking Mt. Carmel voters to pay for a new city pool. City Clerk Ryan Turner reports that Burbach Aquatics continues to work on the necessary paperwork ahead of the August 19th deadline to place the referendum on the November 5th ballot.

The rendering of the proposed new Mt. Carmel aquatic facility.