Quick actions by the city on advice from their natural gas buyer saved the city over $100,000 last month. Ron Ragan of Utility Gas Management monitors the gas prices for the city and purchases gas in advance from various sources. Ragan noticed a spike in prices from one of the city’s two suppliers and notified…
Huntingburg — Think there’s not a lot going on in Huntingburg City government these days? Think again. With not one, but two major projects in different stages of progress, the city has its hands full. A public hearing was held in Thursday night’s council meeting on the topic of the downtown revitalization project. Nathan Held with Indiana…
Special from WITZ AM/FM The Huntingburg City Council held their second and final meeting of the month and worked through a shortened agenda. First, Huntingburg Chamber Director Nick Stevens thanked the council for their help and support during recent events – the car show and the just completed Jazz Fest. Stevens reported that they had…
The Huntingburg Council took Police Chief Art Parks’ recommendation to increase fines for parking tickets and decided to add even more weight to the upcoming ordinance. Originally, Parks requested the $1 fine for violations of timed spots be increased to $5; additionally he requested the $5 fine for improper, yellow-zone and handicap parking violations be…
The Huntingburg Common Council considered an ordinance establishing the new position of Communications and Community Development Director for the city at last night’s meeting. According to Mayor Denny Spinner, the new creation of the new position is the result of the listening sessions held last year. “The top five bullet points from our three listening…
Mayor and city employees attending Reality Spanish course, public invited as well Huntingburg Mayor Denny Spinner and several city employees will be attending a 12-week Spanish language course starting March 26. The class will take place in the Common Council Chambers at the Huntingburg City Hall and is also open to the public. Class materials…
The Huntingburg City Council met for their final meeting of February and heard from Lisa Gehlhausen of Region 15 on the beginning stages of forming a downtown redevelopment plan for the City. Gehlhausen told the Council that, if they pass a resolution to authorize, she would begin the process of getting a $40,000.00 grant to…
The Huntingburg City Council Meeting met Thursday night and continued to make modifications to improve the Utility Department of the City. Since last year the council has worked with Utility Superintendent, now Water Superintendent, Tony Traylor in approving the addition of a Utility Assistant Superintendent position to help with the handling of regulations and paper work. When…
The Huntinburg Common Council met for their regular meeting on Thursday, Jan. 10. They approved the council meetings to take place on the second and fourth Thursday of each month. Councilwoman Amy Lehr was appointed President Pro Tempore. They approved the Huntingburg Press as the official newspaper for public notices. They approved the lease of…
Huntingburg – Heidi Reller with the Huntingburg Housing Authority informed the Huntingburg Common Council of an Energizing Indiana initiative that would allow the housing authority to receive $25 for every energy audit completed on qualified homes. Reller explained she has been in contact with Liesl Disch, a Community Outreach Coordinator at Energizing Indiana, about programs for League…
