Author Jacque Ryan, WKVI
Railroad Committee bylaws were up for discussion during Monday night’s North Judson Town Council meeting. Town Attorney Justin Schramm informed members that he received the bylaws from Rachel Arndt, the town’s former attorney.
He told the council that part of the bylaws indicates that the committee would be comprised of at least four members. It would consist of one town council member, a representative from Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum and representatives from Chesapeake and Indian Railroad and Co-Alliance. He mentioned that any freight carrier who hauls more than 20 percent of product on the railway would be able to appoint a member as well.
One piece of feed back came from Councilman John Rowe who asked whether the town could appoint a North Judson citizen to the board in place of a council member. He said the advantage would be that they could pick someone who is more versed in rail road information who could report back to them following the meetings.
However, Council President Wendy Hoppe said she believed they required a council member to be present to deal with any financial decisions that may come up during meetings.
Schramm said he would check with Arndt about the possibility of sending a representative and then asked if the remainder of the bylaws seemed acceptable. The council members agreed that they didn’t have any issues. No official action was taken but Schramm said he would contact Arndt and give her the go ahead to move forward with the bylaws as presented.
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