Posted on July 2, 2019
Author Anita Goodan, WKVI
A newer vehicle will be a part of the Starke County EMS fleet as a non-ALS transport vehicle.
EMS Director Travis Clary said the newer vehicle would be able to handle all of the equipment needed with more ease.
Clary presented the commissioners with a quote Monday night for a 2013 Ford Explorer with 80,000 miles and all-wheel drive at a purchase price of $11,000. A $3,000 trade-in value was quoted for the current 2011 Dodge Charger used as the non-ALS transport vehicle.
The vehicle would come from Chicago Motors, a company that sells pre-owned government discounted vehicles and that has been used by other county officials to purchase vehicles.
Clary said the best part of the deal is that enough grant money has been obtained for the purchase of the vehicle with no additional funding needed. Grant funds were obtained through Starke United and the Starke County Community Foundation from the Hardesty Memorial for this purchase.
Auditor Rachel Oesterreich asked about the IT vehicle and Emergency Management Agency vehicle, both of which are in much more worse condition than Clary’s vehicle he’s trading in. With the trade-in value, they could trade-in the IT vehicle or Emergency Management Agency vehicle and the commissioners would pay the difference. The IT or Emergency Management Agency department would then use the 2011 Dodge Charger.
Commissioner Bryan Cavendar made a motion to approve the purchase of the EMS vehicle with the grant money and then pay the difference of the trade-in value of the IT or Emergency Management Agency vehicle out of the Cumulative Capital Development Fund.
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Starke County Park Board Seeking Grant Funding for Forest Access Project
Posted on March 2, 2018
Author Michael Gallenberger, WKVI
The Starke County Forest may soon get some parking upgrades. The county park board is applying for a grant from the Hardesty Memorial Foundation Fund at the Starke County Community Foundation to help improve access to the forest.
County Attorney Marty Lucas put the grant application together, based on some priorities identified by the park board back in January, “To improve the road, improve parking, signage,” he explained. “And we made an application for $15,000 or some alternatives that would be a little bit less than that.”
The project would upgrade the existing access trail into a 20-foot gravel road, ending at a 10-to-12-car parking lot. “If we get this, that road will be dedicated as a county road, and so the County Highway Department would be able to maintain it henceforth, plow it – it’ll be a low-priority plow, but they’ll keep it plowed out when they can – and of course, they’ll build it actually up to specifications on things like base and all that,” he said. “So you shouldn’t have problems with the roots poking through anymore. That would be like a cul-de-sac at the end there, and it’ll double as a parking lot is the plan.”
Forester Bruce Wakeland told the park board Tuesday that he’s excited about the board’s efforts. He also asked to be involved in the design process, to avoid cutting down some valuable walnut trees.
Lucas said he should know if the county’s been selected for the grant by the park board’s March 13 meeting.
Author Michael Gallenberger, WKVI
The Starke County Forest may soon get some parking upgrades. The county park board is applying for a grant from the Hardesty Memorial Foundation Fund at the Starke County Community Foundation to help improve access to the forest.
County Attorney Marty Lucas put the grant application together, based on some priorities identified by the park board back in January, “To improve the road, improve parking, signage,” he explained. “And we made an application for $15,000 or some alternatives that would be a little bit less than that.”
The project would upgrade the existing access trail into a 20-foot gravel road, ending at a 10-to-12-car parking lot. “If we get this, that road will be dedicated as a county road, and so the County Highway Department would be able to maintain it henceforth, plow it – it’ll be a low-priority plow, but they’ll keep it plowed out when they can – and of course, they’ll build it actually up to specifications on things like base and all that,” he said. “So you shouldn’t have problems with the roots poking through anymore. That would be like a cul-de-sac at the end there, and it’ll double as a parking lot is the plan.”
Forester Bruce Wakeland told the park board Tuesday that he’s excited about the board’s efforts. He also asked to be involved in the design process, to avoid cutting down some valuable walnut trees.
Lucas said he should know if the county’s been selected for the grant by the park board’s March 13 meeting.
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