Posted on October 17, 2017
Author Anita Goodan, WKVI
The Starke County Council members opened public hearings for the 2018 county budgets and the Solid Waste District with no public comment Monday night. The budget presented by the council totals $11,647,011. The General Fund is listed on Indiana Gateway as $7,022,851.
The 2018 Starke County Airport Budget was adopted with a total of $302,659. Phase one of a runway extension project is included for next year. Starke County Economic Development Foundation Director Charlie Weaver explained that the entire project was not fully funded by the FAA so only a portion will be completed with plans to gather grant funding for phase two.
The county council members tabled a request from Coroner Dannie Hoffer for an increase in his pay from $7,500 to $9,000 in the 2018 budget. The council members would like more details on surrounding county wages, death calls, assessed valuation, and a possible job description and position policy manual.
The council members would also prefer that Hoffer use an 800 mhz radio to be called to a scene. There is also a question about his ability to take the vehicle home that is used when responding to calls.
The council will discuss the issue further when they meet in a special session on Thursday, Oct. 26 at 5:30 p.m. in the meeting room in the Starke County Annex Building No. 1 in Knox.
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Tuesday, October 17, 2017
Monday, October 16, 2017
Starke County Council to Meet Tonight
Posted on October 16, 2017
Author Anita Goodan, WKVI
The Starke County Council will meet tonight where public hearings are scheduled for the 2018 county budget as well as the 2018 budget for the Starke County Solid Waste District. The council is also expected to adopt the 2018 budget for the Starke County Airport.
The council held public hearings on these items in a prior meeting, but the hearings could not be counted as legal as a proper quorum was not in place. Three council members were physically in attendance while another was present via teleconference which didn’t count as a legal meeting.
A transfer and appropriation request is also on tonight’s agenda. A monthly report from the Starke County Economic Development Foundation is anticipated and Starke County Coroner Dannie Hoffer will discuss a request for pay increases in next year’s budget.
The Starke County Council will meet at 5:30 p.m. CT in the meeting room in Starke County Annex Building No. 1 in Knox.
Author Anita Goodan, WKVI
The Starke County Council will meet tonight where public hearings are scheduled for the 2018 county budget as well as the 2018 budget for the Starke County Solid Waste District. The council is also expected to adopt the 2018 budget for the Starke County Airport.
The council held public hearings on these items in a prior meeting, but the hearings could not be counted as legal as a proper quorum was not in place. Three council members were physically in attendance while another was present via teleconference which didn’t count as a legal meeting.
A transfer and appropriation request is also on tonight’s agenda. A monthly report from the Starke County Economic Development Foundation is anticipated and Starke County Coroner Dannie Hoffer will discuss a request for pay increases in next year’s budget.
The Starke County Council will meet at 5:30 p.m. CT in the meeting room in Starke County Annex Building No. 1 in Knox.
Thursday, December 15, 2016
Lutheran Air Flight Adds Ambulance at Starke County Airport
Posted on December 15, 2016
Author Mary Perren, WKVI
The Starke County Airport in Knox has a new tenant. The Fort Wayne-based Lutheran Air Flight program is adding a third Lutheran Air Helicopter to its critical care transport fleet. It will go into service today.
The Lutheran Air III crew will be stationed 24-hours a day, 365 days a year in a new 1,500 square foot office and its adjoining hangar at the airport north of Knox.
The air ambulance will provide patients, hospitals and first responders in northwest Indiana greater access to lifesaving medical care. Beneficiaries include Lutheran Hospital’s sister facilities, Starke, LaPorte, Porter Regional and Kosciusko Community Hospitals.
Lutheran Air is mainly known for transporting seriously injured patients from accident scenes or airlifting burn patients. However, the air ambulance is also used by patients who need various other forms of advanced care. The Lutheran Air program is part of a full spectrum of critical and specialty services offered by Lutheran Health Network. They include level II adult and pediatric trauma centers at Lutheran Hospital, the St. Joseph Regional Burn Center and prehospital EMS coverage in Fulton, Kosciusko, Miami, Wabash and Whitley counties.
“Being able to connect Starke and its surrounding counties to highly advanced medical care is part of our mission to improve the health of our patients and the region. We are now able to provide faster access to critical services like heart and kidney transplant programs, major trauma centers, and more,” Starke Hospital Interim CEO and LaPorte Hospital COO Jeff Vice said in a statement.
The choice of the Starke County Airport for Lutheran Air III’s base has also led to the creation of 16 local jobs.
Starke County Airport Authority President James R. Long said in a statement, “Lutheran Air’s choice of our airport for its newest helicopter is a huge win for the health of all who live and work in this area, and another example of the importance of aviation to Starke County and its businesses.”
Lutheran contracts with Air Methods to provide the aircraft, pilots and flight mechanics. Air Methods was the first helicopter and EMS operator in the country to reach Level 4 of the voluntary Safety Management System program overseen by the Federal Aviation Administration. Currently, Air Methods is in transition to conform to the next level of the FAA’s voluntary SMS program.
Author Mary Perren, WKVI
The Starke County Airport in Knox has a new tenant. The Fort Wayne-based Lutheran Air Flight program is adding a third Lutheran Air Helicopter to its critical care transport fleet. It will go into service today.
The Lutheran Air III crew will be stationed 24-hours a day, 365 days a year in a new 1,500 square foot office and its adjoining hangar at the airport north of Knox.
The air ambulance will provide patients, hospitals and first responders in northwest Indiana greater access to lifesaving medical care. Beneficiaries include Lutheran Hospital’s sister facilities, Starke, LaPorte, Porter Regional and Kosciusko Community Hospitals.
Lutheran Air is mainly known for transporting seriously injured patients from accident scenes or airlifting burn patients. However, the air ambulance is also used by patients who need various other forms of advanced care. The Lutheran Air program is part of a full spectrum of critical and specialty services offered by Lutheran Health Network. They include level II adult and pediatric trauma centers at Lutheran Hospital, the St. Joseph Regional Burn Center and prehospital EMS coverage in Fulton, Kosciusko, Miami, Wabash and Whitley counties.
“Being able to connect Starke and its surrounding counties to highly advanced medical care is part of our mission to improve the health of our patients and the region. We are now able to provide faster access to critical services like heart and kidney transplant programs, major trauma centers, and more,” Starke Hospital Interim CEO and LaPorte Hospital COO Jeff Vice said in a statement.
The choice of the Starke County Airport for Lutheran Air III’s base has also led to the creation of 16 local jobs.
Starke County Airport Authority President James R. Long said in a statement, “Lutheran Air’s choice of our airport for its newest helicopter is a huge win for the health of all who live and work in this area, and another example of the importance of aviation to Starke County and its businesses.”
Lutheran contracts with Air Methods to provide the aircraft, pilots and flight mechanics. Air Methods was the first helicopter and EMS operator in the country to reach Level 4 of the voluntary Safety Management System program overseen by the Federal Aviation Administration. Currently, Air Methods is in transition to conform to the next level of the FAA’s voluntary SMS program.
Wednesday, June 8, 2016
Monday, June 6, 2016
Starke County Commissioners to Discuss Airport Zoning
The Starke County Commissioners will consider a revised zoning ordinance for the Starke County Airport when they meet this evening. The county council has already blessed the change in order to allow for the eventual extension of the airport runway by 5,000 feet with grant money from the Federal Aviation Administration.
Starke County Economic Development Foundation Executive Director Charlie Weaver says funds for such projects come from excise taxes levied on the aviation industry by the federal government.
He says the revised Air Hazard Zoning Ordinance is required in order to protect FAA’s investment from encroachment by subdivisions, hospitals, schools and that sort of thing. In Starke County’s case, Weaver says there’s nothing around the airport because the soils are not conducive to development.
Weaver will also discuss a revised agreement between the county and the economic development foundation with the commissioners during their 6 p.m. meeting.
Other items on tonight’s agenda include monthly reports from Starke County EMS and the Starke County Highway Department and county IT Director Brian Pinson’s request to either purchase or lease new servers.
Thursday, May 19, 2016
Starke Commissioners Approve Revised Airport Zoning Ordinance
Plans to extend the runway at the Starke County Airport by 5,000 feet received the county council’s blessing Monday evening. Starke County Economic Development Foundation Executive Director Charlie Weaver says the local facility is part of the National Airport System Plan and is therefore eligible for money from the Federal Aviation Administration. He adds those funds come from excise taxes levied on the aviation industry by the federal government.
The FAA paid for 80 percent of the land costs when the Starke County Airport was built. Weaver says they now cover 90 percent of costs related to airport use. The airport board pays 7.5 percent, and the state picks up the remaining 2.5 percent. In order to qualify for funds, Weaver says the FAA has asked Starke County to update their Air Hazard Zoning Ordinance in order to protect their investment from encroachment by subdivisions, hospitals, schools and that sort of thing. In Starke County’s case, Weaver says there’s nothing around the airport because the soils are not conducive to development.
Weaver adds the ordinance change will not affect any current agricultural or residential land use. It does stipulate an landfill cannot be located within five miles of the site. Also a hospital or school must be at least a mile away. Restrictions also include the placement of bright lights that could potentially interfere with a pilot’s eyesight and the placement of cell phone towers and wind turbines. Weaver says the restrictions are less restrictive farther away from the airport.
The Starke County Council approved the ordinance unanimously. No timeline has been given for the proposed airport runway expansion.
Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Thursday, May 14, 2015
6/7/2015 Fly In/Drive In Pancakes & Airplanes Breakfast
Fly In/Drive In Pancakes and Airplanes on June 6th from 7 am to 12 noon CST at the Starke County Airport (1795 N. 200 E., Knox, Indiana). This is an all you can eat pancake and sausage breakfast.
Tickets are $6 per person, 5 & under = Free.
Sponsored by the Northwest Indiana Experimental Aircraft Association, Chapter 104 (www.eaa104.org).
For more information call 574-772-5001.
Tickets are $6 per person, 5 & under = Free.
Sponsored by the Northwest Indiana Experimental Aircraft Association, Chapter 104 (www.eaa104.org).
For more information call 574-772-5001.
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