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Wednesday, March 8, 2023
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zone ground from an agricultural district to a residential district was granted. The property is located on the south side of Mock Road, north of CR 100 East in Milford in Van Buren Township. Michael Jackson’s petition to rezone 3.016 acres from an agricultural district to a residential district was granted. The property is located on the south side of Jackson Street, south of Main Street in Harrison Township. The case will be heard by the county commissioners at 9:15 a.m. March 28. Mike Long’s petition to vacate lots 1 through 8 in South Etna Estates was approved. The property is located on the south side of CR 250 North, west of SR 19 in Etna Green. James and Sheila Craig’s petition for a one-lot subdivision was granted. The couple asked for preliminary plat approval for an agricultural II subdivision on a 3.38-acre tract of ground. The property is located on the west side of CR 600 East, south of Pierceton Road in Washington Township. The county commissioners approved rezoning the property, located west of Pierceton, from agricultural to agricultural II Tuesday, Feb. 28. Approval was also given for Michel and Christine Noel’s petition to rezone ground from a residential district to an agricultural II district. The 2.6-acre property is located on the north side of CR 1100 North, east of CR 200 East in Van Buren Township. The county commissioners will hear the case at 9:15 a.m. March 28. Brian Chaney’s petition was also approved. He asked for the preliminary plat approval for the replat of three lots in Lake Forest, West View Phase II. The property is located on the west side of EMS C29 Lane in Plain Township. Lisa Manahan’s request for the preliminary plat approval for the replat of one lot in Lakeview Terrace was accepted. The property is located on the north side of Ridgeview Drive, east of EMS T12 Lane in Tippecanoe Township.
A residential tax increment finance district in Milford was given a favorable recommendation at the regular meeting of the Kosciusko County Area Plan Commission Wednesday, March 1. Eastfield’s 52-lot subdivision was already annexed into the town of Milford. The 20.78-acre site was given a favorable recommendation for plat approval at last month’s APC meeting. Milford Town Council will also hear the case Monday, March 13. “We want to keep home prices down,” said Andy Boxberger, attorney for Milford Redevelopment Commission. “Our intent is to use 50% of the TIF to pay the developer back. This will help facilitate construction of the residential subdivision to offset the 29(5 ,76 %$1.6 ³ 7KH /DNHODQG DUHD KDV UHFHLYHG VR PXFK UDLQ DQG SUHFLSLWDWLRQ WKH SRQG RQ &RQVWLWXWLRQ 'ULYH RYHUÁRZHG LWV EDQNV D IHZ construction cost.” The board also debated a reGD\V DJR 3KRWR E\ 5RQ %DXPJDUWQHU vised agricultural accessory building ordinance amendment, allowing any moveable agricultural accessory structures to be permitted in conjunction with any permitted livestock operation in an agriculturally-zoned area. Per the ordinance, said struc%\ /$85(1 =(8*1(5 tures shall not exceed 400 square 6WDII :ULWHU feet. Once a permit is issued, the original structure can be located Residents around Lake Waanywhere. wasee have raised concerns reThe board gave its favorable garding lake levels being highrecommendation; however, the er than normal. Chad Jonsson, matter will need to go before the superintendent for Syracuse county commissioners for the Parks and Recreation, exboard’s final decision at its March plained the gates on the flood 28 meeting. control device in Crosson Mill Edd Allen’s petition for an apPark are wide open, but the peal was continued until next area has received close to 5 month. He is requesting to amend inches of rain since Feb. 22. The self-imposed restrictive coveSyracuse Parks and Recreation nants associated with the rezonDepartment is responsible for ing request to originally rezone operating the flood control dethe property in question to comvice in Crosson Mill Park. mercial and as amended by allowJonsson explained there are ing modular homes sales and disthree buoys located in channels play as shown on the submitted around Lake Wawasee that site plan. The property is located provide information regarding on the west side of SR 13, south the water level of the lake. He of CR 400 North in Tippecanoe noted on Feb. 22 all three buoys Township. recorded the lake level was at Randall Jessop’s petition to reor below normal. In addition to Lake Wawasee’s water level, photos of Constitution Pond submitted to The Mail-Journal show it ers and streams have risen rap%\ ,$1 %52:1 has flooded streets in the area idly, with some overflowing their 6WDII :ULWHU +,*+ :$7(5 ³ 7KH ÁRRG FRQWURO GHYLFH DW &URVVRQ 0LOO 3DUN LV RSHQ WR LWV PD[LPXP DIWHU WKH DUHD UH with water going toward the banks and causing road closures lake. 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Jonsage and inconvenience to some dry conditions over the winter son noted water from the lake residents, the precipitation has months, which had left the soil in flows into Turkey Creek and Erlene Yentes, administrator need of moisture. The heavy rain been welcomed by local farmers. must be regulated in a con- of the Syracuse-Wawasee Trails, The flooding has been caused has provided much-needed water trolled manner so as not to has tendered her resignation, efby a combination of factors, in- for crops and is expected to help take out a bridge upstream fective immediately. cluding melting snow and heavy farmers achieve a successful haror cause flooding as it flows Yentes began her tenure Dec. rain over the past few weeks. Riv- Continued on page 2 through Milford before head- 2, 2019. During her three years ing north and flowing into the with the Trails she saw the finElkhart River. ishing of the popular Conklin Bay “We’re dumping the water segment of the trail, as well as the beginning of plans to continue that segment to the Wawasee Middle School. <RXU 3ULQW As part of her responsibilities, Yentes oversaw the Tour de Lakes summer bike ride and its growth, which become an eventful day of fun for over 400 participants. She also managed the day-to-day • Full Color Circulars/Inserts workings of the Syracuse-Wawas• Newsletters • Postcards ee Trails Committee, grant ap• Booklets/Catalogs plications, trail maintenance and • Full Color Brochures many other responsibilities that +,*+ ),9( ³ )RUPHU 6\UDFXVH :DZDVHH 7UDLOV ([HFXWLYH 'LUHFWRU • InkJet/Bulk Mailing Service came with her job. • Saddle-Stitch Bindery “Erlene’s personal love of the (UOHQH <HQWHV ULJKW JUHHWV .DUHQ +LUVFK\ RI )RUW :D\QH GXULQJ D 7RXU GH /DNHV HYHQW 7KLV ZHHN WKH RUJDQL]DWLRQ DQQRXQFHG <HQWHV·V UHVLJQDWLRQ • Newspapers • Magazines trails and biking showed in her • Perfect Bind dedication to the job as direc- IURP WKDW SRVLWLRQ 3KRWR E\ .HLWK .QHSS
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