Proposed Starke County Truck Route Ordinance Set for Second Reading Tonight

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The Starke County Commissioners will consider a proposed truck route ordinance on second reading when they meet this evening.

Starke County Highway Superintendent Rik Ritzler has been working with a committee comprised of county officials, farmers, Sheriff Bill Dulin and Starke County Economic Development Foundation Executive Director Charlie Weaver on the policy.

The eventual goal is to have several local hot-mix asphalt roads to accommodate heavy truck traffic in addition to the highways that crisscross Starke County. Ritzler says eventually all locations in the county will be within a mile of such a road. Continue reading →

Starke County PTABOA Appointments Announced

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The Starke County PTABOA Appointments have been made. The PTABOA Board is made up of county citizens who review assessment appeals. They also assist Property Systems Corporation, the company that does the reassessment.

The board appointments are for one year, and the three board members are called as needed.

Reappointed as the representative of the county council was Ron Simoni. The commissioners also re-appointed Ed Hasnerl and Jody Czerniak