The Greentown Grapevine – 2002-08, 09:08

              The Greentow
" Volume 9, Issue 8 " a paper
" Toe the Line or Do the Time"
Greentown Marshal Jeff Bennett
arrests Pizza Place owner, Randy
Bennett, for not getting a permit before
installing a sign on his building.
Unaware that a permit is now required
to erect any sign ( with a few
exceptions), Randy had installed on the
side of his building a sign promoting
the Pizza Place and The Church
Mouse, a business on North Meridian.
The new ordinance addresses matters
of position, wording, illumination, size,
shape, color, and flashing, intermittent,
revolving, rotating or animated
lighting.
There are also rules about signs for
events and political signs.
' The complete ordinance, which
includes other types of permits
required, can be seen at the Greentown
Utility office, 1 12 N. Meridian St.
After being informed of the
ordinance, Randy went to the Utility
office and paid the $ I 5.00 permit fee.
Since the ordinance is so new, the
$ 50.00 filing fee for work begun
without a permit was waived.
As is hopefully evident, the above
photo was staged to help in a public
awareness effort by Bennett of the fact
that there are some new aspects to the
town's zoning ordinance.
Public Hearing to Be Helc
br the people" August 2002
Grapevine Loses Faithfbl Staff Member
by Rachel Jenkins
Lucy Grey came into our lives in
February 1996. Discovered at Vermont
Feed and Grain, she as much chose me
as I chose her. From the beginning, she
showed above average intelligence and
before long assumed a place-- in our
home and hearts. Her habit of lying on
whatever papers I was working on
earned her the title, " Feline
Paperweight". She was particularly
diligent during the long hours at the
computer while working on the
Grapevine, lying on a stool close by the
keyboard or in a cardboard box at the
window.
In other areas of her home, she
greeted visitors and craved attention.
She " broke in" any new rug, chair, or
item of the least significance, by lying
3n it. She had sudden bursts of energy,
ending in a dash under a throw rug, in
pursuit of an imaginary mouse. She
would wake me with a pat on the
cheek. She eerily seemed to know
when I needed up early for a meeting
and would wake me earlier than usual.
She made frequent patrols of the
perimeter of her property. It was
during one of these patrols that she
strayed outside her boundaries and was
hit by a vehicle on July 1 1,2002.
She was buried in the box she loved
to nap in, lying on top of the latest issue
of the Greentown Grapevine, with her
favorite toy, a rubber band, and covered
with catnip. She taught us the value of
play, the value of relaxation, the value
of companionship and the value of
duty. She is greatly missed by her
" parents" at the Jenkins home.
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Lucy Grey 1995- 2002
on Added Travel Lanes
The Indiana Department of
Transportation will hold a public
hearing on Thursday, August 8, 2002,
at 6: OO p. m. in the Eastern Jr./ Sr. High
School cafeteria. The purpose of the
hearing is to offer all interested persons
an opportun3y to comment on current
design plans for the proposed added
travel lanes on US 35/ SR 22 from
Goyer Road in Kokomo to the bridge
over Wildcat Creek in Greentown. The
total project length is about 6.21 miles.
The .5 mile section located within the
urban area of Kokomo will provide two
12 ft. travel lanes separated by a 14 ft.
The remaining 5.71 mile section will
provide two 12 ft. travel lanes
separated by a 16 ft. wide corrugated or
mounded median with left turn lanes at
intersecting roads. Ten ft. paved
shoulders will border the outside of the
pavement. A portion of the rural
section from CR 400 E to west of SR
19 will provide two 12 ft. travel lanes
divided by a 14 ft. continuous left turn
lane, 10 ft. paved shoulders and curb
and gutter.
Construction of the project will
require approximately 62.352 acres of
new permanent right- of- way. Six
The tentative timetables for right- of-way
acquisition and construction will
be discussed during the formal
presentation. A public statement
session will be offered after the
presentation. Individuals interested in
participating in the public statement
session may sign the speaker's schedule
prior to the presentation.
An area will be provided with
comment sheets and an audio recorder
to take comments for the official
record. All comments collected before,
during and for a Deriod of two weeks
engineers about the project.
Conversations will not be part of the
official record.
There is also the final opportunity to
comment on the " no adverse effect" to
historic properties on this project.
The environmental document and
preliminary design plans along with
other materials on the project are
available for viewing in the following
offices:
1. Hearings Examiner, Room N901,
Indiana Government Center North, 100
_ _ North Senate Ave., Indianapolis, IN Phone v
after the hearing will be evaluated and
report. Before and after the formal
presentation, the plans will be available
( 3 7, 232- 6601
The residences are proposed to be displaced addressed in the final design study distri2c. t Dofefviceleo pamt e3n2t ESnoguitnhe eBr, roIaNdDwOayT.
3. Howard County Engineer, 625 South
continuous left turn lane.
pavement will be bordered by curb and
gutter and either a sidewalk or grass
strip. period. for anyone interested in talking to the Berkley Rd., b b m o , Phone 456- 2802
by this project. The project area will be
open to traffic during the construction
IN Phone ( 3 7) 462- 775,