The Greentown Grapevine – 2002-11, 09:11

              The Greentown
Volume 9, Issue 11 " a paper for the people" - November 2002
Lions Approve New Building
at Fairgrounds
Drawing of proposed indoor tennis facility
The Greentown Lions Club has
approved the construction of a metal
commercial building on the
fairgrounds. The building wirl be
located at the north end of the present
site of the Big Top commercial tent,
which . is erected each year for the fair.
It will be approximately. 1 15 ft. x 2 10
ft., which is larger than the tent. The
' project is being made possible by the
involvement of the Howard County
Indoor Tennis Association. The
building will accommodate 4 tennis
courts plus rest rooms, locker rooms,
. and office space. Possible other uses
would be as an indoor batting cage,
indoor soccer, and basketball. The
Lions Club will have access to the
building for use as a commercial
exhibit hall during the Howard County
4- H Fair.
The HCITA will finance the Ben Harris, Greentown Plar
construction of the building and will Committee Administrator, reports tha
loan the Greentown Lions Club funds the fairgrounds will need to be rezonec
for the building, whicR will be owned from K- 1 to C- l in order for thc
by the Lions Club. Repayment of the building to be approved by the town
loan will be amortized on 20 years at an The Lions Club is also requesting a 1 C
interest rate of 4.00%. HCITA will fi. variance on the set- back requiremew
lease the facility in amounts equal to from Maple Street. A public hearin8
the loan payments for the 20 years. will be held Thursday, November 14
The Lions Club will purchase the 6: OO p. m. in- the City Building on thi
heating and cooling system and will rezoning. At 6: 30 p. m. the Zoninj
provide water and sewage connections. Board of Appeals will hear the varianci
Fair Concessian Manager, . Jay request.
Freeman, estimates the Lions Club may HCITA organizers Gene and Chery
have an expense of up to $ 75,000. He Miles, and Nick White welcomi
adds that the benefit to the Fair are that interested parties in helping with thc
6,000 more square feet will be project to contact them. Miles says it it
available for rent during the fair. Since anticipated that classes and clinics fo
the facility will be air conditioned, all ages and abilities will be availablc
higher booth rent fees may be asked. for the community.
Wal- Mart
Donates to
Greentown
Historical S o c ie ty
Wal- Mart of Kokomo presentkd
the Greentown Historical Society a
grant of $ 500.00. Presenting the
check is Pat Shafer, Wal- Mart
Assistant Manager. Receiving for
the Society is Ronald Simpson,
Past President.
Photo Provided
Trott is New
Councilman
Craig Trott, 61 I Avalon Ct.,
Greentown, has been appointed to fill
the unexpired term of Dan Adams on
the Greentown Town Council. The
appointment was made by Howard
County Republican Chairman, Brad
Bagwell. Adams resigned his seat
because of a move out ofthe ward from
which he was elected. The terms of all
councilmen and clerk- treasurer run
until the end of 2003.
Trott is a 1973 Eastern graduate. He
has been a Howard County Deputy
Sheriff almost 23 years. He serves on
the Greentown Library Board and the
Greenlawn Cemetery Board. He was a
member of the Greentown
Sesquicentennial Committee. He is a
member of Sycamore Friends Church,
His wife Cindy is a registered nurse,
His children Doug and Kelly are
students at Eastern High School.
Craig explaiiis that he has " deep
roots" in Greentown. It has been the
Trott home for several generations.
Being on the town council is something
he has been thinking about for a " long
time". His interest in public service
was awakened by President John
Kennedy when he urged young people
to consider public service. He
considers his career in law enforcement
a form of public service and says being
a councilman is another avenue to
serve. He noted that he is not the first
Trott to be on the council. His cousin.
Dick Trott, was on the town council in
the 1980' s.