The Greentown Grapevine – 2005-02, 12:02

              The Greentown
Celebrating Our 12th Year!
Volume 12, Issue 2 “ apaper fm thpeopk” Febuary 2005
Historical Society
“ Bums” Mortgage
The Greentown Hisorical Society
held a “ mortgage burning” ceremony
January 16, 2005. The date was 4
years to the day that a mortgage was
taken out on the building at 103 E.
Main Street. In addition to paying the
loan, the organization completely
renovated the building to use as a
history center. Many gifts from
individuals, organizations, and the
Town of Greentown, as well as
numerous fund raising activities made
it possible. A copy of the actual
document was used in the ceremony.
In the photo are Ron Simpson,
president; and Barbara Middleton,
treasurer.
Photo by Rachel Jenkins
Utility Reports
for December 2004
Water pumped: 5,288,000 gal.
Wastewater flow: 14,212,000 gal.
Rainfall: 1.6”
Snowfall: 9.0” I FEBRUARY
2 GROUND H. OG DAY
9 ASH WEDNESDAY
1 4 VALENTINE’S DAY
2 1 PRESIDENTS’ DAY
Too Much Water for Greentown’s Plant
The 3” snowfall of Jan. 8 and about
5’’ of rain from Jan. 9 through 13.
coupled \\ ith saturated ground, caused
two problems for the Greentown
WasteM’ater Treatinciit Plant. Fir$ the
amount going into the plan1 exeeded
its permit level of‘ 420.000 gallonr per
day. When pump capacity of 1.5
million gallons per day is excecded,
the excess untreatcd swage, mixed
M ith rain and ground water, is diverted
into Brunk Ditch near it3 confluence
with Wildcat Creek. This i \ the eighth
time this ycar such a di\ crsion ha5
happcncd and is the reason that
Greento\\ n is under a ban from thc
Indiaii, i Dcpartnient of kii\ ironmcntal
Management ( IDtM) agaiiist adding
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more sewer hookups to the existing
system.
The second problem associated with
these rains is that Wildcat Creek rose
so high that it was backing up into the
final holding tank of treated water
before it is released into Brunk Ditch.
The outflow gate had to be shut,
forcing the town to pump the discharge
over the hill and into Brunk Ditch. If
this action had not been taken, the
building at the lower level of the plant
would have flooded with ensuing
damage to the pumps and electrical
system. The accompanying photo is
of this pumping action.
Where IS all the Extra Water pump is operating. This information
Coming From? will be compared with previous data to
I n a continuing search for the determine how much water was
sources of infiltration of rain and removed from the system by the
ground water into Greentown’s application of the spray- on linings.
sanitary sewers, Steve Rule, Acting At the January Town Council
Wastewater Operator, has checked meeting, councilman Craig Trott asked
about 75 manholes and found major Rule to compile a list of leaking
infiltration problems in 1 1. The ones manholes and prioritize according to
in the Meadows and Willow Glen severity. Trott said, “ We need to start
subdivisions with problems ( 3 in the knocking them down ( solving the
Meadows and 1 in Willow Glen) have leaking) one by one.”
been repaired using a spray- on lining. Although the manholes in the
Monitoring of the lift station which Meadows and Willow Glen are
serves the 2 subdivisions is being done relatively new, much of the town’s
to determine the number of hours the sanitary infrastructure is aging,
Peddler Ordinance
Enacted Change of Ownership
The Greentown Town Council
approved an ordinance “ Regulating
peddlers, solicitors and itinerant
merchants in the town of Greentown,
Indiana” on Jan. 4. It replaced a 1953
ordinance on the same subject. Under
the ordinance, a license is required at a
fee of $ 10 before engaging in any
activity described in the ordinance.
Exempted are “ persons, firms, or
organizations who solicit funds or sell
goods or services for the purpose of
raising revenue on behalf of not- for-profit
organizations”. Peddling and
solicitation can only take place
between 9: OO a. m. and 6: OO p. m. All
peddlers or solicitors shall exhibit their
licenses at the request of any person.
A fine not to exceed $ 250 may be
imposed for violation ofthe ordinance.
The complete ordinance can be seen at
the Utility Office, 112N. Meridian St.,
Greentown.
in Funeral Homes
A three- way partnership has been
formed between Bob and Nancy
Hasler, Jeff and Bethanne Stout, and
Bill and Lyn Shirley to operate four
funeral homes in Howard County. The
partnership has purchased the Fenn-
Shirley Mortuary at 1315 West
Lincoln Road in Kokomo. The
purchase was made from the Shirley
Brothers in Indianapolis. That facility
will now be the Shirley & Stout
Lincoln Road Chapel. The Russiaville
facility will remain Stout and Son
Funeral Home. The Greentown
facility will remain Hasler- Stout
Funeral Home. A fourth location
affected by the partnership is the
building at 414 W. Jefferson St.,
Kokomo, which once housed Peacock
Funeral Home. This will become
Shirley & Stout Grecu Chapel. Matt
Grecu will be active in all locations
but especially at the Grecu Chapel.
Bob Hasler came to Greentown in
1972 and was a partner with Gene and
Joanna Pickett. He is married to
Nancy Metz, a Greentown native. Bob
has been a licensed funeral director for
48 years. One year ago the Haslers
joined Jeff and Bethanne Stout to
operate the Hasler- Stout Funeral
Home. Jeff and Bethanne are both
licensed funeral directors, Jeff being
the 5‘ h generation of the Stout and Son
Funeral Home in Russiaville. Bill and
Lyn Shirley have been associated with
the Fenn- Shirley Mortuary for 44
years. Lyn is a retired school teacher.
Matt Grecu, another Howard County
native, is a licensed funeral director.
His wife, Debbie, is a teacher at Our
Redeemer Lutheran Church School.