The Greentown Grapevine – 2007-04, 14:04

              Volume 14, Issue 4 “ A Paper for the People” April 2007
Council Receives ,
Gary Ruston of the
engineering firm of M. D.
Wesslkr & Associates, made his
first report to the Greentown
Town Council after his
assignment to Greentown,
replacing Karl Tanner. After
initial studies he had made, he
brought the unhappy news that
the wastewater improvement
plan, as written, may not be
sufficient. Flows to the plant
appear to be more than the
project would provide for. He
recommended additional flow
monitoring. Meters have been
in place, but there had not been
enough rainfall as of the March
6‘ h meeting to be conclusive.
He said he is needing at least a
2 inch rain incident. ( Council
president, Joyce Higginbottom,
reports that there was at least 2”
of rain over March 23- 24. This
found to be leaking. Council
member Craig Trott said, “ I am
beginning to get frustrated
because we are no closer to a
solution .”
Resident Jolene Rule asked
if, as a measure of saving
money, the town has looked
into geo tubes as a means of
handling sludge. Some
members of the council visited
Converse’s plant, where they
use geo tubes. Mr. Ruston said
one of his company’s tasks is to
evaluate sludge handling and
that the company could look at
the geo tube option to compare
to the current option.
In later discussion, Clerk
Barbara Middleton asked if the
town could start now on
manhole relining. The council
moved to allocate $ 30,000 to
the project.
Unpleasant News
will be reported at the council
meeting April 3.)
He has viewed sewer videos
and has found some defects.
He said a complete rehab of the
sewer system is one half of the
total of the planned project. He
said he is “ not comfortable with
the plan as written. This
system is as bad as I’ve seen.”
Resident, Darryl Allen, asked if
there is a possibility that the
sewer rates will go up even
more ( There was a 54%
increase in January). Mr.
Ruston said, “ Yes, there is that
possibility.”
The town has not been
sitting idly waiting for the
major project. Smoke testing
revealed some problems on the
north end of town which have
been fixed. Several property
owners have ais0 fixed laterals
Welcome Home
Coach!
By Pat Shrock
The hiring of Josh Edwards as the EHS head
football coach has made headlines in the
Kokomo Tribune, the Kokomo Perspective and
the Howard County Weekly. From those
reports, you know he loves Eastern and
football. Those publications reported some
history and win/ lose statistics. The Greentown
Grupevine wants you to know Josh in a more
personal way.
Coach Edwards is a 1994 EHS graduate. He
studied two years at Taylor University
majoring in biology and playing on both the
football and baseball teams. He transferred to
Indiana University- Kokomo and graduated in
1998. It was at IU- K that he met his wife,
Jennifer. Jennifer spent her high school years
at Western. After graduation from IU- K, she
has been working at Maconaquah Middle
School teaching emotionally disabled students.
The first year after graduation, Josh taught at
Taylor High School and coached at Tri- Central
High School. He continued to coach at Tri for
the next seven years and teach science at the
Middle School as well as advanced physical
education. Josh is completing his master’s
degree in Physical Education this Spring at
Ball State University.
Josh Edwards
Josh and Jennifer have one son, Eli, who is
two years old and was introduced at the
Eastern Howard School Corporation board
meeting as a future linebacker. They live in
Windfall but are considering relocating to the
Greentown area. The Edwards family attends
Fairfield Christian Church. Josh’s parents,
Henry and Theresa Edwards, are Greentown
residents. His sister, Sandi, attends Ball State
University.
Principal Lisa Smith! !
By Pat Shrock
Lisa Smith has been selected
as the high school principal.
She will begin this at the end
of this school year. Current
principal Ron Matas is
retiring:
Smith was chosen from a
f i e l d of t w e n t y - f o u r
candidates. She has served as
the Assistant Principal at the
Eastern Middle School for
four years. She has also
worked as a counselor in the
Kokomo- Center Schools, Oak
Hill High School and Peru
High School. A graduate of
Indiana University Southeast
( B. S.) atld Indiana University-
P u r d u e U n i v e r s i t y ,
Indianapolis ( M. S.), she also
earned certification in
s e c o n d a r y s c h o o l
administration ( 2003) at IU-PUI.
She is presently a
member of the 2006 Indiana
Principal Leadership Academy
zontinuing to develop skills.
Lisa is married to Ron Smith
who is a teacher in Wabash at
the Heartland Career Center.
Their son, Nathan, a graduate
3f Purdue University, works in
Warsaw. Lisa and Ron have
me daughter, Layne, a 6th
grade student at Swayzee
Elementary School.
In addition to family and
school activities, Lisa enjoys
running She has participated
in the Indianapolis Mini-
Marathon. The Smith family
plans to run in the Susan
Komen “ Run for the Cure” for
the Eastern team. This event is
to raise awareness about breast
cancer and to raise funds for
research.
Lisa’s focus as principal will
be to continue the tradition of
excellence that Eastern has
experienced over the last
several years. She will work
“ to make our school the best
for our students and our
: ommunity”. When accepting
lhe position, she said she “ is
: xcited about this opportunity
ind is looking forward to
mving the community”.
Lisa Smith
New Pol ice
Car Ordered
The Town Council approved
the leasing of a new police car
to replace the one Deputy
Horton is driving. ‘ It will be a
two year lease with an annual
payment of $ 1 1,649.20. At the
end of the lease term the car
may be purchased for $ 1.
There will be a $ 350 document
fee and the costs involved in
putting on accessories. The car
was ordered from Brad Howell
Ford.
Town Offices
to Have
Internet Access
The Greentown Police Dept
has had email access and a
website for some time but the
Utility Office has not had
either. The Council approved
Internet access for the Utility
Office and the town barn.
Introducing the subject, Council
President, Joyce Higginbottom,
said that more and more state
forms are going online.
Assistant Utility Clerk, Mary
Lou McCalment, added that the
firm which services the office
computers can only be accessed
by the Internet. There will be a
$ 200 - $ 300 wiring and labor
fee. A monthly fee of $ 49.95
will be split between. the Police
and Utility Office. The
monthly. fee for the barn will be
$ 34.99 per month.