By John Estridge Liberty attorney Jim Williams is going to look into different ways to allow the Liberty Volunteer Fire Department to purchase a used tanker truck. Williams was at his first Liberty Town Council meeting after taking over for retired attorney Walt Chidester. Williams is a Union County native, former Union Circuit Court Judge …
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$2.1 million Liberty water project: the who, what, where, when and why
By John Estridge A public hearing was held at the beginning of the Liberty Town Council Monday, April 5, meeting concerning the Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA) grant application for a $700,000 grant to help pay for a $2.1 million water project in and around Liberty. Mike Kleinpeter of Kleinpeter Consulting as well …
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Liberty to receive $410,000 from American Rescue Plan Act but devil is in details of allowed expenditures
By John Estridge Liberty can spend the $410,000 coming from President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) on infrastructure issues. That funding allowance could include the proposed $2.1 million water project. However, tapping that funding source may put in jeopardy an Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA) grant the …
LTC opens used tanker bids for the township volunteer fire department
By John Estridge Liberty Town Council President Matt Barnhizer opened four bids for a new, used tanker truck for the Liberty Township Volunteer Fire Department at the Monday, March 1 LTC meeting. The four bids ranged from $74,900 to $109,000. The township part of the Liberty Volunteer Fire Department needs a new, used tanker for …
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Design engineer costs; utility rates discussed at LTC meeting
By John Estridge Still in the planning stages, the proposed $2.1 million Liberty water project dominated the more than one hour Liberty Town Council meeting Monday night, March 1. Water mains are proposed to be replaced in three separate areas, which are currently using Liberty water. They are: 1. Eaton Street; 2. Lane Street, both …
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LTC unanimously passes resolution in support of LPD officer who was part of an officer-involved shooting
By John Estridge Liberty Town Council members unanimously passed a resolution in support of a Liberty Police Officer involved in an officer-involved shooting, which ended in the death of a female Friday, February 26. According to an Indiana State Police press release from Friday, LPD Officer Lorenzo Shepler was called to U.S. 27 south of …
LTC’s meeting places have changed during pandemic
By John Estridge The pandemic has caused all governmental entities to modify how and where they meet. Maybe the greatest changes in meeting place and seating arrangements in the Whitewater Valley is Liberty Town Council. Prior to the pandemic and after LTC started meeting again after the 2020 shutdown, LTC met in the Union County …
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Purchasing a tanker for LVFD a more involved process than first thought
By John Estridge Buying a truck for a fire department using tax money is much different than going to Craig’s List and haggling with the seller for a used pickup truck or even going to a car lot and picking one out. That is what some of the Liberty Volunteer Fire Department firefighters found out …
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Just about everything one needs to know about $2.1 million water line project proposed in Liberty
By John Estridge On Monday night, February 1, Liberty Town Council members heard about different possible funding mechanisms for an estimated $2.1 million water line upgrade for three separate parts of the town’s water system served by the Liberty Water Department. Representatives from Wessler Engineering LLC, Baker Tilly US LLC and Kleinpeter Consulting Group all …
Funding uncertain for a new, used township tanker, LTC members learn
By John Estridge Liberty Volunteer Fire Department members believe they have found a good deal on a used tanker. Liberty Town Council President Matt Barnhizer, who is also an LVFD member, said the tanker has low miles and is at a good price. He talked about the tanker at the LTC’s Monday, December 7 meeting …
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