Montgomery County Commissioners signed a multi-jurisdictional agreement with Little Raccoon Regional Waste District. The county needed to sign the agreement as a part of an Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs grant application for wastewater improvements at Lake Waveland. The application is for $750,000.
The agreement is needed since the district’s service area includes the Town of Waveland and Town of Russellville. Waveland is the lead applicant. The construction project is estimated to cost up to $1.5 million with no cost to the county.
District President Ivan Brown said Putnam County has already signed the agreement. He also said the remaining balance of the project is expected to be paid for by a USDA loan.
County Highway Director Jake Lough received permission to send out a notice to bidders for next year’s cape seal projects. The county received $291,426.87 from the State’s Community Crossing Grant to pay for part of the cape seal projects. The total cost of the project is estimated to be $720,000. The remaining portion of the project funds will be funded by the county.
The plan to cape seal includes the following roads: C.R. 400N from U.S. 231N to Old State Road 55, C.R. 400N from U.S. 231N to C.R. 175E, C.R. 200S from State Road 47S to C.R. 200W and C.R. 150S from State Road 47S to U.S 231.
Two ordinances were introduced on first reading. The first is an ordinance to establish a Building and Construction Fund to include building fund operations as newly mandated by the state. The second ordinance establishes a Lane Mileage Direct Distributions Fund.
Commissioners approved an Operation Green Light Proclamation. The board is asking residents and business to display a green light in a window to honor all veterans from Nov. 4-11.
In other business commissioner approved:
• Moved county employee prescription insurance plan to TrueRx resulting in savings to the county in the amount of $16,497.
• Named EBC as the county’s COBRA vendor.
The next meeting is scheduled for 8 a.m. Nov. 23 at the Montgomery County Government Center.
