The Herald Bulletin, Anderson, Indiana

Parks Board
Tuesday, August 5

-The Parks Department is considering reopening brick sales to add names to the Veteran's Memorial in Shadyside Park. Tamy Doty-Davis, landscape architect, said there were 175 blank bricks the city could sell.
"With the war in Iraq, I think interest would be up," Pam Clendenen, fiscal manager, said.
Clendenen said Mayor Kris Ockomon had inquired about selling bricks after the celebration in Shadyside Park at the end of June.

Anderson Board of Public Works
Tuesday, August 5

-The board approved an agreement with RxR Construction to widen lanes and add medians at the intersection of 53rd Street and Columbus Avenue. Michael Spyers, city engineer, said it was a high accident intersections. Construction should start next year.

-Non-union workers for the utilities were approved for a 2 percent annual raise

-Kevin Karr was approved for tuition reimbursement as he pursues an MBA at Anderson University. Karr is an engineer for Light and Power. He was involved with the Nestle project.

Board of Commissioners
Tuesday Aug. 5

John Richwine was not present at the meeting

-This week is Community Health Center Week

-Disposal of real estate
The commissioners authorized the county to sell lot 63 in the Maple Road addition and lot 88 near Jackson Park

-Intergovernmental transfer of tax sale certificates
The commissioners authorized the transfer of tax sale certificates to the city of Anderson. These three lots in the Hazelwood addition were not sold at tax sales.

Board of Public Safety
Thursday, July 17, 4 p.m.

1. Budget and bills

The board approved $39,349 in bills. Budget hearings start Monday for the departments to meet internally with the administration.

2. Municipal Development

County Council regular meeting, Tuesday July 15, 4 p.m., Commissioners Court

Transfers

1. Central Records

transfer $2,000 from the Camera Operator line item to part-time
Paul Wilson, Democrat county commissioner for the south district, said the transfer was to hire another person to record old materials electronically as Central Records continues to reorganize the department. Currently the department is down one employee with the retirement of Bob Goff.

2. Correctional Complex

transfer $15,000 from utilities to operating supplies

Board of Public Works
Tuesday, July 15, 3 p.m., City Building room 501

Member Mark Lamey was not present

1. Indiana E-85 grant

-John Connell, of the city garage, spoke with the board about installing an E85 fuel site in Anderson.

Madison County Board of Commissioners
regular meeting, 10 a.m. July 15 in the Commissioners Court

1. Re-Appointment of Melody Hull to Madison County Cemetery Commission

passed 3-0

2. East Central Solid Waste District/ Employment Agreement

-new employee hired with a part-time contract, passed 3-0

3. Uniform property or easement acquisition offer

-The state offered $450 for a small section of easement off of State Road 32. The commissioners accepted the offer 3-0.

4. Ordinance establishing speed limits

Ever wonder what your governments do all day? Sure, you read about the political moves— which member of the party is appointed, a wrong decision made by an administrator, the mess of chaotic life in politics— but you rarely hear about the daily grind.
The politics is only a third of what elected officials do.
It is partially the newspaper's fault for leading people to believe nothing gets done. Why write about the speed limit change on a rural road if no one is against it? Who is going to pick up the paper for that?