Greensburg City Council met on Tuesday.
David Rainey and John Bryant with Veridus Group provided an update on the Municipal Complex Project for the new Street and Fire Departments’ campus. They are expecting a 100% construction document from DLZ on March 9. They are expecting mobilization in April and site work to begin in May with a substantial completion date of March 2024. As of now the project remains on budget.
Sean Durbin gave an update on the Decatur County Health Department. They have been working on the Governors Health Commission that was created last year. The IDOH has defined the core services such as immunizations, vital records, and food protection and assessment that must be a concern in Indiana communities like Decatur County. The goal is to bring up Indianas public health status as we are ranked very low in the nation.
Police Chief Mike McNealy presented the retirement of Detective Stephen Barnes. Barnes began his career with GPD on January 1, 1998 and was promoted to sergeant in 2003. In 2004 he was a founding member of the tactical response team. In 2016 became an investigator focusing on child crimes and sex crimes- a job not many want to do. Barnes will continue his service to the community by working in the Decatur County Prosecutors Office after his retirement from GPD. The board approved the retirement and thanked Barnes for his service.
The BOW Approved the bid for the new HVAC system. This means they will need additional appropriations for funding. This was approved.
Ordinance 2023-2, to remove the signal head from the right turn lane on the intersection of Barachel Lane and Lincoln Street, was approved.
Morgan Schofield
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