The Greentown Grapevine – 1998-09, 05:09

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Volume 5, Issue 9 4gap aper for the people" September 1998
, ater Problems Create De'ja'Vu Meeting
Several Greentown resjdents appeared perimeter drain would help their In answer to the concerns expressed, About 20 Persons filled chairs in the
normally emPv hearing room in the city
to make known their problems with tbhueil dminagj. o Vr osnp oFkreesemmaann , f3o1r9 N. Meridian Sotn.,
behalf of members present fiom they have had water in dl three of their sewage backup. He further said that three floods in Greentown from June 30' to
Meridian Street Christian Church, said buildings fiom the last two storms. He " Gieentown has no h d s available to September 14.
$\ the Town Council meeting August 4 problem. - C o ~ c iplr esident h w o n g s aid that
Robat Duke, representing the trustees the $ 1.2 million project planned at the
flCK& lg. KCZlIleth ShOCk, Speaking On Of First united Methodist Church, Said WaSkWabX plant should take Care Of any North Meridian Street, showed did= of
they . get a lot of water in the basement further stated that it has not been just
and wondered if the Town could put in water, but sewage,. and hw required the
a bigger drain. Council president, replacingofcarpets
Robert Armstrong, said the 5.2" rain of Carolyn Cogdell and Gany Hill.
J* 22 caused flooding in places he had diu& werealready being looked at and
never seen before. have had basement flooding and are sewers € ram Meridian Street to the RR corrective measures were being taken or
stated that both will engage a sewer service to clean
put in the size sewers necessary to
eliminate f l i g . " He also stated that
there is no flood plain in Greentown and
that people can buy flood insurance if
they want to. He said that the Town
Robert Simpson, 509 E. Main St., wa$ the
major gpokesman for persons on the east
side of town. He passed flood photos
aroundto board members. Board president
Bob Armstrona said some of the areas
Giezendginner, minister at Meridian considering plugghg their basement track, bebd the Meridian Stre& had beenlaken. During September town .
Street Christian, stated that the problem drains. Cogdell said she has bad sewage Church, to Harrison Street and Brunk employees rodded On Grant street
at Green Street, at Green Street at the
has been going on before the recent in her house four tiines since 1996. Ditch. railroad and at Meridian Street and Walnut
heavy rain and that the church basement Hill said he has had four sewer backups Street.
has flooded at least five times in the last in the last three' years. Marcia Ellis,
two years. Church Tom Jones 725 . Holi& y Be, said she Pah of the August 4 meeting of the Town Freeman added that the water Problem is
said the flooding problems may have having problems about three years ago reminiscent Of a meeting Of the definitely wotse now than when he moved
begun when the church put on an withslowdrainageduringtimesofhigh excerpts are from The county the problem is a resuit of more buildings and
more paved areas than in the past, causing
runoff instead of drainage into the ground.
addidon and that maybe a change in the water.
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Council October 6, 11981. The following here 34 years ago. Armstrong said part of
News:
Effort Underway to Improve I
Quality of Bmnk Ditch
Spurred by recent attention given to IDNR's Adopt- A- Riv& Program is
B dDit ch in the afkmath of the June designed to aid volunteers in protecting
11 tornado and by ap article in Outdoor and preserving- the beauty of their
Indiana, Greentown resident Garry Hill streams, as well as the quality of their
is exploring the possibility of a state watersheds. Groups wishing to protect
program to improve qualities of and preserve a portion of a stream may
waterways. Dozens of small towns adopt a section and care for it on a
around Indiana are beginning to take
advantage of the natural and scenic
qualities of the streams that flow
through their conununites. The Indiana
Department of Natural resources
( IDNR) has a statewide Adopt- A- River
Program to help them. Numerous
sections have been adopa along White
River, Tippecanoe River, White Lick
Creek, Iroquois River, School House
Ditch and many others on a growing
state- wide list. Locally, almost the
entire length of Wildcat Creek is in' the
Drocess of being ad0Dted.
reghar basis. Activities can vary h m
tree planting to streambank cleanups.
People volunteer their time for\ those
activities, and then strive to protect the
stream fhm destructive activity.
InGreentown, B dDit ch may soon
become one o€ those stream. Hill
reports that a number of residents near
Bnmk Ditch have'shown interest in
maintaining the natural qualities of the
stream. biug the past 20 years trees
and other vegetation have been allowed
to matm into a " ribbon of green space"
attractive to manv forms of wildlife and r I w .
native plant species. Greentown Livestock Sold 1 residents have taken advantage ofthis
The Weentown Lions Club sold at
d o nth e complete livestock barn and
show arena at the fairgrounds in five
sections. The sale, held August 24,
resulted in a total of $ 9,650.00 fiom
four differexit bidders. The instructions
given before the auction inciuded that
the demolition and removal should be
completed by October 24. The Lions
plan to do site preparation this autumn
sobuildingcanbestartedearlyin1999.
ribbon of trees along Brunk- Ditch to
bring a little piece of nature ri& t into
their backyards.
A meeting is planned to describe the
Adbpt- A- River Program and how it can
benefit B d Ditch arid the entire
community. This meeting will be held
at 6: 30 p. m. Tuesday, September 15 at
the @ emtown Public Library, For
more iaformation, call Gany Hill at
628- 3 155.
Gust Shows Best Cat I
Andrew dst, twelve year old 4- H member, took his ' cat Casper to & e Indiana
State Fair recently. Casper, a one year old Persian, was named Champion
InkmaWe F'urebred Long- Hair Cat and went on to win Overall Purebred Long-
Hair Cat. Andrey is the son of Joe and Sharon Gust, 3743s 900E, Greentown.
Photo by R. Jenkins
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