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Wolfe Elected President of Town Council ROGEI;~ WOLFE Roger Wolfe was elected President of the Greentown Town Comcil at the annual reorganization meeting January. 5. Robert Armsttong was elected Vice President. The firm of Law, OMahoney, Mahoney, King and McCann was retained as town attorney. The firms of Stoeppelwerth and Associates and Foresight- Engineering were approved as town engineers. The new Council Presidet is a1969 graduate of Eastern High SchooI and works at Daimlerchrysler casting plant. He Ia m ember of the American Legion. Roger has been on the Town Council since January 1992. He decided to run for office because of an interest in the sources of the town's funds. He began asking questions of Bob Armstrong and Bob suggested he become involved and run for office. Roger sees the leading issues of the coming years to be completing the wastewater treatment project in order to meet regulations, action on the Main Street project, and planning a drinking water update for the next century. He is an advocate of gradual growth," keeping Greentown a good place to live and raise a family" The election of Woife as Council President ended an eleven year period during which Robert " Bob" Armstrong has been President. He had been President for seven other years, not consecutive. Bob said at the present time he has no ambition to run for another term on the Council and another serves as President is in the best interest of the Council. After serving as secretq/ treasurer of the Planning Cormnittee, Bob ran for a seat on the Council, then cded Board, in response to a challenge fiom a neighbor. Including 1999, Bob has been on the Count5121 out of the past 28 years. He considers highlights of his years on the Council as being the enrollment of all town employees in health and life insurance policies and in a public employee retirement fund. He was also proud to be in the administration which, in conjunction with Union and Liberty Townships, provided a new building for the Greentown Volunteer Fire Company and the Emergency Management Service. He also points out that during as being a good communicator, being even- tempered, and having perserverence. Asked the same question, Utility Clerk Mary Lou McCalment added, " having a real interest in your town." Serving on the Council takes time, especially when President. Bob said in the 1970' s and early 1980' s it wasn't so much as now. He estimates that last year as President he spent about two hours a day on CQrreSpondehce and answering people's questions. More time is required now because of state and federal regulations. Bob is a 1952 graduate of Eastem High School. He retire# fiom Delco after 34.9 years as a general supervisor in manufacturing. He and his wife Martha have three children and five grandchildren. February1999 Town Election to Be Nov. 2,1999 Every four years- residents of Greentown have an opportunity to put their name in nomination for election as a town official. On November 2, 1999, an election will be held . to select five Council members and a Clerk Treasurer. . According to The Town Election Guidebook, " A person who desires to be nominated for a town office as a Republican, Democrat, or Libertarian must file a declaration of candidacy with the circuit court clerk during the period beginning January 1, 1999 and ending noon, September 1, 1999. The Town € kction Guidebook, which contains all the procedures relative to a town election, can be seen at the Greentown Utility Office. his tenure the tax rate went from $ 2.50/ hubdred in 1972 to $ 1.47/ hundred in 1999. He states that the lower rate is due to increased assessed residential valuations. The fourth accomplishment of which he has been a part is the remodeling of the City Building. ROBERT ARMSTRONG With the tornado of June 1998 still on his mind, Bob has high praises for the cooperation of federal, state and local disaster organizations in the way disaster was handled in Greentown. He believes the advanced training achieved in a mock disaster which was held at the fairgrounds a few years ago gave local personnel the skills to " do the right things at the right time." Bob enmurages residents to run for-public office. He cites the qualities Harry Young and Alfred Dillard, employees of Shoffner Construction, spent many hours removing the accumulation of snow from the roof of the Greentown Mini- Mall. On January 6, when this photo was taken, there was approximately five foot of snow and ice on the north side of the roof, down to two feet on the south side. The weight of the snow and ice had caused damage to the structure of the roof. The damage necessitated the closing of portions of the Mini- Mall. Earl and Juanita Petty, owners of the MinGMall, report &! at the extensive reaair needed is nmncted In he rrrmnktsd in Mnv
Object Description
Title | The Greentown Grapevine – 1999-02, 06:02 |
Subject | newspapers |
Subject, Local | Greentown, Howard County (Ind.) |
Item Type | newspaper |
Technical Metadata | Digital images captured by Imaging Office Systems 2008 |
Item ID | im-kokomo-news-greentown-1999-02 |
Local Item ID | Greentown History Center – newspaper collection |
Usage Statement | The Greentown Area Residential Association has granted permission to the Kokomo-Howard County Public Library and the Greentown Historical Society to copy any and all issues of the Greentown Grapevine. Permission granted to view and print items from this digital collection for personal use, study, research, or classroom teaching. |
Date Original | 1999-02 |
Date Digital | 2008 |
Publisher | Greentown Area Residential Association, 1993- |
Description |
Local News depicting eastern Howard County in Indiana. Headlines: Wolfe Elected President of Town Council; Town Election to Be Nov. 2, 1999 |
Language | en |
Contributors | Kokomo-Howard County Public Library; Greentown Historical Society |
Source | Original newspaper: The Greentown Grapevine, February 1999, Volume 06, Issue 02 |
Relation | Howard County Newspapers |
Transcript | [PDFs are fully searchable] |
Description
Title | The Greentown Grapevine – 1999-02, 06:02 - Page 1 |
Relation | Howard County Newspapers |
Transcript | Wolfe Elected President of Town Council ROGEI;~ WOLFE Roger Wolfe was elected President of the Greentown Town Comcil at the annual reorganization meeting January. 5. Robert Armsttong was elected Vice President. The firm of Law, OMahoney, Mahoney, King and McCann was retained as town attorney. The firms of Stoeppelwerth and Associates and Foresight- Engineering were approved as town engineers. The new Council Presidet is a1969 graduate of Eastern High SchooI and works at Daimlerchrysler casting plant. He Ia m ember of the American Legion. Roger has been on the Town Council since January 1992. He decided to run for office because of an interest in the sources of the town's funds. He began asking questions of Bob Armstrong and Bob suggested he become involved and run for office. Roger sees the leading issues of the coming years to be completing the wastewater treatment project in order to meet regulations, action on the Main Street project, and planning a drinking water update for the next century. He is an advocate of gradual growth," keeping Greentown a good place to live and raise a family" The election of Woife as Council President ended an eleven year period during which Robert " Bob" Armstrong has been President. He had been President for seven other years, not consecutive. Bob said at the present time he has no ambition to run for another term on the Council and another serves as President is in the best interest of the Council. After serving as secretq/ treasurer of the Planning Cormnittee, Bob ran for a seat on the Council, then cded Board, in response to a challenge fiom a neighbor. Including 1999, Bob has been on the Count5121 out of the past 28 years. He considers highlights of his years on the Council as being the enrollment of all town employees in health and life insurance policies and in a public employee retirement fund. He was also proud to be in the administration which, in conjunction with Union and Liberty Townships, provided a new building for the Greentown Volunteer Fire Company and the Emergency Management Service. He also points out that during as being a good communicator, being even- tempered, and having perserverence. Asked the same question, Utility Clerk Mary Lou McCalment added, " having a real interest in your town." Serving on the Council takes time, especially when President. Bob said in the 1970' s and early 1980' s it wasn't so much as now. He estimates that last year as President he spent about two hours a day on CQrreSpondehce and answering people's questions. More time is required now because of state and federal regulations. Bob is a 1952 graduate of Eastem High School. He retire# fiom Delco after 34.9 years as a general supervisor in manufacturing. He and his wife Martha have three children and five grandchildren. February1999 Town Election to Be Nov. 2,1999 Every four years- residents of Greentown have an opportunity to put their name in nomination for election as a town official. On November 2, 1999, an election will be held . to select five Council members and a Clerk Treasurer. . According to The Town Election Guidebook, " A person who desires to be nominated for a town office as a Republican, Democrat, or Libertarian must file a declaration of candidacy with the circuit court clerk during the period beginning January 1, 1999 and ending noon, September 1, 1999. The Town € kction Guidebook, which contains all the procedures relative to a town election, can be seen at the Greentown Utility Office. his tenure the tax rate went from $ 2.50/ hubdred in 1972 to $ 1.47/ hundred in 1999. He states that the lower rate is due to increased assessed residential valuations. The fourth accomplishment of which he has been a part is the remodeling of the City Building. ROBERT ARMSTRONG With the tornado of June 1998 still on his mind, Bob has high praises for the cooperation of federal, state and local disaster organizations in the way disaster was handled in Greentown. He believes the advanced training achieved in a mock disaster which was held at the fairgrounds a few years ago gave local personnel the skills to " do the right things at the right time." Bob enmurages residents to run for-public office. He cites the qualities Harry Young and Alfred Dillard, employees of Shoffner Construction, spent many hours removing the accumulation of snow from the roof of the Greentown Mini- Mall. On January 6, when this photo was taken, there was approximately five foot of snow and ice on the north side of the roof, down to two feet on the south side. The weight of the snow and ice had caused damage to the structure of the roof. The damage necessitated the closing of portions of the Mini- Mall. Earl and Juanita Petty, owners of the MinGMall, report &! at the extensive reaair needed is nmncted In he rrrmnktsd in Mnv |