The Greentown Grapevine – 2004-08, 11:08

              Volume 11, Issue 8 August 2004
Bicentennial Fountain Gone - New Fountain Courtyard to Be Built
The fountain bowl and surrounding brick walls were removed early July 29. Bill Meek, designer; Eric Whiteman, Stelko Electric; Dwayne and Dwight Schaaf,
Dwight Schaaf and Son Custom Masonry; Jim Harris, Town Council President;
and Jon Russell, Russell Design look over plans for the new fountain courfyard.
Local Artist
to Perform
The Greentown Historical Society
will present a " Musical History of
Abraham Lincoln" Sunday, Aug. 22, at
2: OO p. m. in the History Center at 103
E. Main Street, Greentown.
This musical historical program on
the life of Abraham Lincoln is a
performance in song with a mountain
dulcimer and a bowed harp by Leelia
Carolyn Cornell. She is a sixth
generation Hoosier and a Lincoln
scholar. She has volunteered at the
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
in Lincoln City, IN for many years
doing historical interpretations in the
Lincoln boyhood cabin.
For more information call 628- 3800
and leave a message.
Leelia Cornell
EDIT - What Is It? Photos by Rachel Jenkins
The July issue of the Grapevine
stated that the new fountain project
will be paid for from Economic
Development Income Tax funds,
commonly known as EDIT. We will
attempt, to the best of our
understanding, to explain more about
the tax.
More correctly, it is County
Economic Development Income Tax.
Indiana law allows counties to
establish a tax based on income.
Howard County's income tax is at the
rate of 0.2%. You may see it listed on
your wage stub and/ or on your Indiana
tax return. This payment goes to the
state and is later sent to the county.
Howard County then distributes the
money to four governmental units,
Howard County, Kokomo, Russiaville,
and Greentown. The amount
distributed to each unit is based on the
population of each entity.
Greentown's share for 2004 is
$ 2 1,442.00, plus a surplus payment of
$ 4,32 1.12, Greentown had about
$ 6 1,386 in its EDIT account prior to
2004. The fountain project is
projected to cost $ 46,304.00.
State statute says the tax money is to
be used for economic development
projects. The Greentown Town
Council passed an ordinance
specifying that the town's EDIT funds
will be used for the Greentown Main
Street Association for development or
revitalization and updating the zoning
ordinance. The Council may enact a
new ordinance restating the use of the
funds.
Howard County has used EDIT
funds for E91 1, Howard County
Economic Development Corp.,
Kokomo Main Street Association,
Johanning Civic Center, Howard
County Museum, and improvements
related to the location of the nev
Chrysler plant.
I EASTERN HOWARD SCHOOL CORPORATION
2004 - 2005 REGISTRATION
Thursday, August 5 8: 30 a. m. - 1 1 : 30 a. m.
1 : 00 p. m. - 3: OO p. m.
Friday, August 6 8: 30 a. m. - 11: 30 a. m.
1 : 00 p. m. - 3: OO p. m.
Monday, August 9 12: OO Noon - 6: OO p. m.
New Procedures
and Credit Cards
at Eastern Jr./ Sr.
High School
When students and parents go to
register at Eastern Jr./ Sr. High School
this August, they will find new
procedures in place. In the past,
studentdparents have paid textbook
rental and classroom fees when they
registered and received their class
assignments. This year, parents will
be billed for fees on or about
September 1st. This will give the
school a chance to take into account
any schedule changes that take place
after school starts on August 18th.
These new procedures should help
eliminate much of the paperwork
associated with additional billing and
providing refunds when class changes
are made.
Along with new procedures for
registration, Eastern Jr./ Sr. High
School will pilot a program to allow
parents to pay for textbook and
classroom fees by using Visa or
Mastercard credit cards. Patrons may
also pay for athletic tickets using these
credit cards. This program is being
tried at the high school, and if it
appears that there is a good deal of
interest, the program will be expanded
to the elementary school nest school
year.