Logansport board approves claims, contracts and land dedications; tables one emergency cleanup

The Logansport Board of Public Works and Safety on March 5 approved $456,318.85 in claims and took a series of other routine actions, including awarding contracts for project management and tree removal, accepting right-of-way dedications and personnel resignations, and tabling one emergency property-cleanup request for two weeks.

The board approved claims totaling $456,318.85, which the clerk presented as including payroll of $294,223.52, public-safety pensions and other listed disbursements. The board approved a project-management professional services agreement with Sycamore Row LLC for work on the Memorial Center and accepted a bid from Hartman Tree Service for tree removal along the boulevard on East Broadway. The board also approved a two-year, $590-per-month Comcast communications line to serve the golf course/clubhouse area, and accepted a right-of-way dedication for the Eastgate subdivision.

The board accepted two personnel resignations from the Logansport Fire Department: Mike Ott, effective March 7, 2025, and Steve Miller, effective March 5, 2025, the latter resigning from his mechanic position but remaining a firefighter. The board approved a request from Little Turtle Waterway volunteers for a controlled burn along the trail and approved a curb/street-cut request for 319 Montgomery Street related to a demolition and gas-line retirement.

The board accepted the February rental-property-inspector report and the weekly code-enforcement report. For the property-cleanup items, the board voted not to take further action on the item at 1409 East Market Street (the roll-call responses were recorded as “No”), and it tabled the emergency cleanup request for 110 West Miami Avenue for two weeks pending further contact between the resident and code enforcement.

Votes were recorded by roll call on individual items. Where the transcript recorded roll-call responses, the board recorded Levi Jones and Jacob Palmisano as affirmative on most items. On at least one motion the roll-call included a “James” response. The meeting adjourned at about 3:20 p.m.

Votes at a glance (items approved or acted on during the March 5 meeting): - Approval of minutes, Feb. 26, 2025 — approved (roll call recorded yes for Levi Jones and Jacob Palmisano). - Approval of claims, $456,318.85 — approved (roll call recorded yes for Levi Jones and Jacob Palmisano). - Sycamore Row LLC professional services agreement (Memorial Center) — approved (roll call recorded yes for Levi Jones and Jacob Palmisano). - Hartman Tree Service tree-removal contract (Boulevard/E. Broadway) — approved (roll call recorded yes for Levi Jones and Jacob Palmisano). - Comcast communications line for golf course/clubhouse (two years at $590/month) — approved (roll call recorded yes responses included "James" and Jacob Palmisano). - Eastgate right-of-way dedication — approved (roll call recorded yes for Levi Jones and Jacob Palmisano). - Rental-property-inspector monthly report (February 2025) — accepted (roll call recorded yes for Jacob Palmisano and Levi Jones). - Resignation of Mike Ott (Logansport Fire Department), effective March 7, 2025 — accepted (roll call recorded yes for board members). - Resignation of Steve Miller (mechanic, Logansport Fire Department), effective March 5, 2025 — accepted (roll call recorded yes for board members). - Controlled-burn request, Little Turtle Waterway — approved (roll call recorded yes for Levi Jones and Jacob Palmisano). - Curb/street-cut application, 319 Montgomery Street (IPSCO) — approved (roll call recorded yes for Levi Jones and Jacob Palmisano). - Code-enforcement weekly report — accepted (roll call recorded yes for Jacob Palmisano and Levi Jones). - Emergency property-cleanup request, 110 West Miami Avenue — motion to table for two weeks passed (roll call recorded yes for Jacob Palmisalo and Levi Jones); staff and the resident were directed to stay in contact during the two-week period. - Property-cleanup request, 1409 East Market Street — roll-call recorded “No” responses; no further action recorded in the transcript.

Nut graf: The board’s March 5 session covered a routine mix of financial approvals, small-construction and maintenance contracts, personnel actions in the fire department, and code-enforcement business. The only item receiving extended discussion and a delay in enforcement was the emergency cleanup at 110 West Miami Avenue, which the board tabled for two weeks to allow the resident to continue cleanup and coordinate with code enforcement.

Ending: The board closed its regular session at about 3:20 p.m.