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Elkhart council approves alley vacation, two union agreements and advances fire truck appropriation
Summary
At its Dec. 1 meeting the council unanimously approved an alley vacation for 2709 Whipple Avenue and adopted collective bargaining agreements with the Indiana FOP Labor Council and AFSCME local; the council advanced a $2.7 million appropriation for a tiller ladder truck for the fire department with no objections noted in the record.
The Elkhart Common Council recorded several formal actions at its Dec. 1 meeting, including an alley vacation, two collective bargaining agreements and advancement of a capital appropriation for a fire truck.
Alley vacation (Ordinance 25--41): the council adopted an ordinance vacating a 25-foot alley adjacent to the east property line of 2709 Whipple Avenue. Deborah Hughes, the civil engineer representing the petitioners (Thomas and M. Nichols properties), told the council the alley is unimproved, fenced by a prior owner and that a neighbor who had submitted written objections (Mr. Schultz) "now has no…
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