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LaGrange County reserves Major Moves funds for new highway garage
Summary
At a March 9 special joint session, LaGrange County commissioners and county council unanimously voted to reserve all remaining Major Moves Construction Fund dollars to help pay for a planned new highway garage; the meeting did not disclose the fund amount or project timeline.
LaGrange County commissioners and county council members voted unanimously March 9 to reserve all remaining funds in the county's Major Moves Construction Fund to help finance construction of a planned new highway garage.
At the special joint session called to order by Commissioner President Terry A. Martin, Council member Michael G. Strawser moved "to reserve all remaining funds in the Major Moves Construction Fund for the construction of a new highway garage." Council member Jeffrey A. Campos seconded the motion. A roll-call vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously.
Why it matters: officials at the meeting said using the Major Moves Construction Fund would reduce the amount the county needs to borrow and thereby lower costs to taxpayers. The session record does not specify the dollar amount remaining in the fund or a construction timetable for the garage.
Meeting details: Present for the March 9 session were Commissioners Terry A. Martin, Peter Cook and Kevin R. Myers; Council members Jeffrey L. Brill, Jeffrey A. Campos, Karen Eagleson, Ryan J. Riegsecker, Michael G. Strawser and James R. Young; and LaGrange County Auditor Kathryn Hopper. Harold D. Gingerich was listed as absent. The minutes record the motion passing on a unanimous roll-call vote.
Adjournment: With no further business, Council member Michael G. Strawser moved to adjourn and to meet on any subsequent day necessary to carry on the business of the board; Council member Ryan J. Riegsecker seconded. The motion carried unanimously and the meeting was adjourned.
Next steps: The record from the special session does not list next steps for design, procurement, or a construction schedule, nor does it identify the remaining balance in the Major Moves Construction Fund. Those details were not specified in the meeting minutes.
