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Crawfordsville board approves permits, equipment purchase and a data agreement; hears two code-enforcement orders
Summary
At its March 4 meeting the Board of Public Works and Public Safety approved routine items including a dumpster permit, a Knights of Columbus fundraiser permit, a new streetlight, purchase of a used bucket truck for $11,000, and an Urban SDK data contract for $16,933.75; it also approved two trash-removal work orders from code enforcement.
The Crawfordsville Board of Public Works and Public Safety approved a series of routine permits, purchases and two code-enforcement work orders at its March 4 meeting.
Minutes and claims: The board approved minutes from Feb. 25, 2026, and claims dated March 2, 2026. Susan Albrecht moved and Erin Corbin seconded both motions; the record notes the motions passed.
Dumpsters and permits: Chrystle Hauser asked to place a dumpster at 516 S. Walnut (the meeting record states the dumpster will be placed on W. Franklin) beginning Thursday for 10 days; the board approved the request. Richard Pond, representing the Knights of Columbus, received permission to hold the organization's annual tootsie roll drive on Friday, May 8 and Saturday, May 9 at Elm & South Blvd, South Blvd & Grant, the intersection of State Road 32 & U.S. 136, and at Runnings Department Store; the board approved the permit.
Streetlight and equipment purchase: The board approved Tom Klein's request for a new streetlight on E. Main Street at the Courthouse. The Street Department received authorization to buy a 2009 Ford F550 aerial bucket truck from CEL&P for $11,000 to replace a vehicle that went to auction; the motion passed.
Urban SDK agreement: Chief Aaron Mattingly described an agreement with Urban SDK to collect real-time data for department and city use, and the board approved the contract in the amount of $16,933.75. Mattingly said the data would be "beneficial to the department and the city." The minutes do not include further detail on the data types to be collected, contract duration, or data governance provisions.
Code enforcement: Barry Lewis, Code Enforcement Officer, presented two work orders for trash removal at 1419 Meridian Street (owned by John and Michelle Vasquez) and 1501 W. Wabash Ave (owned by Christopher Lee and Christopher Lee Jr.). The board approved both work orders.
Adjournment: With no further business, Erin Corbin moved to adjourn and Susan Albrecht seconded; the meeting was adjourned.
The meeting record does not list roll-call vote tallies for the motions; each motion is recorded as "motion passed." The minutes do not specify funding sources, contract timelines, or departmental assignees for follow-up on several approved items.
