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Darmstadt clerk reports small budget shortfall, forwards opioid funds to sheriff and highlights town cleanup
Summary
Clerk‑Treasurer Mallory Lowe reported a $422 monthly town shortfall, sent $8,756.82 in state opioid revenues to the sheriff’s office, and said sewer receipts exceeded sewer expenditures by $20,497. The council also heard fire, sheriff and maintenance reports and closed the meeting.
At the April 15 meeting of the Darmstadt Town Council, Clerk‑Treasurer Mallory Lowe reported the town’s monthly tax revenue of $27,883 against expenditures of $28,305, a shortfall of $422. Lowe said the town forwarded $8,756.82 in state opioid revenues — both restricted and unrestricted funds — to the county sheriff’s department per the town’s agreement.
Lowe also reported on the Sewer Utility: $71,664 in sewer receipts for the month, which included a $5,300 new sewer tap fee, and $51,168 in sewer expenditures, leaving the utility with $20,497 more in receipts than spending for March. She said she had updated well‑user affidavits that Superintendent Aaron Enlow approved and that she is scanning and uploading those affidavits into each customer account for record‑keeping. Lowe noted the next regional roundtable is scheduled for May 7 in Montgomery.
Lowe praised Council President Eric Gries for organizing a well‑attended annual town cleanup: six teams on three color‑coded routes collected 1,540 pounds of trash, including a heavy wet couch, a toilet and various boards and bottles. "There were 6 teams on 3 color‑coded routes that successfully picked up 1,540 pounds of trash from our town," Lowe said.
Fire Department representative Brandon Zimmer reported three medical runs, two grass fires and one false alarm with an average response time of 5.38 minutes. Sheriff Deputy Mark Johnson reported welfare checks, two harassment reports, one home security check, four neighbor checks, two reckless drivers, one shot‑fired call, 59 extra patrols and one incident report. Council member Cecil Poag read the superintendent’s maintenance report, noting 58 locates completed and routine work on manholes, road edges and ditches; Poag also relayed Enlow’s note that the north mag meter is showing unusually high gallons‑per‑minute on live readings.
Attorney Josh Claybourn said he spoke with an attorney identified as "Buzz" from Indianapolis about EWSU mandate charges and recommended scheduling a meeting with the council to follow up; council members offered three possible dates. The meeting adjourned at 7:11 p.m.
