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New Castle board swears in Tyler Burton, approves community event dates and routine payments
Summary
The New Castle board swore in Tyler Burton as a police officer, approved two community event dates proposed by Melissa Davis and unanimously approved routine payroll and invoice payments, sidewalk reimbursements and a contractor selection.
Tyler Burton was sworn in as a police officer for the city of New Castle at the start of the meeting, after a city official administered the oath and welcomed him to the city.
A resident, Melissa Davis, proposed holding an uptown plaza music event on October 24 and asked about renting a park for a band release on October 3. Davis told the board she hoped to host vendors, involve local bands including Rockin' Recovery, and arrange small contests; she provided a contact number to coordinate. The board confirmed calendar availability, moved to approve the requested dates and voted 3 to 0 to grant the reservations.
The board also handled routine financial business. An Affordable Housing Solutions representative presented two sidewalk reimbursement requests for 1625 F Avenue and 1708 Columbus Street and said both met the program requirements; the board approved $1,000 reimbursements for each address. The same representative listed three invoices from United Consulting — $1,810 for the Ashbury Fields development review, $1,374 for an Indiana Avenue drainage evaluation, and $1,160 for an NPDES permit renewal — and the board voted to pay those invoices.
On facilities work, staff reported three bids to move a drive-out window: $40,200 from Primark, $19,500 from John Squali Builders and $16,550 from Taylor Construction. Staff recommended Taylor Construction and the board approved that selection by unanimous voice vote.
The meeting also included standard procedural items: suspension of the reading of prior meeting minutes and approval of payroll and claims covering July 6–20, 2026; both motions carried 3 to 0. After completing these items, the board moved on to its agenda for Main Street preservation work.
