The Huntingburg Common Council voted 3 to 2 to continue adding sodium fluoride to the town’s water supply. The Council began discussions on the issue after being approached by a resident of Huntingburg, Brendan McCormick, about his concerns with the practice. McCormick gave a twenty minute talk about the adverse effects of fluoride and submitted…
The Huntingburg Common Council met yesterday evening minus Councilwoman Amy Lehr. It was a short meeting but three important items were addressed. Mayor Denny Spinner began the meeting with a call for a moment of silence in honor of Jack Amos. Amos passed away this week and was a member of the council and an…
Huntingburg Mayor Denny Spinner and Council member Glen Kissling were both absent from the Huntingburg City Council meeting Thursday night. Council President Pro Tem Amy Lehr presided over the meeting for four minutes. Lehr called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m., led in the pledge of allegiance and prayer, called for the approval of…
The Huntingburg Common Council met last night (Feb. 23) for the regular meeting. The Council heard of a large natural gas field found near Stendal and the potential to enter into a contract for the gas in the future. That story is covered here. In other Utility news, Traylor requested and was given approval to…
Update: Utilities Superintendent Tony Traylor stated the city has had the gas from this field tested independently and it is a very high quality. With the plan to abandon the city’s gas storage field this could be a new source of gas for the city with less liability and cost to the city to operate…
The council chamber was full of Patrolman Arthur Parks’ family, friends, and most of the Huntingburg Police Department as Huntingburg Mayor Denny Spinner announced Parks would become the City’s new chief of police. Parks is a 16 year veteran of the Huntingburg Police Department and will replace Chief Ron Drew on March 1. Chief Drew…
The biggest controversy at the Huntingburg Common Council meeting yesterday evening was the word “unanimously” as council members tripped over it a few times while conducting their first official meeting for the newly elected council members and mayor. Mayor Denny Spinner was very familiar with how to run the official meeting even with the guidance…
The Huntingburg Common Council met Tuesday night for the last meeting of the year. This is Mayor Marvin Belcher and most of the council’s last meeting. Thomas Easterly, the commissioner of the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM), presented the city with its designation as a CLEAN community. The city has dedicated itself to five…
Huntingburg Utility Service Board and Common Council met on December 2. The meeting began with Mayor Marvin Belcher announcing that what he and others had been referring to as the Veteran’s Memorial would be called a monument instead. Belcher made the distinction to recognize that a memorial would be appropriate for those veterans who have…
The Huntingburg City Council and Utility Board Meeting met for their regular monthly meeting last night and the big topic was the Veteran’s Memorial, which is under construction next to the Huntingburg Events Center. Mayor Marvin Belcher gave an update on the progress: Mayor Belcher audio. Belcher also talks about the amount of interest in…
