Jasper– The Jasper Municipal Utilities has received $110,466.33 as a result of the $105 million settlement of a class action lawsuit over atrazine. The Jasper Water Treatment Facility removes the chemical from the city’s water supply and the settlement funds are intended to help reimburse the costs of removing the weed killer from the Jasper community…
Jasper –The City of Jasper took another step to finalize the purchase of the former Jasper Country Club property on Tuesday and revealed the purchase would cost about $1 million. City Attorney Renee Kabrick revealed the city would pay $17,344.50 per acre for between 58 and 59 acres. The price was determined from the average…
Jasper – The Greater Jasper Consolidated School Board voted to purchase 15 acres of the Jasper Country Club property if the city follows through with their own intentions to purchase the property. The vote confirmed the corporation’s intentions in regards to the city, however, they also agreed, regardless of the city’s actions, they are interested in…
Monday’s Jasper Utility Service Board (USB) meeting featured two decisions regarding the biomass power plant lawsuit. The first decision came at the request of Attorney Bill Kaiser, counsel for the city in the lawsuit and lease development. Kaiser requested the board issue a resolution to not pursue a “petition of transfer” —a transfer of the Court of…
The Jasper committee charged with developing a master plan for the downtown and riverfront area recommended CityVision Associates as the firm for the project. The committee interviewed four firms interested in developing the master plan in November. These four were whittled down from a list of eight that answered requests for interest from the city….
Habitat for Humanity built a home next to this house at 1491 West 5th Avenue in 2011 and had an eye on improving the neighborhood. This home had been abandoned for several years and had gone to tax sale several times. According to Habitat for Humanity, it continued to fall into disrepair and as Habitat board…
Update: Jasper –The City of Jasper was recently notified that the grant application for acquiring properties in the South Main Street area of the city for mitigating flooding issues has been denied. According to a press release, the Indiana Department of Homeland Security (IDHS), Indiana 15 Regional Planning Commission and the City have been working…
Here is a video from Starstruck DJ Service, LLC. of the Christmas Tree lighting and parade on the square in Jasper on Wednesday night.
Meyer Distributing held a groundbreaking today for a projected five-year $23.32 million expansion. The expansion will increase the company’s warehouse size to 500,000 square feet and create over a hundred new jobs for the area. Growing the business in Jasper is important to Meyer Distributing CEO Mike Braun and his family. [quote style=”boxed”]”Really when it…
UPDATE: Due to heavy rain forecast for the area, the closure scheduled for US 231 in Jasper has now been delayed until Tuesday, November 13. UPDATE: In addition to this major repair INDOT will be blacktopping portions of U.S. 231 between Huntingburg and Jasper. According to INDOT, traffic will not be rerouted for this work….
