Ground Water Monitoring Survey

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The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) is conducting a Statewide Ground Water Monitoring Survey.  Participation is free and if you are selected for the survey you will receive a copy of the report.

Most of the residences on Lake Maxinkuckee and throughout Marshall County are on wells.  The age of the Lake Maxinkuckee wells may preclude their inclusion in the study, but it can’t hurt to ask.  I’m sure there are conspiracy theories on why this might not be information you want to share, but in my estimation, most people don’t test their wells as often as they should.  This is an opportunity to possibly have the test done for free.  Don’t you want to know if there is something bad in your drinking water?

Here’s a link to the study site with a description of who would be eligible and an application for inclusion in the survey.  The study is statewide, so it should give an interesting picture of our ground water resources.  I signed up for my home which backs up to a golf course.  I had the well tested when I moved in, but have only followed up on that once since that time.  My bad!  This is an opportunity to bring some tax dollars home!

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Attacking TIF’s

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A friend sent me a link to this article from Inside Indiana Business.  The article cites a Ball State University brief titled, “Some Economic Effects of Tax Increment Financing in Indiana“, which postulates, per the article, that the overall effect of TIF districts in a community is negligible in the creation of economic development because it is just a function of moving development from one area (outside the TIF) to another (inside the TIF) at the expense of taxpayers outside the TIF.  If you’re really interested in this, I would suggest you follow the link to the full “brief” as there is a lot more information there than what has been condensed into the article.

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Dr. Ronald Liechty

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Rev. Dr. Ronald Liechty

Easterday Construction Co., Inc. lost another good friend last week with the passing of the Reverend Dr. Ronald Liechty.  As President of Garden Court, Ron was a client through the seven Garden Court projects Easterday Construction Co., Inc. has completed.  As often happens with good people, Ron also quickly became a friend.  You often hear the accolade, “He’s a gentleman and a scholar.”  That was Ron.

Along with our interaction on Garden Court projects I also had the opportunity to work with Ron through our mutual involvement in PIDCO, MCCF and the Community Resource Center.  Among various other groups to which Ron volunteered his time, Ron set the bar very high in his examples of volunteerism, philanthropy and community leadership.  I had the opportunity to attend his retirement party when he left the Presidency of Garden Court and his 80th birthday party.  The number of people in attendance at both events and the uproaring of goodwill shared there was testament to how he had touched many lives in the community.  Ron’s ability to lead and to find amicable resolutions will be missed.  I counted Ron as a personal friend who will not be replaceable.  I want to extend my personal condolences as well those of the Easterday Construction Co., Inc. family to Ron’s family.  I’m sure they’re aware of how many lives he’s touched but this is just a reminder of how he touched ours.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day

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William Kerr Murphy

My Grandpa Murphy would tell me that I need to be celebrating in the family tradition.  Unfortunately at 100 (He’ll be 101 May 6th) he’s not celebrating like he used to, but he has a prescription for a shot of whiskey to kill the taste of one of the medicines he takes every night.  The nurses at Miller’s keep it for him.  I hope he continues to enjoy it for a long time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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