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Plymouth Town Hall Vision Meeting
For those of you that missed the Vision Meetings in Argos and Culver, there is another opportunity to attend and voice your opinion. A third Town Hall Meeting is being held in Plymouth this Saturday. See the flyer to the right. I have also included the text of a press release MCEDC is sending out to the local media below.
This is an important topic as we make decisions on how to move Marshall County forward. I hope to see you there!
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Press Release
Plymouth, IN (February 3, 2016) – The Marshall County Economic Development Corporation (MCEDC) will be holding a Town Hall meeting at the Plymouth Council Chambers this Saturday, February 6th at 10am. The meeting will address the Marshall County Vision, an effort supported by community leaders and a citizen’s group of 120 members and growing whose goal is to improve the quality of life of all Marshall County residents.
The Marshall County Vision is an initiative aimed at raising awareness of the needs that our community faces and building consensus on the ways in which we can securing funding and implement long-term development plans to meet these needs. Specifically, the long-term plans proposed by the initiative will require $27 MM in funding for community development and $52 MM for county-wide roadwork. These funds will be used to extend the Metronet, improve infrastructure, create more affordable housing, increase workforce development efforts, and repair and maintain 911 miles of road in Marshall County.
Since the Vision initiative began last summer, MCEDC has presented it to elected officials and at 7 service organizations across the county, as well as Town Hall meetings in Bourbon, Argos, and Culver. These meetings have resulted in greater support for the Vision initiative, and we hope the upcoming Plymouth Town Hall meeting will do the same. More importantly however, these meetings have given community members a chance to voice their opinions and build consensus on the development plans which will impact our county’s future.
According to MCEDC President/CEO, Jerry Chavez, Marshall County already has the tools necessary to secure funding to improve our community, we just need to implement them. He states, “No one else is going to help Marshall County, we have to help ourselves. That’s what the Marshall County Vision is all about.”
All Plymouth residents are encouraged to come to the meeting and learn how they can make Marshall County a better place to live and work for years to come. For more information, please contact Jerry Chavez, President/CEO, at (574) 935-8499.
About Marshall County Economic Development Corporation:
The Marshall County Economic Development Corporation (MCEDC) is the lead countywide economic development organization servicing Marshall County, the City of Plymouth, and the Towns of Bremen, Bourbon, Argos, Culver, and LaPaz. MCEDC’s mission is to expand and diversify the economy of the county and its communities by fostering investment in new and existing businesses and creating entrepreneurial capacity. Visit MCEDC on the web at www.marshallcountyedc.org, like us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter.
Heated Drive and Walk
This is a project that we completed late last year. We tore out the old asphalt driveway and apron. We tore out a couple of walks and stairs. We replaced the walks and drives with sand set pavers, cobblestone for the drive and brick for the walks, on a 12″ base of crushed limestone. At the end of the drive at the road, we poured a 6″ thick concrete apron. We poured another concrete apron at the approach to the garage. The stairs are pavers on a concrete base. In the sand between the bottom of the pavers and the limestone base, we installed plastic tubing in 150′ to 200′ lengths. We also ran the tubing through the concrete aprons and on the treads of the stairs. These tubes were connected manifolds in boxes around the perimeter. Then home run lines were connected back to the boiler system in the garage.
A glycol fluid mix is used in the system to prevent freezing when the system isn’t running. Sensors in the pavers turn the system on when they detect moisture (snow, ice, freezing rain) and when the ambient air temperature is below freezing. The pictures here were taken Friday morning after the mix of snow and freezing rain we had Thursday night. The driveway is in better shape than the State Highway it accesses!
The sensors were strategically (hopefully) placed to account for areas where there might be blowing snow accumulating when there might not be snow on the entire drive. The system is also laid out in zones for better control.
The boilers are variable speed and can reduce speed and temperature when the load calls for that. There are two boilers and there is also the capability to shut one off completely if the load isn’t there.
This has been a challenging project and we’re still working a few bugs out. In the end, this driveway should never see another snow plow and the walks should always be clear.
Additional pictures below.
