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CITY OF RICHMOND,. INDIANA, MARCH 25, 1982 :
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1 The Board of Public Works and .Saf.ety.of the City..of. Richmond., Indiana, met
2 in regular session March .25, _1982 at .the hour of .9.:0.0. a.m. .inthe Municipal
3 Building in said City. Mr. Meredith presided with Mr. Cordell present.
4 Mr. Webb was on vacation. The-following. business was had, to-wit: .
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6 APPROVAL OF. MINUTES OF ,MARCH -18, 1982
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8 Mr. Cordell moved to approve the minutes of the-previous meeting_ as prepared,
9 seconded by Mr. 'Meredith and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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11 FIRE .DEPARTMENT RETIREMENT ' .
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13 Fire Chief Paul. Mullin recommended Capt....James Ghearing .request. for.retirement.
14 and to be placed on. the.pension rolls effective March 22, 1982 be accepted.
15 Capt., Ghearing completed thirty-one (31) years of service with the department
16 on March' 16., 1982.
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18 Mr. Cordell moved to accept the retirement, seconded by, Mr.' Meredith and on
19 unanimous voice vote the motion was carried. .
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21 FIRE DEPARTMENT HIRING
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23 Fire Chief Paul Mullin recommended the appointment of Mr. Donnie Ray Black
24 of the department as a probationary firefighter effective' March 26, 1982.
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26 Mr. Cordell moved to accept Donnie Black -as a probationary fireman effective-
27 March 26, 1982, seconded by Mr. Meredith and on unanimous voice vote the
28 motion was carried.
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30 REQUEST FOR TWO (2) CURB CUTS FOR WARNER ..SCHOOL .
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32.. Mr. Dave Harbin, representing Jacobs-Maze Associates, Inc. , appeared with a
33 request: from. Richmond .Community Schools at Warn or School, �32 N. 7th for
34 two (2) curb cuts. One cut .is to be ,off Ft. Wayne Avenue 'and the other off
35 North 7th at "C". Thus is to provide parking for the employees of the
36 maintenance facility in a controlled fenced in area with gates. The blacktop
37 is sturdy enough to withstand the traffic. There will be fifteen (15) parking
38 spaces and the school .will maintain the remaining area for a playground area
39 for the neighborhood. Mr. Meredith noted there should be stop signs out of
40 the lot with 7th marked as one way. The request has approval of the Engineering,
41 Traffic and Planning Departments.
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43 Mr. Cordell moved the request for the two (2) curb cuts at Warner School be
44 approved, seconded by Mr. Meredith and on unanimous voice vote the motion was
45 carried.
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47 WITHDRAWAL OF REQUEST TO• USE CITY BUILDING AS VOTING PLACE ON ELECTION--DAY '
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49 Approval had previously been given for use of the City Building for voting
50 on Election Day. The Clerk read the following letter:.
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52 March 23, 1982
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54 Donald Meredith, President
55 Board of Works
56 City Building
III57 Richmond, Indiana 47374
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59 Mr.. Meredith;
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61 I am writing to withdraw our request to 'v.se the City
62 Building as a voting place on election day.
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64 Thank you for your kind consideration and cooperation.
Board of Works Minutes Cont'd.
March 25, 1982
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1 /s/ Pat McCoy
2 Department of Voter Registration
3 Office of the Wayne County Clerk
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5 Mr. Cordell moved to accept the request for the withdrawal for the use of the
6 City Building 'as a voting place on Election Day, seconded by Mr-. Meredith and
7 on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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9 REPORT ON BAGGED TRAFFIC SIGNALS AT 6TH,�.&,: .7TH AND 'PROMENADE
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11 Mr. Meredith noted we are approaching the end of the thirty (30) day trial
12 period of the bagging of traffic signals at 6th & 7th and Promenade. There
13 have been no calls received by him or Traffic Capt. Dan Wogoman concerning
14 these intersections.
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16 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES MONTHLY REPORT
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18 Mr. Cordell moved to accept the monthly report of Weights and Measures for
19 February 1982, seconded by Mr. Meredith and on unanimous voice vote the
20 motion was carried.
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22 ADJOURNMENT
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24 There being no further business the meeting was adjourned.
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26 Donald E. Meredith
27 President
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29 ATTEST: JoEllen Trimble
30 Clerk of the Board