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Mayor addresses police department issues

GARRETT — Mayor Todd Fiandt took a few minutes at the outset of Tuesday’s meeting of the Board of Works to address issues facing the City of Garrett.

Grant offers nearly $1 million in street repairs

Specs for new fire engine can be drawn up but not sent

Fire department celebrates Christmas in June

GARRETT — The Garrett Fire Department celebrated Christmas in June at a party held last month, Chief Chad Werkheiser told the Board of Works Tuesday. Service milestone awards effective in 2020 totaling 115 years of service were presented to: Dave VanDerbosch, 35 years; Jason Wells, 25 years; Matt West and Josh Newman, 15 years; and Brandon McConeghy, Tyler Meehan, Truman Owsley, Zak Kashmer and Brian Vanderbosch, five years each. Police Chief Roland McPherson reported 239 calls for service from June 14 through July 1. His report showed there were 158 city ordinance calls, 24 traffic warnings, 21 traffic tickets, six property damage accidents and two personal injury accidents. Officers recorded 26 arrests during the period, of which half were Garrett residents. Nine arrests were for traffic violations, eight drug arrests on various charges and three on warrants. There were two battery arrests, three miscellaneous arrests and one operating a vehicle while intoxicated. McPherson

Garrett renews contract with development partnership

GARRETT — At Tuesday’s meeting of the Garrett Board of Works, Executive Director Anton King of the DeKalb County Economic Development Partnership shared highlights from 2020 amid the pandemic, “which oddly was a record-breaking year from a dollar-investment standpoint,” he said. “What we saw was it was a time to hit the pause button, with companies realizing where to make their dollar investments strategically. DeKalb County was the benefactor of several consolidations,” he said, reporting some $145 million in investments in the county as a whole, a total 43 deals altogether, not only in manufacturing and distribution sector, but also a great deal of commercial activity, commercial expansions and quality-of-life projects, such as Momentive Performance Materials and the expansion of Shorty’s Steakhouse, both in Garrett.

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