A fifth candidate has jumped into the Republican race for state treasurer.
Elise Nieshalla added her name to the growing field last week. The preside .
County updating its panic buttons
Communication system to be replaced in 4 buildings
DEVAN FILCHAK | The Journal Gazette
Some Allen County government buildings will soon be equipped with updated technology.
Vance Hernandez, the county s director of facility maintenance, brought a request to the county commissioners Friday to update panic buttons throughout four of the county s downtown facilities – the Courthouse, the Courthouse Annex, the Bud Meeks Center and a small part of the Rousseau Centre.
The request included 34 hard panic buttons through those locations, as well as 67 “soft buttons.” Staffers who have “soft buttons” will have an icon on their computer desktop that enables them to activate the panic system.
Parking lot bids for shrine rejected
Certification, time issues behind county move
ROSA SALTER RODRIGUEZ | The Journal Gazette
The Allen County commissioners Friday rejected bids on a project to install a parking lot at the Veterans National Memorial Shrine and Museum at 2122 O Day Road.
Bill Hartman, director of the Allen County Highway Department, said the rejection was not because of unacceptably high or low bids.
A technical issue involving the type of certification with the state held by the low-bid contractor, Crosby Excavating of Fort Wayne, partly caused the rejection, he said.
Time constraints for beginning and finishing the project also played a role, Hartman said.