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Jeff Gilliland Staff columnist
It seems that more and more often I find myself scratching my head wondering what is wrong with people these days.
Lately, there has been a string of alleged sex offenders in Highland County. If you read court documents detailing exactly what these people allegedly did to juvenile members of the community, it’s enough to make some people sick. Then we have the myriad issues that seem to be splitting our country in half, and way too many people who get offended if someone does do not see things in the same light they see them.
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Hillsboro City Council passes resolutions, addresses new city sign From left, pictured are Hillsboro City Council members Claudia Klein, Ann Morris, Tom Eichinger (background), Greg Maurer and Adam Wilkin and clerk Kimberly Newman. (HCP Photos/Caitlin Forsha.) Pictured at the April 12 city council meeting are Hillsboro Mayor Justin Harsha and Safety and Service Director Brianne Abbott. • • Operating under an abbreviated agenda, Hillsboro City Council members heard updates from city administrators and passed three appropriation resolutions on Monday, April 12.
Four items of legislation were scrapped from the agenda due to the absence of council members Patty Day and Mark Middleton. Council president Tom Eichinger said that a special meeting would
FRS hopes to restart transit routes in May
By Jeff Gilliland - jgilliland@timesgazette.com
Joe Adray, FRS Transportation mobility manager, addresses Hillsboro City Council on Monday night.
Jeff Gilliland | The Times-Gazette
FRS Transportation hopes to have public transit routes back up and running in May, representatives said at Monday’s Hillsboro City Council meeting.
Damon Lucas, FRS Transportation director, said public transportation routes originated last March, but lasted just three weeks before they were shut down by COVID-19.
When the routes are re-established, Lucas said there will be two loops around Hillsboro running in opposite directions, Monday through Friday to begin with, and one loop in Greenfield. In Hillsboro, he said, there will be 21 stops starting at the Highland County Senior Citizen Center on Muntz Street.
Funds allocated for Marriott Hotel project
By Tim Colliver - tcolliver@aimmediamidwest.com
Hillsboro Safety and Service Director Brianne Abbott is shown in this screen shot from Monday’s city council meeting.
Screenshot by Tim Colliver | The Times-Gazette
A resolution was approved to authorize Hillsboro Auditor Alex Butler to “advance from unencumbered general funds” the amount of $200,000 for the agreed upon payment for infrastructure on the SR 73/Harry Sauner Road Marriott Hotel property during Monday’s Hillsboro City Council meeting.
The resolution withdrew prior authorization to use TIF funds for the project.
Safety and service director Brianne Abbott said that the legislation would allow the money promised to developers in 2019 to be disbursed, and that they had also signed a promissory note insuring that if the bonds didn’t sell in six months, the $200,000 would be repaid back to TIF funds.