Parke County officials get ready for Community Crossing Grant
Parke County is preparing to apply for the Community Crossing Grant in July.
Posted: May 10, 2021 6:36 PM
Updated: May 11, 2021 6:31 AM
Posted By: Tucker White
PARKE COUNTY, Ind. (WTHI) - Parke County Commissioners and the Highway Supervisor spent Monday driving around the county, deciding which roads need repairs.
This comes in preparation for the Community Crossing Grant application that will be submitted by the county in July. Officials tell me that they try to keep their residents a priority when deciding which roads need to be repaired. We try to look at not just the Bridge Festival, where people come one time a year and drive the roads. We have people that live on these roads that need to drive them every day, said Parke County Highway Supervisor Randy Norman.
Jan 22, 2021
Taxes are always a major concern and the public should be aware of the taxation that is being applied to their assessment. During the 2021, budget process, the tax rate remained the same, at $2.69 during the review. The net total is separated between the General Fund and the Highway Fund. The tax rate is $1.05 and $1.64, respectively. The General Fund Balance will approximately be a $1.2 million at the turn of the year or closing of the 2020, books and the Highway Fund Balance will approximately be $85,000. But two new fleet trucks were purchased at the end of 2020 where the balance was used or needs to be removed and pushed back into the Highway Fund Balance. There should be a rollover to the Highway Fund Balance approximately around $85,000, positive.