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PERRY TOWNSHIP Trustees granted 2 percent wage increases to police and road department employees Monday. In addition, employees were granted a one-time only 1 percent stipend based on last year’s wages for dealing with COVID-19. Trustee Chair Steve Bailey described the wage hikes as cost of living and merit raises for employees, saying trustees were “trying to make up for years they didn’t get raises.” The raises will cost an additional $7,723 for the year and the stipends will cost an additional $3,300 for the year. Employees affected include three road department employees, four full-time police officers and five part-time police officers. ....
Staff Writer SALEM Perry Township trustees granted 2 percent wage increases to police and road department employees Monday. In addition, employees were granted a one-time only 1 percent stipend based on last year’s wages for dealing with COVID-19. Trustee Steve Bailey described the wage hikes as cost of living and merit raises for employees, saying trustees were “trying to make up for years they didn’t get raises.” The raises will cost an additional $7,723 for the year and the stipends will cost an additional $3,300 for the year. Employees affected include three road department employees, four full-time police officers and five part-time police officers. ....
[email protected] PERRY TWP. Love thy neighbor and turn the other cheek Church at the Center members take that instruction of Christ to heart and senior pastor Tim Ginter said they’ve tried to be a good neighbor. On Friday, he responded to recent stories about the noise complaints by a neighbor, Brian Bell, regarding their outdoor worship since the COVID-19 pandemic began and the neighbor’s own actions during the church’s Sunday services, such as firing a shotgun multiple times, running a boat motor, running a planer and blasting loud music. “The situation grieves us. Through all the months of disturbance, the church has not retaliated and has made efforts to be a good neighbor,” Ginter said. ....
Mary Ann Greier SALEM Love thy neighbor and turn the other cheek Church at the Center members take that instruction of Christ to heart and senior pastor Tim Ginter said they’ve tried to be a good neighbor. On Friday, he responded to recent stories about the noise complaints by a neighbor, Brian Bell, regarding their outdoor worship since the COVID-19 pandemic began and the neighbor’s own actions during the church’s Sunday services, such as firing a shotgun multiple times, running a boat motor, running a planer and blasting loud music. “The situation grieves us. Through all the months of disturbance, the church has not retaliated and has made efforts to be a good neighbor,” Ginter said. ....
MARY ANN GREIER SALEM Perry Township trustees on Monday took action to have the county auditor certify the tax valuation information for a 1-mill police levy renewal they plan to seek in May. The levy will expire at the end of this year and generates $86,400 yearly for operating expenses in the police department. Trustees approved $1,195,355 in expected revenues for 2021 and $1,083,850 in appropriations for 2021, agreed to change to Consumers National Bank for banking needs to take advantage of some of the services offered, and gave permission for zoning officer Allan Wolfgang and the zoning board to contract with Plan4Land for $1,200 to update the township plat map. ....