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by Luke Pamer
6/27/2011 - On Monday, July 4, 2011, the town of Dewayne Bontrager, there are “issues that need to be
Topeka held its annual Independence Day celebrations. addressed.” Hostetler seems up for the challenge as
There was a donation into the EMT funds of he said he wanted “to pick up the pieces.”
On Thursday, July 28th, a Common Wage
$676.36. The money will be used for the purposes of
Construction meeting will be held. Town manager,
the first responders in Topeka.
Chief of police, Carl Stoltz, made a proposal for Ron Eash will be recommending members to
the Topeka police force to obtain a golf cart. The the commissioner. At Thursday’s meeting, he
golf cart would have been used for such purposes as recommended Mark Thompson to be on the board.
Any new Topeka employee must now take a drug
patrolling the side streets and parks as well as for the
festivities on the Fourth of July. However, the board did test before being on the job. If they decline, then they
not approve the purchase of the golf cart because they will not be eligible to receive unemployment benefits.
did not feel it was needed. It was deemed as a “luxury.”
7/25/2011 - It was said by a board member that
The board said that it is possible to revisit the proposal
other towns are facing the same budget cuts as Topeka.
when “things pick up” economy wise.
There was an API payment recommendation by Money is much tighter than it has been in the past
DLZ for the 700 S project. The board ruled to pay the and that is no secret. Topeka is facing budget cuts
of around $80,000. There will have to be trimming
bill of $304,354.
There have been multiple problems with the town’s done around all edges of the budget but there were a
Hospitalization agent, Mr. Cloud, the board ruled in few that was brought up as possible cuts. There could
be cuts in the hospitalization funds. That, along with
favor of terminating his contract.
The board looked into their light pole costs. The workers compensation is expected to be reduced. The
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