May 2011
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Shipshewana Town Council
by Luke Pamer
There are currently two major police investigations the parade for time purposes. There is also a judge
being conducted by the Shipshewana police depart- spot open for Mayfest and it is open to members of
ment. There were seven traffic arrests and 79 criminal the board and employees of the town.
investigations.
There was an approval to re-establish the CCD
Mayfest will take place during the weekend of May (Cumulative Capital Development) Fund. The re6th and 7th. (See complete schedule of events on pages 47-53) establishment will make the fund more flexible for its
The usual streets will be closing again this year. The many uses. The tax rate will be increasing by a minimal
Saturday morning parade will take place at 10 a.m. .018. The fund will also recapture some of the funds
The buggy races this year however, will be held after for the town.
The Summer State Work Study Allotment proposal
was also approved. The program is for two college
students that attend an Indiana college, to have a job
over the summer in Shipshewana. There is a fund of
36” - 48” -54”
$5,400 dollars that the students will earn; the state will
pay for half.
There will be a rezoning of the Villas of Carriage
Creek. The owner will be in charge of the zoning. The
board will further the act on the proposal at the next
town council meeting.
21” - 36”
Another reminder will be that garage sales will be
48” - 54”
taking place in Shipshewana on May 13th and 14th
(See garage sale maps on pages 14-15).
G&R Sales
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Shipshewana Police Department
The Shipshewana Police Department reports the
following activity for the month of March 2011:
Police Services:
VIN/HIN Checks............ 11
Alarms.............................. 13
Open Doors....................... 7
Accidents
Property Damage........... 2
Personal Injury............... 1
Assist Agencies................. 17
Medic Assist....................... 1
Motorist Assist................... 6
Pedestrian Assist................ 1
Arrests:
Traffic................................. 7
Criminal............................. 1
Warnings.......................... 18
P.I. / Minor Consum......... 0
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Investigations:
Details............................ 217
Criminal........................... 79
Thefts............................... 15
Criminal Mischief.............. 1
Battery................................ 4
Drug................................... 5
K-9 Activity......................... 4
Town Ordinances:
Animal Complaints...........3
Loud Noise........................1
Officer Information:
Tom M. Fitch II.......210 hrs
.................. 1105 miles
J. Carlos Jasso...........197 hrs
.................... 642 miles
Nicholas Byroad......182 hrs
.................. 1108 miles
Otis Winslette............40 hrs
.................... 186 miles
Steve Van Mol............15 hrs
.................... 155 miles
Brandon Hooley........29 hrs
.................... 103 miles
Austin Bontrager.....196 hrs
.................... 403 miles
Melissa Shutts............34 hrs
Doug Leslie..................9 hrs
America In Bloom Contest
The town of Shipshewana received the Floral
Displays Award from America in Bloom at the
organization’s annual awards meeting in St. Louis,
Missouri, on Oct. 2 ,2010. There were hundreds of other
towns of all populations in competition for this award.
Judges spent two days in Shipshewana in July 2010,
touring the town and meeting area residents and
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