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’Busco council provides abatement for C&A Tool |
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Friday, April 04 2008 |
By CHRIS MEYERS
Staff writer
As C & A Tool in Churubusco announces the addition of 60 new jobs, the town has agreed to give the company a 10-year abatement for new investments it will be making.
The abatement includes about $1.5 million worth of new equipment and investments the company plans to install at its Churubusco facilities, some of which are in the town and some of which are in the county.
Dick Conrow, CEO of C & A Tool, is also expected to appear before the Whitley County Council on Tuesday morning for further abatement requests.
“What this shows is that they exceeded their growth expectations,” Dave Koenig of Region III-A, told town council members John Hart and Frank Kessler at their Wednesday meeting. Council president Viv Rosswurm was unable to attend the meeting.
Kessler and Hart both voted in favor of granting the abatement.
Before the vote, Hart said he had some concerns about losing tax money because of the abatement, especially after the recent changes in state tax structure that will likely mean a further loss of tax revenue for the town.
Included in Conrow’s report to the council was the addition of 40 new jobs at the facility south of town, which was far more than he expected to have.
With the recent expansions and new hirings, the company’s pay roll has exceeded $20 million, which is up from between $17 and $18 million in the summer of 2007.
In other business at the meeting, town supervisor Jeremy Hart submitted a report to the council about ongoing efforts to solve flooding issue on the east side of town, specifically the Windsor Drive area.
He said he is finishing a proposal to present to engineering firms so work can get started as soon as possible.
Hart’s report said he needs to find a way to control the erosion in fields on Ag Plus’ property before anything can be done near the lift station on Windsor Drive and the property on that road where residents have reported problems with flooding.
Early estimates and sketches of possible solutions for the flooding included new drain tiles and retention ponds being placed on the northeast side of town, which Hart hoped would offer places for water from heavy rains to pool rather than around people’s homes. |
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Salad, to die for. The year she passed away I had tried my mother-in-laws and others
but never the same as my Mom's. A year had went by and I had Looked and Looked for
her recipe in her old fashion Tin recipe box. Could not find it. I thought, wow was
this like her Famous Potato Salad, In her head and never wrote down. Silly I know
But as I searched thru her tin recipe box again, I made sure I put each hand wrote
card back where she had kept it. I wanted to make sure it was Just like my mom had
always had it and left it. I kept look one at a time, And low and behold stuck
between two cards was the recipe, I sat and held it as the tears ran down my face. I
had found it and was finally going to have Mom's Cranberry Salad. I called My Dad,
Cecil and said over 20 times, " Dad I found it Dad I found it!" I then prayed and
ask Mom, OK come on help me make this just like you did. And I guess Mom heard
me cause the 2nd and 3rd Thanksgiving without my Mom I had "Mom's Cranberry
Salad" and I will again this year and years to come. Thanks Mom I love you- Sheryl
xoxo P.S. You ask? Well share this recipe.... Umm, I
think NOT, Took me to long to find it. - Sheryl Hackett (Churubusco, IN) My late grandmother, Margarette Ruthsatz always made
scalloped oysters for the holidays. The recipe would be similar to scalloped corn
but instead of corn,oysters.We always hoped for left-overs and often would sneak it
cold from the fridge! Someone brings this dish every year. - Pam Sorg (Columbia City, IN) I love Thanksgiving. All my family get together at my mom and
dad's. My daughters and I usually go early to help Mom get the dinner ready, but she
does most of it. We eat about one and are all stuffed. After clean up we wait for
the paper so my sister and I can scope out all the sales for the next day which we
call Jackie and Laura's Big Adventure. It is the one day that we just spend time
together and are amused with all the shoppers going crazy for that perfect Christmas
gift. - Jackie White (Columbia City, IN) My mother-in-law, the late Mildred Weeks, gave me this recipe
and it is the only salad I fix for Thanksgiving and I am willing to share.
CRANBERRY SALAD1 lb package cranberry's (I freeze them and
then grind them)2 medium size oranges1 cup sugar1 package red
jello2 red apples diced small1 cup chopped nuts1 cup celery diced
smallGrind cranberry's and oranges;add sugar (let set overnight) okay if not.
Add apples, celery, jello and nuts.
- Rowena Weeks (Ridgecrest, California)
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