https://www.wndu.com/2024/11/26/new-reporting-reveals-red-flags-elkhart-daycare-where-man-arrested-child-porn-worked/

Hey Folks, I hope everyone had a wonderful thanksgiving with friends and family. We have our Council agenda for the first meeting in December. We have quite a few votes in front of us, let's go over them.

Also here is a video I made going over our agenda.

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTYBfq54E/

1. Proposed Ordinance 24-O-49 First we have a 1 Million dollar grant from the Federal Government and the Inflation reduction act for forestry. This will go towards planting over 2,000 native tree's in the right of way, conducting a city wide tree inventory for the city, hiring outside contractors to assist the forestry department, and utilizing new forestry software for city and public use. This is a zero % matching grant, so the city does not need to match any of the funds.

2. Proposed Ordinance 24-O-51 is $60,000 for replacement of the north roof of the Lerner Theater. This ordinance is for inspection and design of a replacement roof, an additional appropriation for the actual repair will come in the future.

3. Proposed Ordinance 24-O-52 is an annexation of 37.13 vacant acres on County Road 14 East of County Road 17 in Elkhart County. This is at the request of Alliance RV who want to be annexed for city utilities for the potential of two additional RV factories at a unspecified date in the future.

4. Proposed Ordinance 24-O-53, is an ordinance annexing certain real estate commonly known as 2400 South Sixth Street into the city. This is one of the "islands of county" in city limits. The owner requests annexation due to a failing septic system and will pay for city hookup.

5. Proposed Ordinance 24-O-54 is authorizing the $250,000 adjacent to Ideal Beach. This purchase will put the city in compliance with the DNR's Land Water Conservation fund that will allow the city to receive federal grants for our parks.

6. Proposed Resolution 24-R-59 is a resolution extending the tax abatement to Marine Reality (Bennington Marine (North). Bennington had applied for a five year tax abatement in 2022, however due to a downturn in the Marine industry, they have not started the project, they are confident that a two year extension will allow them to meet the requirements.

Proposed Resolution 24-R-60 authorizes the city Controller to work with the SBOA to correct an ongoing banking error. This error has resulted in some fashion since 2003 and resulted in the City Under reporting the city's cash balance. This will correct the error and prevent future reporting issues.

Proposed Resolution 24-R-61 is a five year tax abatement request from Voyant beauty. Voyant plans to invest 3.1 Million dollars in personal property and create 48 new jobs, with an average salary of $58,796 ($28.27 hourly)

On First read (Not to be voted upon until second meeting in December) we have:

Proposed Ordinance 24-O-55, which is an ordinance establishing the Elkhart Environmental Center Fee schedule for 2025.

Proposed Ordinance 24-O-56 An ordinance appropriating the remaining ARP funds ($410,000) from the ARP funds to the LaSalle, McKinley, and Benham sewer project.

Ordinances on Second-Third Reading Proposed Ordinance 24-O-49, an ordinance accepting the United States Department of Agriculture Community Forestry Initiative Reimbursement Grant in the amount of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) for the City of Elkhart “Trees for the Hart” Initiative

Proposed Ordinance 24-O-51, an ordinance appropriating Sixty Thousand and 00\100 Dollars ($60,000.00) from the Elkhart Capital Outlay Fund for the replacement of the north roof of the Lerner Theater

Proposed Ordinance 24-O-52, an ordinance annexing certain real estate generally described as 37.13 vacant acres on County Road 14 East of County Road 17 in Elkhart County, Indiana, and declaring the same to be a part of the City of Elkhart, Indiana

Proposed Ordinance 24-O-53, an ordinance annexing certain real estate commonly known as 2400 South Sixth Street, Elkhart, Indiana, and declaring the same to be a part of the City of Elkhart, Indiana

Proposed Ordinance 24-O-54, an ordinance appropriating Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00) and approving the acquisition of land adjacent to Ideal Beach by the Elkhart City Parks and Recreation Board

https://www.wvpe.org/wvpe-news/2024-11-21/elkhart-approves-50-million-residential-development-project

Gold truck

To whoever I saw and locked eyes with

Moving in with partner and we want to hire a house cleaner to do a deep clean and then come regularly after that. This is in the Goshen area.

Any recommendations?

Any one know what happened at the boat ramp?

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Hey Guys, I will be potentially moving to Elkhart from Purdue WL for a spring internship.

My office is located in the north slightly on the outskirts. I do not have a car right now but I think I will be getting one. I am looking for housing that would be open to temporary residents. I am college student so I like going out to bars and restaurants after work and on weekends.

I know nothing about Elkhart. Is the city safe? Is it walkable? What are some good neighbourhoods I should be looking at? I don't mind a 15-20 min drive to work and I would prefer to be around younger population.

I appreciate any advice you all have for me! Thanks in advance.

https://abc57.com/news/the-city-of-elkhart-launches-trees-for-the-hart

https://www.wndu.com/2024/11/07/cultivate-food-rescue-opens-new-facility-elkhart/

Does anybody know where I can get sauerkraut in Elkhart?

https://www.wndu.com/2024/11/05/lerner-theatre-prepares-celebrate-100th-anniversary/

https://www.wndu.com/2024/10/30/two-elkhart-veterans-honored-with-community-hero-awards/

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I just left a domestic violence relationship and I'm looking to get rid of all of my stuff. I collect a lot of retro games electronics weeb and nerd stuff, rare video games. Niche stuff. Japanese things, rare books, manga anime etc.

I just have so much. Absolutely so much stuff and I don't just want to throw it away. I already lost so much and I would like to get a little bit for it.

I posted a lot of stuff on marketplace but just no one is interested. I don't know where all of the nerds are of the area, but if I had a chance to look at the stuff I had I would be all over it.

Looking to sell everything for like half off of what it's worth online.

I've got thousands of dollars worth of stuff and there's a really good opportunity to make money here, but I just can't be in the area anymore.

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Have three roosters need help rehoming if anyone has a larger barn setting for 1 or two of them

https://preview.redd.it/jlp4srnzh4wd1.png?width=480&format=png&auto=webp&s=e2d152c217aa40f58fc556d93f01832fd74b0677

https://abc57.com/news/elkhart-county-historical-museum-hosts-dia-de-los-muertos-celebration

https://abc57.com/news/elkhart-river-restoration-association-restocks-river-with-walleye-fingerlings