By LILY REX
The Burns Harbor
Fire Department is set to buy a new engine.
At is meeting
Wednesday night, the Town Council voted unanimously to proceed with the
purchase of a new engine/pumper, to replace the FD’s current engine, a 1995
model that has presented with costly mechanical issues of late.
The engine--with a
7,500 gallon tank capacity, manufactured by E-One, and costing
$583,468--will be funded probably by some combination of Cumulative Capital
Development or County Economic Development Income Tax moneys, Fire Chief
Bill Arney told the Chesterton Tribune after the meeting.
Police Department
In other business,
Member Kevin Tracy read correspondence from Family Express to Police Chief
Mike Heckman commending the Burns Harbor Police Department and stressing the
irreplaceable impact of local law enforcement. In gratitude to the BHFD’s
contributions, Family Express will continue to provide complimentary car
washes to BHPD squad cars.
Abandoned House
Update
Building
Commissioner Randal Lopez updated the council on the status of the abandoned
home at 1103 Ind. 149. The buyer of the home has since demolished it and
will soon clear the property and has done a good job keeping the Building
Department apprised of his progress, Lopez said.
In related news,
Clerk-Treasurer Jane Jordan reported that she’s in the process of compiling
the cost to the town--in labor and the dumpster rental--for cleaning the
property at 286 Melton Road. When the total price tag’s been tallied, Jordan
said, she’ll file a lien against the property to recoup the expenditure.
Burns Harbor leaf
pickup to begin Monday, Oct. 16
The Burns Harbor
Street Department will begin collecting leaves on Monday, Oct. 16, Street
Superintendent Pat Melton reported at the Town Council’s meeting Wednesday
night.
“I don’t know how
many leaves will be down but we’ll be looking for them,” he said.
Melton also
reported the organized brush collection will conclude for the season at the
end of October but that residents will still be able to call for pickup at
787-9187.
BHFD to host
spaghetti dinner Saturday, Oct. 21
The Burns Harbor
Fire Department is hosting a spaghetti dinner from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday,
Oct. 21, at the fire station.
Cost: $6 in
advance, $8 at the door, with an extra $1 charge for carry-out.
Get your tickets
from Burns Harbor firefighters or at the station, 308 Navajo Trail. Call the
BHFD at 787-8591.
BH Trunk-or Treat
Car Show at 5 p.m. Friday
The first annual
Burns Harbor Trunk-or-Treat Classic Car Show from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct.
13 at the Food Truck Square, 1237 Westport Road.
Bring the kids to
see some great vintage wheels and trick-or-treat for candy out of their
trunks.
The Burns Harbor
Police, Fire, and Street Department will all be bringing their own vehicles
to the event.
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