If the Budget Ordinance passes at the next City Council meeting, Washington residents will see a lower city tax rate in 2025. After a public hearing, the Budget Ordinance had its first reading at Monday’s Washington City Council meeting. Mayor David Rhodes had this to say.
In other financial business, the Council gave final approval to an ordinance appropriating funds Washington received from the State of Indiana’s Community Crossings Matching Grant. The grant money was set aside for paving projects on the city’s streets.
An ordinance dealing with rezoning the old Tokheim property was on the agenda, but Mayor Rhoads told the Council that Greg Gotwald, the attorney advising the city on environmental matters, has advised the ordinance be tabled pending a meeting of the city, the current owners, and past owners of the property. The proposed ordinance was amended to change the zoning on the property from industrial to single-family residence.
In other business, Councilman David Dahl reported that he and Building Commissioner Johnathan Casper had met with representatives from the Power House and received the necessary documents to proceed with the organization’s building process. The Council voted to allow the Mayor to sign the papers moving ARPA funds to the project. The Council also set official trick-or-treat times for Washington. Here’s what the mayor had to say about planned Halloween activities.
The next City Council meeting will be on Tuesday, October 15. The regular meeting date falls on the official Columbus Day holiday.
