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Historic group to join in New Carlisle event
8Y WAYNE FALDA Flo\� way to preserve the architecture of Dave Rader of Rader Equip
Trlbune Staff Writer �` the town is to either form a local ment offered a Ford 555B backhoe
NEW CARLISLE — Historical historic preservation commission for $31,550, minus a $4,000 trade-in,
Days at New Carlisle this year will or join the South Bend-St. Joseph for a price of$37,550.
include a presentation by the His- County commission. The board tabled action on a con-
toric Preservation Commission of In either case, the town board tract with the Humane Society of
South Bend on the history of the makes final decisions on any plan St.Joseph County until there is fur-
town through its architecture. that would affect historic sites,she t.her communication with the or-
Karen Kiemnec, director of the said. ganization on the town's proposed
commission, addressed the town In other business, the board payment. The town has indicated it I
board Tuesday night about a pro- named Rory Romig,637 W.Elm St., will pay$400 a year on the contract,
gram to be given during the annual as the new town building inspector. although the society wants $800. _
celebration in July. Romig, a New Carlisle resident Last year,the town paid$500.
She said a survey of the town re- for two years, replaces Chuckptiho had accepted the job Board president David Swope
resn, w p
vealed the existence of 200 sites said he had inquired how much
on a temporary .
and structures with varying de tmorar basis Romig is a
former Bendix Corp.employee and money the society had collected
grees of historical significance. last year from New Carlisle.resi-
To be listed as historic, a struc is self-employed as owner of an en dents beyond the contract price by
ture must be at least 50 years old ergy audit company. picking up animals at owners' re-
and should not have been signifi- The board agreed R advertise quests. He said he was told that the
cantly changed or altered.The sur- fora new backhoe.. t firms Represent a- society only asks for donations in
tives of two equipment firms, A.H.
vey was taken last year by com the event an owner calls to have an I
Choitz & Co. of South Bend and
mission members and college stu- Rader Equipment of Bremen,gave animal picked up.
dents,she said. presentations on backhoes. The The board accepted a contract
Kiemnec said the survey was the town will trade in its old backhoe, with Clyde E. Williams & Associ-
most enjoyable of all surveys taken which will require over $10,000 in ates to write a 1985 yearly report
of towns because "New Carlisle is repairs,according to one estimate. and monthly reports in 1986 on its
one of the most intact small towns Norm Klemz of Choitz described handling of sludge at the waste wa-
in St.Joseph County." features of a John Deere 310C ter treatment plant, as mandated
"That is a very unique quality in backhoe, that carried a price of by the Indiana State Board of
your town,"she said. $31,400, minus a trade-in allowance Health.The engineering company's
She offered suggestions that one of$4,500, for a total of$26,900. fee is$1,620.