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County council irked by jail staff increase
panded jail will not need additional staffing- the day it opens. That answer is misleadnewsroom@registerpublications.com ing, said Morris, explainAs Dearborn County ing why she was struggling council members looked with the request for more to slash the proposed 2015 staff. county budget amid declin“A trained monkey could ing revenues, a debate was have gone over there and stirred regarding the need saw (the jail) was overfor additional staffing at the capacitated,” said Morris, jail. who voted in favor of the During budget hearings expansion. held at the end of August, But council was told Dearborn County Sheriff by county jail commander Mike Kreinhop defended Dave Hall the expanded the need to add facility would staff to the jail. This is the second of a initially be staff H o w e v e r , three stories on the neutral, she some council Dearborn County bud- said. members were get hearings. The first Hall said not pleased story was in The Jour- he had stated about the re- nal-Press Tuesday, he thought it quest, stating Sept. 16. would be posthey were told sible for the jail the expanded expansion to be jail would initially be staff staff neutral in the beginneutral. ning. He still thinks it is Kreinhop brought along possible when the expana group of people to help sion opens, but the sheriff’s back-up his request, includ- department is looking to ing Dr. Norman Johnson, next year, he said. CEO at Advanced CorrecAt the time they also tional Healthcare; Bill Wil- were not sure if new senson, Monroe County jail tencing guidelines were commander, and Kenneth going to be passed by the Whipker, jail inspector with general assembly. It failed the Indiana Department of once before in the generCorrections. al assembly. Now that it In a staff analysis con- did pass, some people who ducted by Wilson, that takes would have been state corin account the expansion rectional facilities in the and new criminal code, the past, will not be kept at a average daily population is county level, he said. expected to increase from Dearborn County is in 285 to 310, said Kreinhop. a position similar to other But council was told counties in the state, with when the new section of 70 percent reporting staffthe jail opened, additional ing problems, said Wilson. staff would not be needed, The sheriff’s department said county council presi- and county is looking at an dent Dennis Kraus. increase in liability, he said. Council member Liz Dearborn County is numMorris agreed that council ber five in the state for the was told the jail would ini- number of inmates locked tially remain staff neutral. up per 1,000 residents, said The new section of the Wilson. jail will provide room for The county has a probup to 208 additional in- lem and must address it, mates. The jail currently said Wilson. has 216 beds. Dearborn County has a In past meeting regarding reputation for being tough the jail expansion, the ques- on crime, but the judges go tion of additional operating by the law. The judges do costs surfaced more than not want to lock people up, once. but eventually people need During the Nov. 26, to be held accountable, said 2012, county commission- council member Bill Ullers meeting, public com- rich, who also is a sheriff’s ment questions include how department employee. much operational expenses There is a safety issue would increase with the jail here that needs to be dealt expansion and renovation. with- it is a problem with Tom Orschell, county com- the potential to explode, he missioner at that time, said said. the expanded jail was ex“I wish we didn’t have to pected to stay staff neutral. make these requests,” said A month later during Kreinhop. the Dec. 20 county council Lansing said he was upset meeting, council member that the experts Kreinhop Dan Lansing, who voted brought in for the hearing against the jail expansion, were not present during the forewarned the county was presentations for the proheaded for a time when rev- posed jail expansion. enues were severely going Council member Ryan to drop and expressed his Brandt suggested the sherconcerns about never hear- iff go before the county pering any numbers on how sonnel advisory committee much operational costs will to make his request for adincrease with a bigger jail. Kreinhop said the exSee JAIL, Page 8A By Denise Freitag Burdette Assistant Editor
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Moores Hill Council President Lanny Dell, left, and councilman Paul Grimsley fold black plastic used to protect grass during the installation of a boat play piece at the Moores Hill Veterans Memorial Park Friday, Sept. 12. With installation, the new equipment cost $4,450, plus $400 for a concrete slab and $300 for mulch. A basketball goal is yet to come, all with funds from the town’s park endowment fund with Dearborn Community Foundation. Meanwhile, stop by Moores Hill Heritage Fest Saturday, Sept. 20, at Carnegie Hall.
Go back in time in Moores Hill Saturday
The Moores Hill Heritage Festival is noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, at Carnegie Hall in Moores Hill. Activities at the festival include pumpkin decorating, an inflatable obstacle course, games, and a Victorian Tea Party, for which reservations are
required; call 812-584-9623 or 812744-3493. New this year will be a train display from the Ohio County Model Train Club. Festival board president Loretta Day is looking forward to seeing the train
display, as well as the tea party. There also will be a quilt display, and of course tours of Historic Carnegie Hall. The Moores Hill Fire Department and Bev’s Boisterous Bun Relay for Life team will be serving up food, she said.
At issue in L’burg: ‘character,’ cabin dedication, buying land at tax sale By Erika Schmidt Russell Editor erussell@registerpublications.com
Routine announcements for a joint meeting with the conservancy district and a dedication of the new “cabin” for the Boy Scouts at Lawrenceburg City Council’s meeting Monday, Sept. 15, gave way to a discussion on name calling and “character,” before returning to regular city business. Councilman JR Holdcraft asked fellow councilman Mike Lawrence why he called the mayor and two councilmen cowards on Facebook. Holdcraft was one of the councilmen alluded to in the Facebook post. Lawrence said he didn’t call Holdcraft and the others cowards. “I said you were chickensh--s.” The post was regarding two canceled meetings of the city’s revolving loan committee, which is also city council members, to review old loans. Mayor Dennis Carr said he wanted
all of the committee members to be there. Holdcraft said he didn’t like Lawrence hiding behind a Facebook page, and Lawrence replied he wasn’t hiding: he used his name in the posts. Councilman Bill-Bill Bruner noted one meeting, slated for Monday, Aug. 28, he couldn’t have attended no matter what because he was chaperoning a trip to Camp Kern with his son’s class from Central Elementary School. And apparently no cared if he was at the committee meeting or not, said Bruner, adding the Facebook posts are insulting and say more about the character of the person posting them than him. “This council will continue to be dysfunctional because there is no communication. ... I’ve been called more names in the past two years, than in my life,” said Bruner later in the meeting. Meanwhile, routine business included an announcement of the dedication for the new Boy Scout location on West High Street next to the Dearborn Coun-
ty Historical Society’s Pioneer Cabin. The dedication ceremony will be at 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 21. Redevelopment director Grant Hughes said HyettPalma would present the downtown action plan at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 2, at the Lawrenceburg Event Center. The meeting is open to the public, and he encouraged council and Lawrenceburg residents to attend. Regular business saw council
■thanked ■ for it’s support of the Lawrenceburg American Legion and local veterans; ■pass ■ an additional appropriation; ■approve ■ a grant for the Sunman life squad to purchase equipment; ■pass ■ an ordinance requested by the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance regarding the clerk-treasurer keeping an inventory of city property and capital. In less than regular business Lawrence had listed on the agenda a number of loans the city had previously granted, but needed review by the new revolving loan committee. See L’BURG, Page 8A
Dillsboro considers plan update Winter recreation suggested By Chandra L. Mattingly Staff Reporter cmattingly@registerpublications.com
Recommendations in a comprehensive plan update for Dillsboro include everything from annexation to additional capital investment in parks and recreation. But in his review of the plan for council Monday, Sept. 8, GAI Consultants Senior Director Thomas Kohler first listed the concerns of “stakeholders,” include residents, business folks, officials and others: • an increased amount of rental housing at the expense of owner-occupied units; • limits on U.S. 50 access by the Indiana Department of transportation, hindering commercial development; • a need to “re-energize” downtown to encourage new commercial investments; • a need to provide more activities and programs for youth and young adults, with
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concerns Dillsboro is losing youth to other communities; and • a need to be more pro-active with state and regional entities whose decisions impact the town. “Because we're small, they just don't pay much attention to us,” said Kohler. The folks who expressed their concerns also listed Dillsboro's most important assets, which Kohler said include “excellent” park and summer recreational facilities and programs; the small town, family-friendly environment close to Cincinnati; and Dillsboro Elementary School as the community's cornerstone, where families come together. He suggested the town council consider investing in a year-round recreational facility. “Your parks and recreation is part of your economic development,” he said, noting that's one of the things folks look for when moving to a new community. Kohler suggested Dillsboro add wintertime family
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A resident of the Heart House homeless shelter west of Aurora was hurt in an collision during rushhour traffic Monday, Sept. 15. Paul M. Wyatt, 41, was operating a scooter, driving west on Trester Hill on U.S. 50 West at 5:10 p.m. when his scooter was struck in the rear by a vehicle driven by Leo Singleton, 83, according to a news release from the Dearborn County Sheriff's Department. “This accident happened in a downpour just east of Blair Road,” wrote Sgt. Jon Evans, who investigated the accident along
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