The Mayor at last nights council meeting said the 1.3 grant IS the grant for Alton St to 2nd street improvements and NOT Downtown Improvements like the Vincennes paper had in its headline story Sunday.

He said he had never talked to Editor Gayle Robbins who wrote the story.

He said some of the quotes were accurate so I guess he talked to somebody but anyway it seems kind of funny that they would screw it up so bad.

I asked if the city was asking for a correction but was told that a press conference to be held Thursday in Terre Haute with the Lt Gov giving the check was to be held.

Hope the Vincennes paper doesn't screw that up too.

In other business they recognized a police officer and a city worker who gave CPR to a Bicknell citizen and saved his life in early May.

The Tresslar building was discussed and it was agreed to hold a hearing following the next Council meeting hopefully with the owner present to try to solve the problem.

The old bank building was discussed and they seemed to think it was given back by the Piepers. Don't know how they could do that as it is still in their name at the Assessors office.

They seem to have a problem finding who owns vacant lots the city mows in order to bill. I suggested they check the addresses on the Co Assessors webpage but they didn't seem to think that would work. Don't know why, I do it all the time.

And they also talked about the Youth Centers money which is still intact (4k) and their plans. They do plan to use about 1k of it to get a 501 c 3 non-profit status in order to ask for grants in the future.

From Ron Ackman