Ripley County Tourism Director Katherine Taul presented the Sunman Town Board with the Indiana Milestone Award from Lt. Governor Becky Skillman for their 150th anniversary at their April meeting. They also received Indiana Senate Concurrent Resolution twenty-seven recognizing their sesquicentennial. The celebration of their 150th anniversary will be held over the Labor Day weekend.
The Town has completed their Comprehensive Plan. They had received a Department of Commerce Grant for the project. A Certificate of Completion was signed.
The Sunman Waterworks was given the 2004 Water Fluoridation Quality Award from the Indiana Department of Health.
The Town contracted with R. J. Umbaugh and Associates to conduct a rate study for the town costing $5,000 per utility. A rate study has not been done since 1998.
The Sidewalk Project is going well according to Utility Superintendent Carl Bruns. The town is adding handicapped ramps at the ends of all the sidewalks. The corners of Taylor and 101 and West Washington and 101 will have to be widened. Written permission from the property owners needs to be on file before work can continue.
All three board members attended the meeting: Wayne Jenner, John Campbell and Mike Wolffe. Also present to advise the board were town Attorney Jack Kellerman and Clerk-Treasurer Kris Schneider. The next regular meeting of the Sunman Town Board will be May 18 at 6:30 p.m. at the Sunman Town Hall.