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Chicago Tribune
3 days ago
- Business
- Chicago Tribune
New Winfield town marshal looks foward to move to remodeled police station
Robert K. Byrd, a little more than one month into his new job as Winfield's new town marshal, is looking forward to the future including a move into a newly remodeled police department. 'The first month has been busy and fast-paced and we've done a deep dive into the neighborhoods to do a lot of listening and learning,' Byrd said. Byrd, a Chesterton resident, was sworn in as Winfield's new town marshal at the April 22 Town Council meeting and started his work immediately afterward. In addition to his new position as town marshal, Byrd will also be overseeing the move into a new police department. The present police department, at 10645 Randolph St. in the Winfield Municipal Complex, will be relocated to 10688 Randolph St., in the former People's Bank. 'Hopefully we will be making the final move by sometime next week,' he said. He said plans are to hold an official opening day event which residents would be invited to attend. During his update at the Town Council meeting on Tuesday, Byrd complimented his department of eight, not including himself, calling them 'dedicated officers who genuinely care about Winfield.' Plans also include changing the status of the police department from marshal-based to metropolitan-based, he said. Byrd, whose salary was prorated starting from April 22, will receive $95,000 this year; $96,900 in 2026; $98,38 in 2027 and $100,814 in 2028, according to an agreement unanimously approved by the Town Council. Byrd is a 50-year law enforcement professional who began his career as a military police officer in the U.S. Army. He replaced former Town Marshal Dan Ball who resigned in late January. Ball was sworn in as Winfield's first town marshal on Aug. 26, 2014, and was instrumental in starting up the new police department a month later. Ball was placed on paid administrative leave, then later resigned, following a Jan. 10 meeting with two members of the town council — Councilman Zack Beaver, R-at-large, and Councilman Tim Clayton, R-at-large. In other business, the Town Council on Tuesday opened two bids received for its 2025 Community Crossings Match Grant Road Project. The bids included a total of $1.8 million from Rieth-Riley and $1.7 million from Milestone Contractors. The bids were taken under advisement but sent to both the engineering and legal departments for review. The Town Council agreed to allow Town Council President Zack Beaver to sign off on the lowest, responsible bid after review given the warm weather timeline. Roads that are part of the road maintenance project are: 104th Avenue, from Pike Street to Randolph Street; 106th Avenue, from Newton Avenue to Pike Street; 103rd Avenue, from Nicklaus Street to where it dead ends; 105th Avenue, from Benton Street to Dearborn Street; 105th Lane, from Dearborn Street to Green Place; Green Place, from 190 feet north of 109th Avenue to 105th Lane; Benton Street, from 109th Avenue to 105th Court; and Lawrence Drive from, 112th Avenue to 110th Lane.
Chicago Tribune
3 days ago
- Business
- Chicago Tribune
Nick Loving choice for Burns Harbor clerk-treasurer job
Long-time Burns Harbor Councilman Nick Loving will take on a new assignment as the town's clerk-treasurer. Porter County Democratic Party Chair Don Craft announced Wednesday that he is appointing Loving to the job. He is empowered to make the appointment as Burns Harbor only has one voter precinct. The appointment was made in consultation with Burns Harbor council members. Craft chose Loving over Toni Biancardi, who formerly served for nine years as a Burns Harbor Councilwoman. Biancardi is a Republican. Loving, 43, said he hopes to bring a fresh approach to the job. 'I will work on modernizing some of the processes we have in place,' Loving said, regarding the clerk-treasurer operations. Loving also acknowledges that there had been conflicts between prior clerk-treasurers and the council. 'I am committed to working with the council to make sure the office for clerk-treasurer is serving the people of Burns Harbor,' Loving said. Loving succeeds Nicole Migliorini, who resigned on May 14 after serving less than a year on the job. Loving complimented Migliorini for her commendable job performance. Migliorini cited a 'toxic' work environment as her reason for leaving. The Town Council had rejected her request to hire an additional full-time assistant. It was the second time within a year that a clerk-treasurer had suddenly resigned. Jane Jordan, who had served for 20 years as the town's clerk-treasurer, resigned on May 8, 2024. She had issues with the Burns Harbor Volunteer Fire Department Corporation concerning public records access and alleged violations of Indiana Code in customer billing for emergency services. She said the Town Council, county and state officials wouldn't address her concerns. Jordan considered a possible return to her old job. She is considered an expert by the state of Indiana as she has been employed to teach at seminars for clerk-treasurers. However, Jordan was drawing a pension from the state and the town would have been prohibited from contributing 11.2% of her salary toward the pension fund. Jordan asked the council to consider contributing the 11.2% toward her salary, noting that she has seven advanced certifications for the clerk-treasurer job. There wasn't enough support on the council for her request and Jordan withdrew as a candidate. Loving rejoined the Town Council last June when he was appointed to fill the vacancy left by Kurt Jordan – Jane's husband, who resigned with her at the same time. Before that, Loving had served on the Burns Harbor Town Council from 2016 to 2024. He chose not to run for re-election in 2023 but decided to rejoin the council when he was appointed last June. Craft said that he will accept applications from Democrats to fill the council position vacated by Loving.
Independent Singapore
3 days ago
- Business
- Independent Singapore
‘Not my MP?' — SingPost investigates after Aljunied residents were mistakenly sent flyers from AMK MP
SINGAPORE: A resident living at Hougang Street 21 mistakenly received a flyer from a Member of Parliament (MP) from Ang Mo Kio GRC, and apparently, he was not the only one, according to a May 27 (Tuesday) report in 8world. The report included a photo of a flyer from newly-minted MP Jasmin Lau welcoming the recipient to the Seletar-Serangoon Division and announcing the schedule for her Meet-the-People Sessions. 'I will be the MP that will be looking after you and your families from now onwards, and my team and I will do our best to support you. I hope to see more of you join our programmes, and I look forward to meeting and interacting with you,' the flyer reads. Screengrab/ 8world 8world added that the incident had been confirmed by the Ang Mo Kio Town Council, which stated that it had immediately informed SingPost about the error. The postal service is now looking into the matter to determine what caused the flyers to be sent to the wrong recipients. Additionally, the 8world reader who had received the flyer also reached out to Ms Lau, messaging her on Instagram. The MP replied via direct message to say that she would reach out to the Town Council regarding the matter. 8world added that action is being taken to resolve the issue and ensure that it does not recur. 'We understand this may have caused inconvenience to the affected residents and appreciate their patience while SingPost dealt with this matter,' 8world quotes the Town Council as saying. Who is Jasmin Lau? Prior to contesting in this year's General Election, Ms Lau was a longtime civil servant. She has taken on several roles since joining the civil service in 2006. Before she tendered her resignation on April 1, she had been a deputy secretary at the Ministry of Health. On May 3, the slate from the ruling People's Action Party (PAP), which was composed of Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Darryl David, Nadia Samdin, Ms Lau, and former Aljunied GRC candidate Victor Lye, won handily, receiving nearly 80 per cent of the vote. Aside from representing Seletar-Serangoon in Parliament, Ms Lau is also Minister of State for Digital Development and Information. A CNA report from last month said that the 42-year-old new MP had first been invited to join the PAP last year, but she had refused multiple times before she finally agreed. It was a conversation with Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong, who had once been her boss, that helped her decide to enter politics. /TISG Read also: From rejection to redemption: PAP newcomer who once said 'no' now vows to shoulder the nation's burden
Powys County Times
4 days ago
- Politics
- Powys County Times
Newtown Council apologises over disability ‘discrimination'
A council has apologised to two disabled councillors after they were discriminated against over accessing council meetings in person. Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn Town Council's apology to long-serving councillors Val Howard and Richard White comes after a U-turn on a decision not to find alternative venues for council meetings. The first-floor council chamber inside Sarah Brisco House, located opposite HSBC bank in Broad Street, is accessible by stairs. Some registered disabled councillors found it increasingly difficult to attend meetings in person and instead attended online. Cllr White wrote to Mayor Pete Lewington to say that he was 'extremely disappointed and very concerned' that the vote went against the town clerk's recommendation, adding that the decision had 'serious implications' to fellow disabled councillors and members of the public. The decision not to find an alternative venue was reversed following a backlash from some councillors. Last week, Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn Town Council publicly apologised to the affected councillors who have "now drawn a line under the matter". 'Your council has apologised to the two councillors involved for discrimination that have, or may have, occurred during recent council meetings and now writes to apologise to the public they represent,' the statement read. "Your council has further committed to corrective action to help ensure that such incidents do not occur again." The Town Council has announced that since the recent events it will now authorise its officers to find alternative venues in situations where registered disabled councillors could be disadvantaged from attending in person. Other plans include looking into whether it's feasible to have a disabled persons advocate and modify the council's statutory training plan to include Equality and Diversity training. 'The values and principles of respect, equality and inclusion are fundamental to the council's mission, and deviation form these do not reflect the standards the council strives to uphold,' the town council added. 'The councillors affected have now drawn a line under the matter.'
BBC News
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Pool plan sounds wrong note with Fakenham brass band
A flagship project for a new swimming pool is set for approval - despite a brass band's frustration at losing its practice in North Norfolk have given provisional approval to Fakenham's £11m FLASH project, with a final decision due next week, according to the Local Democracy Reporting with a new pool, it includes an extension of the existing leisure centre and the refurbishment of changing areas and studio space at the site in Trap part of the work will mean the demolition of a pavilion owned by the town council, and used by Fakenham's 140-year-old brass band. 'Delighted' The band sent 15 objection letters to North Norfolk District Council complaining about the loss of its home - part of what was dubbed an "orchestrated campaign" to save the band has since left Trap Lane and now rehearse in a nearby the demolition of the pavilion will need further surveys and a special licence before - after three pipistrelle bats were found roosting thereFakenham has not had a swimming pool for more than a new one has been made possible by a government grant first announced by the previous Conservative government, but later approved by Labour."We are delighted," said Angela Glynn, chairman of Fakenham Town Council."It's a very positive thing for the town and the wider area."The extension to the Trap Lane recreation ground will include a 55-station fitness suite and the refurbishment of existing studio spaces and changing areas.A 3G pitch could offer an all-weather outdoor facility, although this is subject to a separate will meet on Friday to vote on the application. Work could start in September. Follow Norfolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
