Rensselaer Plan Commission and BZA
The Rensselaer Plan Commission met Thursday evening (1-18-2024) with a short agenda. It approved minutes, elected officers (Stan Haines remains president, Kevin Armold VP who replaces Cliff Wood, and Jessica Call will be Secretary), and decided that the normal meeting day will be the third Thursday of the month. Before they adjourned they approved a property split of five acres from a larger lot. The property is in the City's buffer zone and the County had told the petitioners that they needed City Plan Commission approval. The petitioners plan to build a house.The Rensselaer BZA meeting had an even shorter agenda. They kept the officers from 2023 (Stan Haines Chair, Sean Cawby Vice Chair, and Rob Dobson Secretary) and agreed with the Plan Commission to have their normal meeting day the third Thursday of the month.
Notes
We had a week in which the temperatures never got above freezing. We got several bouts of snow, fortunately light. There were many closings and delays. The local schools were closed Monday for Martin Luther King Day, closed Tuesday for weather, delayed on Wednesday for two hours, open on Thursday, and closed again on Friday. On Monday they opened but closed early because of icy roads. The meetings of the Rensselaer City Council and the Jasper County BZA and Plan Commission scheduled for Monday evening were canceled because of weather.
The Iroquois River still has open water where there is swift current. The picture was taken Saturday.
The snow lets one see what animals are visiting your yard. I found the expected squirrel and rabbit tracks but was surprised to see that a deer had visited my yard.
The forecast for the next ten days is that we will have warmer temperatures so the snow may be gone soon.
The erection of the water tower near I-65 that was scheduled for the 18th has been rescheduled for the 24th and that may not hold. It will not be until this summer that the tower will be filled.
The City put out a notice that electric meters would soon be switched out, but then updated to say more preparation needs to be done before installation begins.
The renovation of the David Nowles house on North McKinley (the McKinley Manor) has gotten some national publicity.
The forecast for the next ten days is that we will have warmer temperatures so the snow may be gone soon.
The erection of the water tower near I-65 that was scheduled for the 18th has been rescheduled for the 24th and that may not hold. It will not be until this summer that the tower will be filled.
The City put out a notice that electric meters would soon be switched out, but then updated to say more preparation needs to be done before installation begins.
The renovation of the David Nowles house on North McKinley (the McKinley Manor) has gotten some national publicity.
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