The Frankfort City Council put its stamp of approval on Hometown Cottages Monday night.
The council unanimously approved a resolution for the project following a public hearing on the new complex which will feature 58 garden style apartments in seven separate buildings. Fifty of the apartments will have attached garages. Construction will hopefully get started in March with completion for the majority of the project by January 1, 2021.
The resolution provides that Hometown Cottages of Frankfort, LLC will receive property tax abatement for increases in assessed valuation for the real property improvements for a 10-year period.
The meeting was loaded with eight ordinances and two resolutions. All of the ordinances passed on first reading with the exception of one which passed on second reading. The ordinances which passed on first reading included:
- an ordinance establishing rules and regulations for parks and other recreational areas in the city of Frankfort, Indiana.
- an ordinance amending ordinance 19-14 setting salaries and hourly wages for employees of the civil city of Frankfort, Indiana.
- an ordinance establishing a program for protecting the public water system from contamination due to back flow of contaminants.
- an ordinance amending ordinance 75-10 regarding Utility Service Board.
- an ordinance amending the water rates to establish system development charges for users of city water within the I-65 allocation area.
- an ordinance amending the sewer charges to establish system development charges for users of city water within the I-65 allocation area.
- an ordinance regarding the naming of a Chief Deputy Clerk-Treasurer until a caucus can be held to replace former Clerk-Treasurer Judy Sheets, who was elected Mayor last Saturday at a caucus. A special meeting has been set for 11 a.m. Thursday to handle this problem which would have prevented the city from paying bills and issuing checks for at least a week.
The ordinance which was passed on second reading involved amending ordinance 19-14 setting salaries and hourly wages for employees of the civil city of Frankfort, Indiana.
Besides the resolution on Hometown Cottages, the council approved a resolution concerning health benefits for certain retired and appointed retires of the city of Frankfort.
This was the final meeting of Frankfort Mayor Chris McBarnes, who is headed to Wyoming as executive director of the Wyldlife Fund.