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OSSIAN
The town of Ossian has an elected five-member Town Council and an elected Clerk-Treasurer. The council meets on the second and fourth Mondays of each month at 7 p.m. The headquarters of the government is the Ossian Town Hall, 507 North Jefferson Street, Ossian. The town government is elected on a non-partisan basis.
The Ossian Town Council members are:
Dick Witte, President Home address: 625 Hickory Lane, Ossian; Phone 622-4251.
Angela Dial, Vice President. Home address: 106 Metts St. Ossian; Phone 622-6159.
Brad Pursley, Home address 613 Bittersweet, Ossian: Phone 622-1245.
Terri Hughes-Lazzell, Home address: 607 Woodcreek Dr., Ossian; Phone 622-7176.
Joshua Barkley, Home address 204 North Metts St., Ossian: Phone 622-4431.
The Ossian Clerk-Treasurer is Mary Shafer Town Hall, 309 W. LaFever St.., Ossian, 46777; phone 622-4251. Home phone 622-7538.
The Deputy Clerk-Treasurer is Sally Bracke.
The Town Manager is Luann Martin.
The Street and Park Supervisor is Kevin Steele.
Water and Sewage Utilities and Streets:
Duties are shared by town employees Darrell Reynolds, Mike Plasterer, Joe Burton, Bill Miller, Trent Fiedler and Dennis Stanley (part-time). Contact the Town Hall, 507 North Jefferson St., phone 622-4251.
Utilities Policy:
Contact the Ossian Town Hall, 507 North Jefferson, phone 622-4251. in the mornings to arrange for water and sewage hook. Allow three working days notice for the hookups.
Electric service by American Electric Power, 1-800-311-4634 and United REMC, 1-800-542-6339.
Natural Gas service by Northern Indiana Public Service Co. (NIPSCO), 1-800-464-7726.
Telephone by Verizon, phone 1-800-483-4600 Mondays through Fridays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Curbside Garbage, Trash, Recycling: Weekly collection for trash, bi-weekly for recycling. Monthly per unit charge by the town $11. (The town’s contractor is National Serv-All)
Police Department: The Police Chief is David Rigney, Sergeant is Chad Foreman. Other officers are Stephanie Tucker, Nathaniel Hill and Brian McClish.
Police Commissioners: The police commissioners are Scott Holliday, Ed Daizovi and Steve Bracke.
Fire Department: Fire Station, Rescue Unit and EMS at Town Hall, 507 North Jefferson St. Non-emergency phone: 622-4625.
The Fire Chief is Ed Connett. The Assistant Fire Chief is Mike Marquardt. The Captains are Randy Garton, Jeff Miller, Ben Fenstermaker and Kent Gilbert. The Safety Officer is Tom Neuenschwander. First Responder officer is Perry Milholland. Training officer is Jim Reed. Serving on the board of trustees are Kurk Haddix and Brad Wilson, Secretary/Treasurer, Dave Furey. Other firefighters are Nick Bechtold, Ric Bookmiller, Lee Dettmer, J.R. Dickey, Mike Fenstermaker, Justin Fryback, Jay Garrett, Penny Gibdson, Jason House, Jim Hower, Brice Lawrence, Mike Maraquardt, Doyle Middaugh, Bob Miller, Eventt Norris, Rick Park, Corey Parteko, Jeff Petrie, Darrell Reynolds, Tom Somers, A.J. Todd, and Jay Werling.
The Ossian Park Board
has responsibilities for park facilities that include the Ossian Ballpark, Lenny Gerber Walking Trail, Melching Park, Sandalwood Park and Maplewood Park, located behind the Town Hall. Under development is a 65-acre park on the east side of Ossian, Archbold-Wilson Memorial Park. The Park Board meets on the first Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Ossian Town Hall with the exception being months were Mondays fall on a holiday. When that occurs, the date of the meeting will be announced. The Park Board president is Bill Crane, 307 Highland Dr., Ossian, 622-4418. Other Park Board members are Steve Andrews, Tim Rohr, Jason Musselman, and Preston Kaehr.
Storm Water Board Members: Tim Miller, President: Rose Ann Barrick, Vice President, Dennis Ramey, secretary.
Economic Revitalization Committee: Natalie Milholland president, Larry Heckber, Lani Mahnensmith, Jerry Springer, Marlyn Koons, Jan Lipp, Karen Crane, Joel Fremion, Jody Brodie, Emeline Detrick, Barry Gordon, Jan Williams.