Crossville leaders made up for lost time Tuesday evening in their first meeting for 2026 and first gathering since December 9th. During the hour and nine-minute assembly, trustees passed an ordinance that will make a section of roadway that’s commonly used for parking near Maier’s a no parking area. The board began wrangling with the issue back in October and seemingly agreed to make the change then.
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Tuesday’s vote puts the pen on paper and will authorize the marking of the space and placing of any signage. It will take some time and Village President Rick Kuykendall said there would be some grace given as residents adjust to the update.
Other action from Tuesday night includes plans put in place for the Crossville Easter Egg Hunt. The date will be Saturday, April 4th at 11am. Trustees voted to use $500 for purchases of eggs, candy, supplies, and some cash prizes to also go in eggs. The board also voted unanimously to participate in the Wabash Area Development program which landed the village summer help last year.
In public safety, trustees agreed to place two more stop signs at the First and Morrell intersection creating a four-way stop. The village is also purchasing another camera through PC Doctors. It’s to be placed in the entry/vestibule of the village office and will cost $357.50. Finally, leaders agreed to a proposal from Police Chief Mark Wheeler who suggested the village purchase a safe from Tractor Supply for evidence at a cost of $399.
From there, attendees heard from Trustee Heather Guinn who wanted to discuss both the institution of a Trap and Release program for feral cats and also the feasibility of securing a storm shelter for the village. Guinn suggested a change to the animal control ordinance that would allow volunteers to trap feral and stray felines, take them to be spayed/neutered, and then return them to the streets. The point is to stop the reproduction and proliferation of unwanted cats. Resident Sarah Puntney spoke out against it saying the village should enforce the current ordinance language prior to changing it. In all, discussion went on for more than 20 minutes and will certainly continue.
Before adjourning, the board unanimously approved two building permits; one for the Methodist Church who plans to erect a cross and place a prayer box and bench on its property and another for Rick Kuykendall to move a carport at 209 North Hamill Street. The board is also set to consider allowing a mobile home placement, but that will be at a future meeting.
During trustee reports, Nikki Jacobs requested the council to review FOIA requests procedures at the next meeting. She says someone who submitted a Freedom of Information Act request was forced to pay for it.
…and was charged for labor and benefits on that. From my understanding we can’t do that. I was just wondering can we add onto the next meeting about our FOIA procedures and how we go about that.
Mayor Kuykendall said the village’s attorney Jonathan Turpin advised.
According to him, there’s certain verbiage put in there. Maybe it didn’t get done like it’s supposed to be. He felt like the city has a right, but I felt like after thinking about things I felt like it wasn’t necessary.
With no executive session, the meeting adjourned at around 7:39pm.