N-B Numbers: Wells Co. Council hosts non-binding budget reviews

In a meeting required by law, Wells County Council held its annual non-binding reviews of 2015 budgets from around the county Monday evening.

The meeting lasted 30 minutes.

Below are the entities' proposed 2015 levies and tax rates, which are routinely advertised high before the Department of Local Government and Financing reviews them.

Learn more about the meeting in the Tuesday, Sept. 30, News-Banner.

                                                 Levy                          Tax Rate

City of Bluffton –                   $4,581,588                   $1.2018

Town of Ossian –                    $421,676                      $.3848

Vera Cruz –                              $3,629                          $.2540

Uniondale –                              $20,523                       $.5391

Poneto –                                    $28,000                       $.9699

Zanesville –                               $29,317                       $.3997

Chester Township –                   $50,274                       $.0653

Harrison Township –                 $296,000                      $.1258

Jackson Township –                   $17,500                       $.0329

Jefferson Township –                 $74,845                        $.0529

Lancaster Township –                $44,000                        $.0190

Liberty Township –                    $122,878                      $.2041

Nottingham Township –             $32,409                        $.0468

Rockcreek Township –               $34,415                         $.0494

Union Township –                      $41,214                         $.0581

Southern Wells
Community School Corp. –       $2,370,676                     $.8796

Northern Wells
Community School Corp. –       $8,375,480                     $1.4463

Bluffton-Harrison
Metro. School Corp. –                $6,618,677                     $2.0031

Wells County
Public Library –                         $1,169,693                      $.0955 

N-B Links: Norwell High School incorporates a 3D printer into its curriculum

Experimenting with online design has become a hands-on activity.

Students can now hold an actual model of a figure they’ve designed online because of a Replicator 3D printer now accessible at Norwell High School.

Pick up the Monday, Sept. 29, News-Banner to learn more. Also, learn more about the 3D printer company responsible for Norwell's printer by clicking here.

N-B Video: County highway building, a county engineer or both?

Wells County Highway Supervisor Ed Herman budgeted money for a new highway building in 2015. County council, though, supports looking at bringing back a full-time engineer. Perhaps both can be done. Catch our analysis in the Saturday, Sept. 27, News-Banner. (Video by Jessica Williams)

N-B Numbers: Novae Corp. receives approval for $3.4M abatement

Markle Town Council approved an equipment abatement for Novae Corp.'s expansion. Learn more in the Friday, Sept. 19, News-Banner, and check out the figures below.