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February 1, 1984 THE 1 I A NAPOUS NEWS Page 1 1 Brovi msbura Still Is Afloat In Water Problems RODGER BIRCHFIELD SUBURBAN NEWS pumped too hard," said Webb. "This is causing sediment and chemicals to get into the water. Those wells are gradually losing their capacity." Carl Dixon, town clerk-treasurer, said the new plant and the three are not in service. "I donl know if it is true," said Dixon of the reported problems related to water pressure in the new Staff Reporter BROWNSBURG, Ind. "It's an alarming situation," said Browns-' burg Town Board member Russell Webb of the town's water problems.

"The previous town board spent $2.5 million for a well field and treatment plant west of town and a new water tower on the town's southside and we still have a water Webb said. The water problem and the way it was handled by the previous town board is one of the reasons Webb, an attorney, sought a position on the town board. Political observers in Brownsburg believe the water problems are the reason the previous town board members were not re-elected. Last year the town sank three wells northwest of town. Webb described the wells as "bucket wells" are designed to collect underground water.

The water is then pumped into a new flitration plant then on town. "After the weJIs were sunk, property owners In the area, which is outside the town limits, began to experience a loss of water to their private homes during a test of the jmmps," Webb said. "The problem is two-fold. The town can't get enough -water from the well field and every time the pumps pull water they draw down the water table in the swells from the neighboring homes." Webb said he understood that each well was desiped to produce gallons of water per minute. "We are lucky if the wells produce 600 gallons per minute," he said.

T-rrj4 -V Unused plant, well field northwest of town. ST Sale Ends tower. "The tower is in use." To. finance the project in 1981 the town board approved a 595 percent increase in water rates. Dixon, who was clerk-treasurer during the previous administration, said a few people were upset about the new rates, but "by and large, everyone has accepted the increase." Some residents' in Brownsburg are now paying more than $50 a month for water.

To, offset the high cost of water, it is reported some are going to the homes of neighbors with wells and are hauling water home in buckets. Dixon added the new town board will have to explore the problems with the new water system and work out a solution. Webb said the town board is looking for alternatives for the problem, including locating another well site. "We have got to get a handle on this thing before summer," Webb said. "Brownsburg wont survive another summer like the one we had last year.

"We will have to make a decision in the next couple of months," he said. "We have contacted an engineering firm to make an evaluation of problems. The firm has proposed water be found elsewere, like west of town close to the town limits. The water would then be pumped out to the filtration station and then pumped back into town. "If we have another dry sum- I -3 Ham Sliced to Order The NEWS Photos, Rodger Birchfield Brownsburg's new tower on its southeastside.

mer, we will overtax the present "If one well pump breaks down wells," he said. "The problem is and there is an electrical fire in a Sliced fresh at our deli. Great for sandwiches and snacks. i i The new water tower is on the "town's southeastside. Webb said he told the tower is 20 Teet too short Water towers are designed to "increase water pressure.

Because the tower is too short water pres creating a fire hazard. I don't be- shopping center, what are we going i) mm neve ine present water system win ao weDD asked, we will be up contain a major fire. a creek without water." sure diminishes when the water CIO reaches a certain lever in the tank. OO Webb said the tower is filled from three wells located in a park at Arbuckle Acres in the northwest quadrant of Brownsburg. U7Q on "The existing wells are being 3 Purdue f-Jir xw Prepares For Court Tht Mm Purdut-Lifiytttt Bureau WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.

Stu dents or others who have resisted paying bills owed Purdue University are going to be taken to small claims court. "I don't know that any other institutions are doing this, said Charles Wise, vice president for business services. The board of trustees has desig nated certain staff members here and on the three regional campuses to represent the school in court in claims of less than $300. He said the university's legal firm will train the individuals in preparing and pre senting cases in court. Wise said 80 to 90 percent of accounts receivable deemed uncol lectible are under $300.

He said the university has been writing off about $40,000 a year despite staff efforts and the use of collection agencies. The upaid bills are for such things as student hospital services, undergraduate and married student housing and work done by the vet erinary medicine animal clinics. He said $10,000 to $15,000 represents unpaid student loans. "They have a responsibility to repay the university," said Wise. "I'm not very tolerant of that when there are other students waiting who need those funds." He noted, however, that the university loans $1.7 million a year to students and that only a fraction of a percentage of students renege on repayment The $40,000 is likewise a tiny fraction of the university's total annual accounts receivable of $35 million, said Wise.

But it represents debts responsible people should pay, he said. "There are a few skippers, but we know where most of them are," said Wise of the debtors. Once the university receives a judgment against an individual, he said it would add the weight of a court order and the ability to garnishee wages. 2 Accused (THE YEAR OF THE RAT) Y- (317) 632-6002. We'll try to help you; and if we can't answer the question right away, we'l Of Perjury When we announced last fall that TV 59, WPDS-TV would be on the air New Year's Eve, we never said which New Year's Eve.

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Happy Chinese New Year and welcome to a new experience in television. Since it is the "Year of the we promise you that we'll keep gnawing away at our competition. LOGANSPORT, Ind. Two Cass County welfare recipients have been charged with penury. Arrested and freed under $500 bonds were Lilly Smith, 30, Logans-port, ana Tammy Laudenschlager, 29, Galveston.

Authorities said Ms. Smith is alleged to have stated under oath that no one in her family worked during May, June, July and August of 1981 but that she was employed 1 at National Friction from February through July. Mrs. Laudenschlager is alleged to have stated she applied for assistance to families with dependent children by falsely claiming the family's sole source of income was from her daughter. Welfare investigators said Mrs.

Laundenschlager failed to mention she also was receiving unemployment benefits. 1440 North Meridian Street, Indianapolis. IN 46202.