Kent Norris is the new President of the County Council

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              The Daviess County Council elected new officers for 2020 today.  Council Member Kent Norris was elected President and while member Mike Myers was chosen as Vice President.  Norris commented on his new position…

 

        Norris says one of the major projects of 2020 is the ongoing construction of the new Daviess County Government Center..

        It was mentioned that the project is about a year beind schedule.  Due to unsatisfactory performance by contractor Jasper Lumber, that company was let go by the council last June and has not worked on it since.  The county has hired a new firm to continue the work.  Meanwhile, negotiations continue with Jasper Lumber for a settlement.  Owners Representative Mike Shapker told the council that a “handshake” agreement has been reached and the ball is in Jasper Lumber’s court.  County Attorney Grant Swartzentruber said there is a conference call scheduled for this week to hopefully finalize that agreement.