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Frankfort Residents Reminded of New Automated Trash Collection Program

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FRANKFORT, Ind. – The City of Frankfort has issued a reminder to residents today regarding the new automated trash collecting program.

It is important to have your trash carts out BY 7:00am. Crews will begin pickup at 7:00am. We are working on day 2 of automation and will need to run the routes differently based on the truck arm location. If your trash is not set out by 7:00am on your trash day it will NOT be picked up until the following week. You can set your carts out the night before to ensure pickup.

The ONLY trash that will be picked up is if they are in the new City of Frankfort trash containers. Bagged trash on the ground will NOT be picked up.
If you have extra trash that doesn’t fit in the cart, please bring it to the Street Department Monday thru Friday from 8:00am to 4:00pm or on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month from 8:00am to Noon. There is no extra charge for residents who bring in bagged trash.

Recycle: Recycling will remain the same with bags on the ground. We encourage residents to recycle with no sorting necessary. Due to the safety of the crew members, we do NOT accept glass during pick up but it can be dropped off at the Recycle Barn.

Street pick-up locations: If you have street pick up please make sure it is as close to the road or curb as possible. Do NOT place your cart against a fence, utility pole, or garage.

Alley pick-up locations: If you have alley pick up please make sure it is along the alley and NOT by your garage or fence.

If you have not received your new trash carts please call the office at 765.659.2912. Please leave a voicemail with your name, phone number, and address if no one answers.

Frankfort Leaf Collection Begins November 7

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Frankfort Leaf Collection Begins November 7

FRANKFORT, Ind. – The City of Frankfort announced today Street Department crews will begin leaf collection the week of November 7th in the southwest quadrant.

The Street Department asks if you can place leaf piles as close to the curb as possible without putting them in the street. No other yard waste, including sticks and grass clippings, should be in the leaf piles because they can clog up and damage the vacuums and cause downtime due to repairs.

“We request that vehicles not be parked near the leaf piles so our vacuums can collect them easily and quickly. Please keep leaf piles away from utility poles, as well. Anything you can do to keep leaves clear of street drains is appreciated. This keeps sewer maintenance crews from having clean storm drains and allows them to concentrate on other duties,” stated Street Superintendent, Jason Forsythe.

Leaves, brush, and grass clippings can also be brought to the Street Department’s compost site at 905 Burlington Avenue, Monday – Friday from 8 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. and on the first and third Saturdays of each month from 8:00 a.m. – noon, year-round. Leaves and clippings must be removed from bags before being added to the compost pile.

Leaf collection will be divided by city quadrant. Crews will return to all quadrants periodically throughout the fall season. Updates on which section of the city crews will be collecting leaves can be found on the City and Street Department Facebook pages.

Paving of 11 City of Frankfort Streets to Begin Monday, October 24th

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Paving of 11 City of Frankfort Streets to Begin Monday, October 24th

FRANKFORT, Ind. – Frankfort Street Superintendent, Jason Forsythe, has announced paving of 11 streets will begin on Monday, October 24 according to a Friday press release. The paving is part of a $864,666.37 package approved by Mayor Judy Sheets and the Board of Public Works in the Spring of 2022; nine of the 11 streets are part of the Community Crossing Matching Grant.

The project’s milling and paving will be done by E&B Paving, the same company doing work on the INDOT State Road 28 project in Frankfort.

“We were on a waitlist with E&B Paving and they have been working hard on the INDOT State Road 28 project. E&B and I have been in communication over the last couple of weeks and we are hoping the weather cooperates for us to get all of our projects completed over the next couple of weeks,” stated Forsythe.

Milling will begin on Bill Goodwin Drive and Morrison Street.

Below is a list of the streets:

• East Washington Street (North Jackson to South Fudge Street)
• East Wabash Street (South Clay Street to South Williams Road)
• Ann Street (South Clay to Dead End)
• Van Buren Street (East Ohio Street to State Road 28/Walnut)
• East Street ( Washington Avenue to State Road 28/Walnut)
• Rossville Avenue (West Morrison Street to Railroad tracks)
• O’Neil Street (Washington Avenue to Dead end)
• Morrison Street (Myrtle Avenue to Rossville Avenue)
• Hemlock Drive (South Clay Street to Alhambra Avenue)
• Taylor Street (West Walnut to West Washington Street)
• Bill Goodwin Drive (East Green Street to Kyger Street)

Please be aware if you have on-street parking as cars will be towed if they aren’t moved when milling and paving work is being done.

The list does not reflect the order in which work will be completed. For updated information visit the City of Frankfort or the Frankfort Street Department Facebook page.

Delivery of Trash Totes to Frankfort Residents Scheduled to Begin Sunday, October 23

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Delivery of Trash Totes to Frankfort Residents Scheduled to Begin Sunday, October 23

FRANKFORT, Ind. – Residents of Frankfort will soon begin receiving delivery of new trash containers – totes – as part of the automation trash collection service according to a press release from Kimberly Black, Community Development & Outreach Director for the City of Frankfort. The first day of automated trash collection using the new totes will be Monday, October 31, with service in the southwest quadrant of the city.

“We received some news from the company that is supplying and putting together all of the new trash toters,” stated Black in the Thursday press release. “They are going to start delivering the new toters on Sunday, October 23rd to the Southwest quadrant and possibly the North west quadrant of Frankfort. On Monday, October 24th the company will finish where they left off. Every resident should have the new trash carts by Thursday, October 27th. Please DO NOT use the new containers until the week of Monday, October 31st.”

Black noted that, “all trash carts will be delivered to the front door or street side. If you have alley trash pick-up please move your trash cart to the pick-up location.”

Trash collection will remain the same as current. There is no cost to residents for the single, 96-gallon tote. Additional totes are available from the street department at a cost of $5 per month.

The Frankfort Street Department may be reached by calling 765-659-2912.

The City of Frankfort to Honor Veterans at Veterans Park

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The City of Frankfort to Honor Veterans at Veterans Park

FRANKFORT, Ind. – The City of Frankfort is honoring Hometown Heroes at Veterans Park.

The Veterans’ signs will be located at Veterans Park and will be showcased during the Veterans’ Day Program on Friday, November 11, 2022. The information for the signs must come from a Veteran and needs to include their name, military picture, military branch, and years of service.
Veterans can email to Kimberly Black at kblack@frankfort-in.gov or it can be dropped off at the Community Development Office inside Old Stoney (301 East Clinton Street, Frankfort IN) by Tuesday, November 1, 2022.

Each sign can be purchased for $20.00 and will be due at the time of the order. The City of Frankfort can only accept cash or checks. Please make the checks payable to the City of Frankfort.

Mayor Sheets commented, “I wanted to find a way to honor our Veterans in the community since I first took office. This is a great opportunity for our community to honor and thank all of the members of the Armed Forces who have served our great country. They have sacrificed so much over the years and it is time that the City of Frankfort does our part in honoring them. I am excited to see all of the signs in Veterans Park in November.”

Veterans can pick up the signs after the Veterans Day Program and place them in their own yard or landscaping. “I know our community has many Veterans and this is a great opportunity to honor them. I’m hoping our community and visitors that drive-thru Frankfort notice the signs at Veterans Park and all over Frankfort after the 11th and see the impact our community members have given to our great nation, said Black.”

If businesses would like to sponsor our Hometown Heroes, please contact Kimberly Black, Community Development & Outreach Director, City of Frankfort.

City of Frankfort Official Trick or Treat Halloween Hours

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FRANKFORT, Ind. – The City of Frankfort has announced its official trick-or-treat hours will be 5:00 – 9:00 p.m. on Halloween night, Monday, October 31.

The Board of Public Works and Safety approved trick-or-treat times at their September 26th meeting. Residents who are planning to share candy should turn on their porch lights during trick-or-treat hours.

Frankfort Police are offering safety tips for trick-or-treaters. According to Police Chief Scott Shoemaker, trick-or-treaters of all ages are encouraged to take the following precautions to help ensure a safe evening by choosing a well-lit path of travel and only visiting homes of those you know and that have porch lights on.

“We encourage all trick-or-treaters to wear reflective clothing. Remember to stop at the edge of streets before crossing and never run into the road.” Chief Shoemaker said in a city Facebook post. Motorists are asked to be especially careful on Halloween night by decreasing speed and increasing awareness of trick-or-treating children and families.

Frankfort Main Street and many of the downtown businesses will be trick-or-treating on the square from 5:30pm – 7:00pm. Stop by if you dare for the Kid’s Costume Contest at Veterans Park, judging begins at 6pm.

In addition to trick-or-treating within their neighborhoods and downtown Frankfort, Frankfort’s ghosts, witches, superheroes, and goblins can visit the Frankfort Unified Neighborhood Truck or Treat event at Veterans Park on Saturday, October 29, 2022, from 6:00pm – 9:00pm.

Community Asks Questions of Automated Trash Collection, Service to Begin October 31

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Frankfort Mayor Judy Sheets, far left, addresses a group of more than 50 residents regarding the city's rollout of automated trash collection service ahead of the planned Monday, October 31 kickoff of the program.

FRANKFORT, Ind. – More than 50 Frankfort residents attended a public discussion of automated trash collection at the Frankfort Public Library Tuesday evening prior to the program roll out on Monday, October 31 in the southwest quadrant of the city.

Residents will keep the same scheduled trash collection day currently under the new automated trash collection service.

Frankfort Mayor Judy Sheets was pleased with the number of residents in attendance and the questions asked.

“I’m very pleased with the number of people showed up tonight,” said Sheets. “You never know when you have a public meeting like this. A lot of people want questions answered, but they won’t always go to the source. So I was really excited to see so many people here.”

“We had a lot of good questions, and that’s what we were hoping for, that we’d be able to answer questions or at least give them an avenue later on to come to, come to the street department, contact my office.”

Jason Forsythe, Frankfort Street Superintendent echoed the mayor’s comment.

“I thought it was a great, great meeting,” said Forsythe. “People [are] concerned about different things and that’s why I had it. I wanted to make sure that everyone got an opportunity to ask the questions. When you go on social media and you complain, we can’t answer everything on there.”

Forsythe stressed the improvement to the safety and health of employees with the new service.

“I can’t be more happier for my guys and gals. As I said tonight, the safety side of things is, is so important for me and for them. You could strain a muscle. You can tear things up in your body every day, let alone the main factors of getting hit by a vehicle or getting splashed in the face of a chemical or something like that.”

In the coming weeks, two new automated trash collection trucks along with a used automated trash collection truck will arrive to allow employees to begin training and driving the streets and alleyways. Over 5,000 96-gallon trash collection totes will also arrive to be assembled and delivered to residents homes.

Each tote with have a serial number and will be assigned to the corresponding street address. Forsythe stated residents should allow time to acclimate to the new totes, but residents will have the opportunity to have a secondary tote for an additional $5 per month charge if needed. There are no additional costs to residents for the first tote.

Residents with questions or concerns can contact the street department at 765-659-2912 or the mayor’s office at 765-654-7332 or visit the city’s website at https://frankfort-in.gov/.

Commissioners, Sheriff Work To Pass Camping Ordinance

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Commissioners, Sheriff Work To Pass Camping Ordinance

CLINTON COUNTY, Ind. – A recent incident of a person setting-up a campsite between a roadway and a private citizens’ front property line outside of incorporated limits left the sheriff’s office without an enforcement option to legally remove the person according to Commissioners President Jordan Brewer during the Tuesday commissioners meeting.

The title of the ordinance – the camping ordinance – “can be a little misleading, but it’s in regards to pedaling and solicitation,” stated Brewer when introducing the ordinance to the board.

Brewer provided the history of why there is a need for this ordinance, “we had an issue a couple weeks ago where there was an individual who was evicted from their home and they decided to go to a vacant lot and set up tent and that landowner had ’em removed. So at that point, they decided to go to the county right-of-way between the road and someone’s house – essentially what someone would consider is the front yard and throw up their campsite.”

“It put the sheriff’s department a precarious situation because they didn’t have any ability to have this person removed; there was some concern that the person was on drugs and just some other issues going on mentally. The homeowners in that area had little kids. And so I think everyone that had kids would see the concern that this person’s in their, what they presume is their front yard, that’s the county right-of-way and their kids can’t go outside or this person may try and break in their home. I mean, there’s just a lot of issues, but we had no legal ability to do anything.”

The commissioner spoke to both Sheriff Kelly and Matron Kelly to determine how best to resolve an issue like this going forward.

“In conversation with the sheriff and the matron, it was presented to us that there’s an ordinance that some other counties have out there that would allow for them to have the ability to remove this person,” commented Brewer.

Sheriff Kelly was thankful of the commissioners actions when asked after the meeting.

“It’ll help us because we have a handful of situations throughout the year with the different agencies here in Clinton County – from Frankfort Police to the Town Marshalls – that we’ll have people that’ll either be coming through the area and they’ll select a spot and they set up a campsite or tent and they stay,” said Kelly. “It gives us the opportunity to enforce an ordinance that we can have them move their things, leave the property without incident.”

The sheriff continued, “it’s a little unnerving when people find people on their property… it’s somebody else’s property where it’s the county’s property and it’s not designed to house anybody or to allow anybody to camp there.”

In the specific incident that brought about the action of the newly passed ordinance, two community organizations assisted in providing care for the person – allowing the person to leave the campsite.

“It ended up working out the best case scenario,” said Brewer. “We go Lorra Archibald [of] Healthy Communities involved, and Jami Pratt [with] Home For The Night and we’re thankful for both of those individuals in their help – we ended up getting this person in Home For The Night and, and getting them to a mental rehab facility.”

Brewer thanked the Sheriff’s Department for its assistance.

“We are thankful to the Sheriff’s Department,” Brewer commented. “They sent over another counties and we just adopted it and made a few tweaks to fit our community.”

The new ordinance will become effective in 30-days after legal publication according to state statute.

Former Kirklin Man Charged with 60 Counts of Numerous Crimes Against Children

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Former Kirklin Man Charged with 60 Counts of Numerous Crimes Against Children

CLINTON COUNTY, Ind. – According to the Clinton County Sherriff’s Office, Coby Cox, 40, formerly of Kirklin, was officially charged by the Clinton County Prosecutor’s Office with 60 counts of numerous crimes against children in Clinton County Circuit Court today.

They are as follows:

4 counts- 35-42-4-4(b)(5): Child Exploitation-Same as 8248 with aggravating factor found in 35-42-4-4(c)(1) a LEVEL 4 FELONY
2 counts- 35-42-4-4(b)(5): Child Exploitation a LEVEL 5 FELONY
43 counts- 35-42-4-4(d)(1): Possession of Child Pornography-aggravating factor found in I.C. 35-42-4-4(e)(1) a LEVEL 5 FELONY
11 counts- 35-42-4-4(d)(2): Possession of Child Pornography a LEVEL 6 FELONY

Cox was given a bond of $40,000 surety ($4,000 cash).

Meth Arrests Made Over Multiple Days by Frankfort Police

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Meth Arrests Made Over Multiple Days by Frankfort Police

FRANKFORT, Ind. – Over a span of three-days, the Frankfort Police Department reports a number of arrests for methamphetamine in three separate incidents.

The first arrest took place on September 20, 2022, at approximately 6:53 pm after Frankfort Police Department Sergeant Brett Dale observed a person wanted on Violation of Probation warrant while patrolling in the area of Barner and Main streets. Sgt. Dale approached 44-year-old, Porter Shelton of Frankfort, and took him into custody.

After being taken into custody, officers found over three grams of methamphetamine on Shelton. Shelton was transported to the Clinton County Jail without incident. Official charges were filed by the Clinton County Prosecutor’s Office.

The second police activity resulted in a total of four arrests after serving a search warrant for narcotics activity for a garage at 1110 W McClurg St. on September 22, 2022, at approximately 12:22 am. FPD Sergeant Lance Pickrell and K9 Officer Andrew Snyder observed drug activity in the 1100 Block W McClurg St. Multiple individuals were on scene so assistance was requested of off-duty FPD officers as well as Clinton County Sheriff’s Office and Rossville Police Department. As a result of the warrant served the following individuals were arrested and charges requested to the Clinton County Prosecutor: Devin Cox, 32-year-old, of Frankfort – Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Syringe, Possession of Paraphernalia and Maintaining a Common Nuisance;  Jessie Birge, 36-year-old of Frankfort – Possession of Syringe, Possession of Paraphernalia and Visiting a Common Nuisance; Breanna Wessell, 27-year-old of Michigantown – Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Marijuana; and, Peter Williams, 24-year-old of Frankfort – Possession of Paraphernalia, Visiting a Common Nuisance.

The final meth related arrest came later on the same day at approximately 2:29 pm when Frankfort Police Department Captain Brady Sorrells was conducting school patrol when he observed a vehicle fail to use a turn signal and drive left of center in the area of Dolsen and Green streets. K9 Officer Beau Smith and K9 Bane were requested and responded to the scene. A free air exterior sniff was conducted with probable cause being established for a search of the vehicle.

The driver, 54-year-old, Robby Gillum of Frankfort, was subsequently arrested for Dealing Methamphetamine at 25 grams, Level 2 Felony, Possession of Methamphetamine, Level 4 Felony and Possession of Syringe.

“Twenty-five grams of methamphetamine was stopped from being distributed in our city,” stated FPD Chief Scott Shoemaker on a Facebook post on the department’s page. “After the last few days of drug arrests, I’d be paranoid about who is next.”

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