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INSIDE THIS ISSUE ™ Classifieds...................................................A7 Community Calendar.........................A10-11 Worship List ...............................................A8 Special Center Pull Out Section Serving New Haven & East Allen County www.EastAllenTimes.com February 17, 2012 East Allen home sales hold steady in 2011 Area is fifth in total home sales By VALERIE CAVIGLIA New home permits [email protected] January-December 2011 # permits 2011 total $ 2011 average $ Allen County 680 126,307,163 185,746 Despite a drop in closed Aboite Township 143 32,289,022 225,797 home sales for some east Adams Township 28 3,363,385 120,121 Allen County townships, Cedar Creek Township 33 8,529,757 258,477 the area saw a relatively Eel River Township 10 1,808,903 180,890 stable housing market in Jackson Township 0 0 - 2011 based on numbers Jefferson Township 1 235,400 235,400 released this month by the Lafayette Township 19 3,922,574 206,451 Lake Township 33 3,333,184 101,006 Upstate Alliance of Real- Madison Township 2 470,900 235,450 tors. Marion Township 5 972,065 194,413 Courtesy photo As a whole, Allen Maumee Township 0 0 - The East Allen County Schools Redesign Plan includes several County accounted for 68 Milan Township 7 1,382,740 197,534 building projects, some of which might create K-12 campus options. percent of total home Monroe Township 5 798,151 159,630 sales in the region, which Perry Township 161 37,027,160 229,982 includes Adams, Allen, Pleasant Township 2 540,897 270,449 Petition drives, bond DeKalb, Huntington, Scipio Township 0 0 - Noble, Wells and Whitley Springfield Township 5 430,800 86,160 counties. In 2011, the St. Joseph Township 59 11,173,763 189,386 issue will determine Washington Township 57 7,520,035 131,930 number of closed home Wayne Township 110 12,508,427 113,713 sales in Allen County fate of EACS projects totaled 3,986 out of a total Home sales in 2011 5,889 in northeast Indiana. Wayne/Pleasant townships: 1,017 closed sales ■ St. Joseph Township: 886 closed sales ■ Voters will decide next on Heritage proposal East Allen County Aboite/Lafayette townships: 625 closed sales ■ St. Joseph Township: 886 closed sales ■ Eel/ townships split the differ- Lake/Perry townships: 615 closed sales ■ Washington Township: 356 closed sales ■ Adams/ ence in gains and losses in Marion townships: 289 closed sales ■ Springfield/Cedar Creek/Scipio townships: 155 closed By KELLY MCLENDON ■ ■ [email protected] closed home sales: Cedar sales Jefferson/Jackson/Madison/Monroe townships: 43 closed sales Maumee/Milan Creek, Springfield and townships: 39 closed sales Sources: Home Builders Association, Upstate Alliance of Realtors Over the next few weeks and months, residents within Scipio townships saw a 31 the East Allen County School District will vote on a percent decline (20); slighty by 2.4 percent (26). compared to a combined series of proposals that, if approved, would result in Milan and Maumee town- (280); and Jefferson, The county saw the total home sales in east upgrading and consolidating school facilities and build ships increased 18.2 Jackson, Madison and most home sales in Wayne Allen County of 365. East Allen University, a school designed to help students percent (39); Adams and Monroe townships saw the and Pleasant townships better prepare for college. Marion townships dropped most gains at 23.8 percent with 1,017 — this See HOME, page A2 Those proposals, however, have run into opposition from those who say the cost is too high. The first proposal to be voted on is the $10.8 million Woodlan K-12 campus project, which would consolidate A love kindergarten through 12th-grade classes at Woodlan Junior/Senior High School in Woodburn. Yellow petitions in favor of the proposal have been circulating around the lost and community, as have blue remonstrance petitions against Budget Tight? it. The deadline for signing the petitions was Tuesday, Feb. 14. Following that, residents will be asked to sign yellow found Are you pregnant? or blue petitions for the $11.9 million Heritage K-12 proposal, which would consolidate kindergarten through Breastfeeding? 12th-grade classes at Heritage Junior/Senior High School again in Monroeville. That petition drive starts Thursday, Have a child under 5? March 1. A love story 30 And on Tuesday, May 8, voters will decide on an $88.75 million bond issue that would: spend $23.9 years in the making WIC might be able to help. million to upgrade New Haven Intermediate; spend wins the Greatest $25.4 million to upgrade New Haven Junior/Senior Love Story of all The Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program provides High; and spend $23.7 million to build East Allen ʻTimesʼ contest free checks for nutritious foods, breastfeeding University on the site of the former Harding High School. Described as an “early college academy,” East support and nutrition education for all kinds of Allen University would allow students to earn college By VALERIE CAVIGLIA credits that can be applied toward an associate degree [email protected] qualifying families - single parents, married, from Vincennes University. working, not working and foster. By consolidating facilities, district officials say EACS It was New Year’s Eve, will save money. A letter written by EACS Superin- Dec. 31, 1998. Deanna tendent Karyle Green in January said that the district’s Linn and Mike Hathaway capital fund revenue has significantly decreased, which stood inside the Denver Call to see if you qualify. has left the district with a shortage. International Airport “In addition to the change in revenue for our opera- looking at each other face- tional funds, our capital fund revenue (based on property to-face for the first time in 458-2641 taxes) has seen almost a $2,000,000 decrease with the 30 years — she with a laws instituting property tax caps and supplemental heart full of hope and he You can ask about our deductions,” Green wrote. with an apology he hoped medical and dental The letter added that the district can “no longer main- she would accept. So very services too! See EACS page A6 See LOVE, page A4 Neighborhood Health Clinicss 1725 S. Calhoun St. Fort Wayne, IN 3306 Independence Drive, Fort Wayne, IN 46808 IN Wayne, Fort Drive, Independence 3306 Times Community Publications Community Times A2 • www.EastAllenTimes.com East Allen County Times • February 17, 2012 HOME from page A1 CRUMBACK-SYMONS CHEVROLET Alan Moore, principal large percentage of sales.” $112,500, from $117,000. broker and owner of River Overall, new home Overall, east Allen County City Realty in Fort prices have remained home sellers did not see Wayne, attributes the large stable: the average value significant change in the number of home sales in of new homes permitted percent of original list OWNER Wayne Township to popu- in Allen County in 2011 price received at closing lation and affordable was $185,746, compared from 2010 to 2011. pricing, and predicts the with $184,801 in 2010 While 2012 will likely APPRECIATION Days area will again see the and $178,745 in 2009. be a favorable year for highest number of sales in East Allen County buyers, there is some 2012. townships saw median positive news for sellers, “Based on a pure sales prices decline in all Moore said. Celebrating 41 years of Business number of transactions, areas by between 3.8 and “The market is defi- Wayne Township will lead 16 percent: Cedar Creek, nitely still on the buyer’s again, but I think this will Springfield and Scipio side, but sellers are be a year of solid upswing townships were down 16 holding their ground. 2011 SILVERADO 2012 MALIBU 1LT for the whole county,” percent at $92,400 Based on statistics from 4WD EXT. CAB Moore said. “The inven- compared to $110,000 in Upstar, the percentage of tory is ticking down a bit 2010; Milan and Maumee original list price for with sales slightly up, so townships dropped 8.1 homes sold in 2011 was we are starting to see percent to $96,500 from 94 percent — pretty static more quality listings &105,000; Adams and from 94.2 percent in throughout the county. Marion townships 2010,” he said. 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