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This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, May 18th, 2022.
Later in the program, WFHB News Director Kade Young speaks with Phil Schuman, Executive Director of Financial Wellness and Education at Indiana University, about the student debt crisis in the United States. More in today’s feature report.
Also coming up in the next half hour, Teach Your Children on Better Beware – your weekly consumer-watchdog segment on WFHB. More following today’s feature. But first, your local headlines.
Ellettsville Town Council
On May 9th at the Ellettsville Town Council President of the Senior Housing Board Jeff Bishop asked the council to allow the Senior Citizens New Housing Development to pay the sewer hook-on fee they initially agreed to.
Bishop explained that when they started construction they did all of their permitting and got their quote for the hook-on fee, but due to supply chain issues they are only just now setting up their water and realized that the cost has increased from what they originally had budgeted for.
Town Manager and Utilities Operation Manager Mike Farmer explained to the council how hook-on fees are calculated.
Council Member Pamela Whitten noted that they would be setting a precedent by approving this request, and asked the council if they would be treating everyone else this way in the future.
Farmer said that they should.
The council approved the change to revert it to the original price unanimously.
The next town council meeting will be held on May 23rd.
Feature Report:
In today’s feature report, WFHB News Director Kade Young speaks with Phil Schuman, Executive Director of Financial Wellness and Education at Indiana University, about the student debt crisis in the United States. We turn now to that interview.
Up next, Teach Your Children on Better Beware – your weekly consumer-watchdog segment on WFHB. We turn to host and producer Richard Fish for more.
Credits:
You’ve been listening to the WFHB Local News,
Today’s headlines were written by Noelle Herhusky-Schneider, in partnership with Cats – Community Access Television Services.
Our feature was produced by Kade Young.
Better Beware is produced by Richard Fish.
Our theme music is provided by Mark Bingham and the Social Climbers.
Engineer and Executive producer is Kade Young.
