Ferdinand Issues Monthly Report and Year Re-Cap of Town Agencies

Ferdinand - The Town of Ferdinand issued a monthly report on Tuesday, recapping happenings from Town Agencies.

Police Department

Ferdinand Police Department Chief Lloyd Froman reported a total of 194 calls for service.

Officers received a minimum of 24 hours of training for the year, keeping them certified with the ILEA.

Ferdinand P.D. ordered a 2022 Dodge Durango from Fletcher Chrysler out of Franklin, Indiana. The vehicle is expected to be delivered sometime mid-year.

In December the department assisted or investigated: eight suspicious person/vehicle calls, 11 traffic accidents, two instances of theft, one harassment, and two civil disputes, among other statistics.

Fire Department

Ferdinand Fire Department ended the 2021 with 201 total runs – the most ever

The damage on the south side of Station #2 has been fixed.

Ferdinand F.D. will have a roster of 36 in 2022.

Electric Department

Ferdinand encountered two unplanned outages in the past month. On Christmas day, areas experienced an outage for a half-hour due to an animal issue. On January 10^th, service stalled for an hour due to a bad switch at a warehouse.

The Electric Department also reports that a decorative street light on the south bypass was hit during slick weather.

Town Council

Trees marked by the Department of Natural Resources have been taken down at the 18^th Street Park and Old Town Lake.