Centerville is working to address several maintenance concerns.
Sanitary inspection
Indiana Department of Environmental Management’s Office of Water Quality conducted a sanitary survey inspection at Centerville Water Works on June 18.
The inspector found two minor deficiencies that required a response and/or follow-up inspection within 30 days.
Water plant No. 2’s chlorine room had condensation on chlorine cylinders and appurtenances. A dehumidifier or means of temperature regulation must be installed in the chlorine room.
The inspector said well houses Nos. 1 and 2, which were built in the 1960s, need repair or replacing, and all three well houses had condensation on all piping, so a dehumidifier should be installed in each.
Town Manager Kevin Slick said the expensive deficiency will need to be addressed when town officials prepare their 2026 budget.
Maintenance concerns
At council’s June 24 workshop, stormwater board president Gary Killen raised concerns about a lack of money in the stormwater maintenance fund for cleanup and repairs to clean a creek after water went over the bank during heavy spring rains.
Killen said he believed the stormwater board was set up with a cumulative fund to save for big projects, and they hadn’t had major outlays in the past couple of years. Residents pay a monthly stormwater fee. Fixed bond payments come out of that fund twice per year.
Killen asked for clearer accounting information to share with the stormwater board. Council President Dan Wandersee advised him to work with Slick.
Killen also raised concerns about the condition of a rotting Maplewood Park shelter. The former Archway Days committee member helped raise money and build it and doesn’t want to see it deteriorate if a few hundred dollars could be spent to prevent more expensive damage. He said there’s surely some money in the town’s budget for park maintenance and buildings.
Wandersee said he would look into it, and if funds weren’t available, Main Street Centerville might be willing to take it on as a project.
A version of this article appeared in the July 30 2025 print edition of the Western Wayne News.