Kris Ockomon

ANDERSON, IN - At a meeting of the Anderson Redevelopment Commission on Tuesday, December 2, 2008, a purchase agreement was executed on a key parcel of land once occupied by General Motors. The parcel is located at 2900 E. Scatterfield Road, and was known as Plant 18. The $425,000 agreement was presented by Stan and Teresa Lay of Hy-Tech Machining and approved unanimously by the Anderson Redevelopment Commission.

ANDERSON, IN - As part of 'Character Counts Week' in Anderson, Crime Watch put together a large block party for after the annual  Character Counts parade. At the festivities,  Don Peslis, director of the Center for
Character Development at Anderson University, was named a Distinguished Hoosier.

The honor, bestowed by Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels, was presented to Peslis by Senator Tim Lanane and Representative Terri Austin.

ANDERSON, IN - The Character Counts! (CC!) program will celebrate its 10-year anniversary through a series of special events, October 9 -19.  The City of Anderson adopted the Character Counts! (CC!) program in 1998.  Scheduled activities will spotlight the growth of Anderson as a CC! community. 

 “We live in a community that is built on a foundation of strong values and will continue to build on that foundation well into the future,” said Kris Ockomon, mayor of the City of Anderson.  “Anderson has been a Character Counts!

ANDERSON, IN - Mayor Kris Ockomon
cut the ribbon at a ceremony to officially dedicate the upgraded effluent
filter facilities at the Gene Gustin Way Water Pollution Control Plant. 
Members of the Board of Works and City Council, which approved this project to
improve the city’s infrastructure, joined the Mayor
and other guests, including representatives from the design firm Greeley and
Hansen and the contractor M.K. Betts Engineering and Contracting, at the August
6th ceremony.

ANDERSON, IN - Richard Mort and the Mort Family have been selected by Mayor
Kris Ockomon as recipients of the Chief Anderson award, the highest honor bestowed
by the City of Anderson. 
The Chief Anderson award recognizes extraordinary leadership that serves to
positively impact Anderson’s
future. 

“Mr. Mort and his family were
instrumental in shepherding development to the Southern edge of Anderson, beginning with
the location of Interstate 69, and continuing even today with the announcement
of Nestlé’s expansion,” Mayor
Ockomon explained.