At Monday night's city council meeting, three Logansport City Council members urged the continuation of air quality monitoring in the wake of a report by Malcom Jarrell that WSP southwest of Logansport will likely have a second kiln soon.

Jarrell presented a report to the council on air quality and found that only one of the samplings taken out of more than 200 was below the community's standard for air quality. He and Cass County resident Lora Redweik warned the council of a report in The Guardian on a company related to WSP in Mexico that may be moving its operations away from the Monterey area. Whether it could be coming to Cass County is unclear, but as mentioned by Jarrell and Redweik, WSP has ample room for expansion at its site near Clymers.

Mayor Chris Martin did not say whether he favored continued testing at a time when environmental air quality standards for industries are being relaxed at the federal and state levels.

Meanwhile, the council approved funding for a time clock for city employees after a committee meeting last month when city officials heard that was ghost employment in several departments. Again, no response from Martin, who has frequently been absent from the City Building. As pointed out, ghost employment in Indiana is a felony.

City Attorney Kelly Leeman said he has not received word from the city's insurance company on the claim filed, apparently for the city's alleged outstanding $46,000 bill owed to the Super 8 Motel for the Iron Horsemen basketball team. Councilwoman Suzy Wamsley said she wants to see the company's response shared with the council.

These ongoing problems -- still unresolved -- are why we are asking Logansport residents to sign and share the petition. Thank you for caring for the future of our community.