By Angel Perkins Staff Writer
ARGOS — Argos residents are none too happy about losing a lawsuit last year, one to Harold Stevens regarding a subdivision he owns.
The town was ordered by the Marshall County Circuit Court to pay the costs for providing water and sewer lines to the area Stevens owns off 16th Road. Resident Jan Heuer asked the Argos Town Council this week how they were planning to pay for the extension to the utilities without raising rates of present customers.

Council President George Null said the expense would be paid from the water and sewer utilities account.
 Resident Owen Fluckey asked if there was any recourse to the judge’s decision, but was informed by Town Attorney Ron Gifford there wasn’t anything the town could do after the appeal was denied.
Resident Shawn Harley said he thought it was unfortunate that the town has lost two lawsuits (the other regarding a flawed zoning ordinance and procedure) and now has to take on the financial burden for the Stevens addition. The general consensus of the council members and the meeting’s audience agreed.
Meanwhile, another lawsuit lost is also being addressed. Gifford said the attorneys representing Indiana Renewable Fuels in regard to a proposed ethanol plant, intend to repetition for rezoning of the area east of Argos between Ironwood Road to the east,  north of the railroad, south of S.R. 10 and to Juniper on the west, from agricultural to heavy industrial — once the town’s amended zoning ordinance is in place.
In other business:
• Other items projected for the nearer future are on the less controversial side. Dave Carr informed the council the laundromat is expected to reopen some time this month and the earlier proposed Farmer’s Market will start this Saturday in the laundromat parking lot. He noted that booths will be free of charge to vendors.
• Carr also updated the council on the disaster program for pets. It will be held July 23.
• Council vice president Mary Correll, in charge of the town’s annual “Fourth-a-bration,” said plans are “coming along” and she is looking for names of military persons to honor. She explained there will be no fireworks during the event because they are too costly.