City Approves Voluntary Annexation Fiscal Plan, Resolution, Re-Elects Council President
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
By Jennifer [email protected]
The council will review and approve an annexation ordinance during its Jan. 20 meeting. After the ordinance is approved, it will be recorded and the annexation will be official Feb. 20.
Petitioners Mary and James Mitchell, Richard and Sharon Jaynes, Timothy Zentz and Jeff and Anna Beeler requested 44 acres to be annexed into the city on CR 225E.
The property is currently located within Kosciusko County and has an agricultural zoning designation.
In order to match the county’s zoning designation, Warsaw will designate the property’s zoning classification as residential and allow for residential single-family homes.
Kevin Biggs, Biggs Property Management, Decatur, developer for the project, spoke during the meeting.
Biggs said the developer has done other developments in Warsaw including Tigers Retreat, Harrison Landing and are currently working on Paths of Deerfield.
“We are very anxious to move forward with this development north of Harrison Landing,” Biggs said.
The developer’s intentions are to build the residential properties this summer.
The annexation will result in less than one-third of a mile of new roads being annexed into the city.
There are three residential homes that are a part of the annexation, all of which will be provided sewer and trash pick-up at the completion of the proposed future development of the underdeveloped portion of the annexation.
Charlie Smith, councilman, said he felt the fiscal plan is a good program with minimal cost to the city.
Cindy Dobbins, councilwoman, said she has heard positive comments about the existing developments and supports the fiscal plan.
In other matters, the council re-elected Diane Quance to serve as council president. Warsaw Mayor Joe Thallemer thanked Quance for her work, and Quance said she looks forward to continuing to serve.
The council approved re-appointing Jeff Johnson and Rick Snodgrass to Warsaw Redevelopment Commission.
Thallemer thanked the street, police, fire, airport, cemetery and parks departments for their efforts during the recent snow storm.
Councilman Jerry Frush and Quance also thanked the departments.
Also during the meeting, the council approved the city creating a stormwater utility to improve, operate and maintain sewage works.
In other business, the council approved a resolution to transfer $203,000 from the general fund to the general bond fund.
The council also approved a resolution that authorizes the clerk-treasurer to transact the city’s business with a financial institution through the use of electronic funds transfer.
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The council will review and approve an annexation ordinance during its Jan. 20 meeting. After the ordinance is approved, it will be recorded and the annexation will be official Feb. 20.
Petitioners Mary and James Mitchell, Richard and Sharon Jaynes, Timothy Zentz and Jeff and Anna Beeler requested 44 acres to be annexed into the city on CR 225E.
The property is currently located within Kosciusko County and has an agricultural zoning designation.
In order to match the county’s zoning designation, Warsaw will designate the property’s zoning classification as residential and allow for residential single-family homes.
Kevin Biggs, Biggs Property Management, Decatur, developer for the project, spoke during the meeting.
Biggs said the developer has done other developments in Warsaw including Tigers Retreat, Harrison Landing and are currently working on Paths of Deerfield.
“We are very anxious to move forward with this development north of Harrison Landing,” Biggs said.
The developer’s intentions are to build the residential properties this summer.
The annexation will result in less than one-third of a mile of new roads being annexed into the city.
There are three residential homes that are a part of the annexation, all of which will be provided sewer and trash pick-up at the completion of the proposed future development of the underdeveloped portion of the annexation.
Charlie Smith, councilman, said he felt the fiscal plan is a good program with minimal cost to the city.
Cindy Dobbins, councilwoman, said she has heard positive comments about the existing developments and supports the fiscal plan.
In other matters, the council re-elected Diane Quance to serve as council president. Warsaw Mayor Joe Thallemer thanked Quance for her work, and Quance said she looks forward to continuing to serve.
The council approved re-appointing Jeff Johnson and Rick Snodgrass to Warsaw Redevelopment Commission.
Thallemer thanked the street, police, fire, airport, cemetery and parks departments for their efforts during the recent snow storm.
Councilman Jerry Frush and Quance also thanked the departments.
Also during the meeting, the council approved the city creating a stormwater utility to improve, operate and maintain sewage works.
In other business, the council approved a resolution to transfer $203,000 from the general fund to the general bond fund.
The council also approved a resolution that authorizes the clerk-treasurer to transact the city’s business with a financial institution through the use of electronic funds transfer.
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