City OKs Motorcycle 'Freedom Ride' To Support Troops
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
By Jennifer [email protected]
Ken Mounsey, Operation Support Troops, attended the meeting and requested approval for the parade.
Registration will begin at 10 a.m. at Louie's Bar and Grill, Syracuse, and the ride will begin at 1 p.m. The parade will travel through Warsaw, North Webster, Ligonier and Cromwell, and end at Hammer's Pub and Grub, Syracuse.
The event also will include a concert by Steppenwolf, band known for "Born To Be Wild."
The event began in 1994 when Mounsey's cousin, Eric Scott Mounsey, a Black Hawk helicopter pilot, died during military service.
Proceeds from the parade will be used to sponsor local Boy Scout troops and their summer activities. The riders will put flags around the Veterans War Memorial Monument at the county courthouse to remember those who have fought in wars, Mounsey said.
Also during the meeting, Mayor Ernie Wiggins appointed Joe Thallemer to serve as a council representative for the Warsaw Traffic Safety Commission.
Wiggins said a member of the plan commission was needed to serve on the traffic commission because some of the issues the entities deal with are similar. Thallemer will join councilmen Bill Rhoades and George Clemens, who serve as commission members.
Thallemer informed council members the Warsaw Plan Commission will meet Monday at 7 p.m. at city hall to discuss the Menards site plan.
The city council also received a letter from Joy McCarthy-Sessing, president of Kosciusko Development Inc., thanking Mayor Ernie Wiggins and council members for supporting KDI and economic growth in Kosciusko County. The letter states the goal of KDI is to help local businesses and communities ensure quality communities and quality jobs for area residents.
An article titled "Cities, Counties Plan to Expand Senior Services" was reviewed by the council. The article states the number of Americans over age 65 in 2000 will have doubled by 2030 to 71.5 million people, comprising 20 percent of the population. The article said cities and towns are looking at housing, transportation and volunteer opportunities to facilitate their needs.
Wiggins presented three articles featuring Kosciusko County.
The council reviewed an article titled "Water and Sewer Departments Convince Residents to Pay More for their Services" published in the American City and County newsletter.
The council reviewed a schedule for the City-Athletic Complex athletics schedule for 2007.
The council reviewed a 2006 year-end report for the Warsaw Police Department and reviewed cases completed by the Kosciusko County Drug Task Force from Jan. 1, 2006, to Dec. 31.
The council also:
n Approved a request from the Warsaw Police Department to transfer $4,500 from police other supplies into police printing, and transferring $500 from police other supplies to police professional services. The transfer will replenish funds used to pay for promotional materials and a speaker's fee for National Crime Victims' Rights Week April 22-28 out of the 2007 budget.
n Approved a grant reimbursement resolution for the Chinworth Bridge Trail project. The grant that Warsaw received from Indiana Department of Transportation covers 80 percent of the construction management fee for the project, but it is a reimbursement grant which means the city will pay 100 percent upfront and then receive 80 percent back from INDOT.
Appropriating funds back into the budget will allow the city to cover additional services required for the construction management of the project. The construction management fee is $81,698, of which the city will pay a little more than $16,000, according to city planner Jeremy Skinner.
n Approved the city sending a letter to NIPSCO requesting power be turned on at a subdivision north of Kohl's, and accepting a lift station at Northwest Woods Crossing. The city will pay for the power at the lift station.
n Approved conflict of interest disclosure statements for Clerk-Treasurer Elaine Call, whose husband is owner of Ranger Materials; Wiggins, who is a partner with certified public accounting firm Ramsey and Wiggins and whose clients may do business with the city; Council member Charles Smith, who is an executive officer and stockholder in Lake City Bank; Robert Gonzalez, operator/laborer for the street department with the city whose father-in-law is Dave Tackett, Warsaw Street Department assistant superintendent; and Street Superintendent Lacy Francis, whose stepson is a street department employee.[[In-content Ad]]
Ken Mounsey, Operation Support Troops, attended the meeting and requested approval for the parade.
Registration will begin at 10 a.m. at Louie's Bar and Grill, Syracuse, and the ride will begin at 1 p.m. The parade will travel through Warsaw, North Webster, Ligonier and Cromwell, and end at Hammer's Pub and Grub, Syracuse.
The event also will include a concert by Steppenwolf, band known for "Born To Be Wild."
The event began in 1994 when Mounsey's cousin, Eric Scott Mounsey, a Black Hawk helicopter pilot, died during military service.
Proceeds from the parade will be used to sponsor local Boy Scout troops and their summer activities. The riders will put flags around the Veterans War Memorial Monument at the county courthouse to remember those who have fought in wars, Mounsey said.
Also during the meeting, Mayor Ernie Wiggins appointed Joe Thallemer to serve as a council representative for the Warsaw Traffic Safety Commission.
Wiggins said a member of the plan commission was needed to serve on the traffic commission because some of the issues the entities deal with are similar. Thallemer will join councilmen Bill Rhoades and George Clemens, who serve as commission members.
Thallemer informed council members the Warsaw Plan Commission will meet Monday at 7 p.m. at city hall to discuss the Menards site plan.
The city council also received a letter from Joy McCarthy-Sessing, president of Kosciusko Development Inc., thanking Mayor Ernie Wiggins and council members for supporting KDI and economic growth in Kosciusko County. The letter states the goal of KDI is to help local businesses and communities ensure quality communities and quality jobs for area residents.
An article titled "Cities, Counties Plan to Expand Senior Services" was reviewed by the council. The article states the number of Americans over age 65 in 2000 will have doubled by 2030 to 71.5 million people, comprising 20 percent of the population. The article said cities and towns are looking at housing, transportation and volunteer opportunities to facilitate their needs.
Wiggins presented three articles featuring Kosciusko County.
The council reviewed an article titled "Water and Sewer Departments Convince Residents to Pay More for their Services" published in the American City and County newsletter.
The council reviewed a schedule for the City-Athletic Complex athletics schedule for 2007.
The council reviewed a 2006 year-end report for the Warsaw Police Department and reviewed cases completed by the Kosciusko County Drug Task Force from Jan. 1, 2006, to Dec. 31.
The council also:
n Approved a request from the Warsaw Police Department to transfer $4,500 from police other supplies into police printing, and transferring $500 from police other supplies to police professional services. The transfer will replenish funds used to pay for promotional materials and a speaker's fee for National Crime Victims' Rights Week April 22-28 out of the 2007 budget.
n Approved a grant reimbursement resolution for the Chinworth Bridge Trail project. The grant that Warsaw received from Indiana Department of Transportation covers 80 percent of the construction management fee for the project, but it is a reimbursement grant which means the city will pay 100 percent upfront and then receive 80 percent back from INDOT.
Appropriating funds back into the budget will allow the city to cover additional services required for the construction management of the project. The construction management fee is $81,698, of which the city will pay a little more than $16,000, according to city planner Jeremy Skinner.
n Approved the city sending a letter to NIPSCO requesting power be turned on at a subdivision north of Kohl's, and accepting a lift station at Northwest Woods Crossing. The city will pay for the power at the lift station.
n Approved conflict of interest disclosure statements for Clerk-Treasurer Elaine Call, whose husband is owner of Ranger Materials; Wiggins, who is a partner with certified public accounting firm Ramsey and Wiggins and whose clients may do business with the city; Council member Charles Smith, who is an executive officer and stockholder in Lake City Bank; Robert Gonzalez, operator/laborer for the street department with the city whose father-in-law is Dave Tackett, Warsaw Street Department assistant superintendent; and Street Superintendent Lacy Francis, whose stepson is a street department employee.[[In-content Ad]]
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