County OKs WPD Using Seized Funds
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
By Tim [email protected]
Warsaw Police Chief Perry Hunter told the commissioners about $43,000 was seized in the bust of a prostitution ring at an illegitimate massage parlor in Warsaw in 2007. The bust was the result of a long-term investigation by WPD Detective Lt. Tony Faucett. The Kosciusko County Drug Task Force assisted with manpower for the bust.[[In-content Ad]]Hunter said his department did not have a forfeiture account, so the money was all put into the county's forfeiture account with an interlocal agreement that the WPD could withdraw the money for use in law enforcement. Hunter said his department will use $28,000 of the money to buy two new vehicles. He said the vehicles will replace two of the WPD's current vehicles, which must soon be retired. The vehicles will be owned, used and maintained by the WPD.
In other news, the commissioners approved a request presented by attorney Rick Helm to waive county standards on the modification of a roadway in Turkey Creek Township on Crow Road, near East Wawasee Drive. Helm, representing a developer, said soil and other situational factors were cause for the request. Helm said the designs for the roadway modifications do not match county standards for width or support material under the road surface. The commissioners approved the waiver on the condition that the road will be maintained privately, not by the county.
The commissioners also approved a change in the county's garbage ordinance softening citation fees. The ordinance amendment lowers the fine for garbage citation from a maximum of $100 to $50 on the first citation. Health Department Environmental Scientist Bruce Hammer told the commissioners the changes will allow the citations to be dealt with more efficiently and at less cost for those who are cited.
The next county commissioners meeting is scheduled for 9 a.m. Dec. 9 in the Old Courtroom.
Warsaw Police Chief Perry Hunter told the commissioners about $43,000 was seized in the bust of a prostitution ring at an illegitimate massage parlor in Warsaw in 2007. The bust was the result of a long-term investigation by WPD Detective Lt. Tony Faucett. The Kosciusko County Drug Task Force assisted with manpower for the bust.[[In-content Ad]]Hunter said his department did not have a forfeiture account, so the money was all put into the county's forfeiture account with an interlocal agreement that the WPD could withdraw the money for use in law enforcement. Hunter said his department will use $28,000 of the money to buy two new vehicles. He said the vehicles will replace two of the WPD's current vehicles, which must soon be retired. The vehicles will be owned, used and maintained by the WPD.
In other news, the commissioners approved a request presented by attorney Rick Helm to waive county standards on the modification of a roadway in Turkey Creek Township on Crow Road, near East Wawasee Drive. Helm, representing a developer, said soil and other situational factors were cause for the request. Helm said the designs for the roadway modifications do not match county standards for width or support material under the road surface. The commissioners approved the waiver on the condition that the road will be maintained privately, not by the county.
The commissioners also approved a change in the county's garbage ordinance softening citation fees. The ordinance amendment lowers the fine for garbage citation from a maximum of $100 to $50 on the first citation. Health Department Environmental Scientist Bruce Hammer told the commissioners the changes will allow the citations to be dealt with more efficiently and at less cost for those who are cited.
The next county commissioners meeting is scheduled for 9 a.m. Dec. 9 in the Old Courtroom.
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