Greenway Construction Set To Begin This Fall
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
Lake City Greenway construction on the northeast side of town, the Beyer Farm - Pike Lake to Kosciusko Community Hospital loop, should begin this fall with work on the western-most spur starting next spring, according to Warsaw city planner Jeff Noffsinger.
The idea for the walking-cycling trail began five years ago, Noffsinger explained to Kosciusko Development Inc. executive board members Wednesday, when he developed the trail on paper as part of a Kosciusko Leadership Academy project.
During a computer-generated presentation, he said the trail is planned in phases. The path will begin west of the City/County Athletic Complex at the Chinworth Bridge and end more than eight miles away at Roy Street in Winona Lake.
Funding has been available with grants from the Indiana Department of Transportation and local foundations and corporate and individual donations. It is expected to cost $1.5 million.
The greenway, like many others throughout the country, is geared for recreation and as an alternative, connective link to schools, parks and, in Kosciusko County's case, a safer path for CCAC-bound bike riders.
Economic development coordinator Jean Gosney distributed several documents comparing each state's corporate income tax rates, individual income taxes, retail sales taxes and motor fuel excise tax rates.
The information was requested last month when board president Joy McCarthy-Sessing talked about how the state of Virginia won over an automotive parts manufacturing business with incentives.
In other business, the board:
• Heard the KDI Web site is back online after being "down" six weeks.
McCarthy-Sessing said the problem stemmed from registering the site under another company's name.
• Heard that a small business workshop will be held Oct. 30, and State Chamber of Commerce representatives will be in Warsaw for a Nov. 21 meeting.
• Heard there were two responses out of seven invitations sent for a breakfast meeting between orthopedic suppliers.
Gosney and McCarthy-Sessing had planned to cook, and the lack of response brought several speculative comments about their culinary skills.
The meeting is intended to bring the industries together in an attempt to gather workforce data regarding education, skills and other expectations of each manufacturer. The information is intended to be used by the school corporations and state colleges in their curriculum.
Gosney said a follow-up invitation, set for Nov. 19, received no response at all.
The next KDI meeting is Nov. 27 at noon. [[In-content Ad]]
Lake City Greenway construction on the northeast side of town, the Beyer Farm - Pike Lake to Kosciusko Community Hospital loop, should begin this fall with work on the western-most spur starting next spring, according to Warsaw city planner Jeff Noffsinger.
The idea for the walking-cycling trail began five years ago, Noffsinger explained to Kosciusko Development Inc. executive board members Wednesday, when he developed the trail on paper as part of a Kosciusko Leadership Academy project.
During a computer-generated presentation, he said the trail is planned in phases. The path will begin west of the City/County Athletic Complex at the Chinworth Bridge and end more than eight miles away at Roy Street in Winona Lake.
Funding has been available with grants from the Indiana Department of Transportation and local foundations and corporate and individual donations. It is expected to cost $1.5 million.
The greenway, like many others throughout the country, is geared for recreation and as an alternative, connective link to schools, parks and, in Kosciusko County's case, a safer path for CCAC-bound bike riders.
Economic development coordinator Jean Gosney distributed several documents comparing each state's corporate income tax rates, individual income taxes, retail sales taxes and motor fuel excise tax rates.
The information was requested last month when board president Joy McCarthy-Sessing talked about how the state of Virginia won over an automotive parts manufacturing business with incentives.
In other business, the board:
• Heard the KDI Web site is back online after being "down" six weeks.
McCarthy-Sessing said the problem stemmed from registering the site under another company's name.
• Heard that a small business workshop will be held Oct. 30, and State Chamber of Commerce representatives will be in Warsaw for a Nov. 21 meeting.
• Heard there were two responses out of seven invitations sent for a breakfast meeting between orthopedic suppliers.
Gosney and McCarthy-Sessing had planned to cook, and the lack of response brought several speculative comments about their culinary skills.
The meeting is intended to bring the industries together in an attempt to gather workforce data regarding education, skills and other expectations of each manufacturer. The information is intended to be used by the school corporations and state colleges in their curriculum.
Gosney said a follow-up invitation, set for Nov. 19, received no response at all.
The next KDI meeting is Nov. 27 at noon. [[In-content Ad]]