Syracuse Designates 'Shanna Zolman Day'
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
SYRACUSE - Several ordinances and resolutions were approved Tuesday by the Syracuse Town Council, including a resolution designating Thursday as "Shanna Zolman Day."
According to Syracuse Town Manager Brian Redshaw, the Zolman Day ordinance tries "to list all the things she's accomplished. There's more to come."
The most recent accomplishment for her, he said, was having been named Indiana's Miss Basketball over the weekend. The resolution and a plaque will be presented to Zolman, possibly at her open house this week.
An ordinance was also approved establishing a special nonreverting operating fund for the Syracuse parks. The fund allows the park board to appropriate money for expenditures for operating and maintaining the public parks. The money in the fund will be derived from fees associated with the park department's programs.
Another ordinance is a $2,000 additional appropriation from the town's building inspector fund to the professional services fund.
Though no action was taken on resolution No. 00-03, Redshaw said the council will need to address changes for it at their April meeting. The resolution was approved in 2000.
The resolution details how the town of Syracuse plans to use its share of the Economic Development Income Tax. Before any town may use EDIT funds, the town must have a plan in place describing what they plan to do with the funds over a three-year period. The town may change the resolution as needed.
Redshaw said some changes are needed because priorities have changed.
Councilwoman Barbara Carwile said since the Ind. 13 improvement project will now take longer before it's completed due to the state's budget crisis, the resolution should be amended.
"I think we better put the water deal ahead of the road," she said.
Resolution 00-03 called for sewer and water improvements in the 2000 annexation south of Bowser Road for 2001, road improvements in the second phase of the Ind. 13 project in Wawasee Village for 2002 and water system improvements involving both radio telemetry and an elevated storage tank in 2003.
Redshaw said if any of the council members had suggestions for 2004 use of EDIT funds, to let him know.
In other business, the council:
• Was told by Public Works Superintendent Clint Houseworth the 2002 spring cleanup for Syracuse town residents will be May 13-17. Residents north of the tracks will have cleanup that Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and those south of the tracks will be Thursday and Friday.
• Approved Houseworth's requests for $900 to have Cripe Excavating Inc. remove sludge from South Aeration Ditch; $1,000 for a data base; $4,150 for 50 meters from Utility Supply Co.; $1,442 for lockers to be installed at the street department garage; $2,547 for a self-leveling laser beacon to set elevations and proper grades from Accurate Laser System Inc.; and to advertise for bids for a skid loader to use throughout the Public Works Department.
• Approved the members of the Wellhead Protection Plan board as follows: Mickey Scott, Robert Houser, Mike Davis, Carl Myrick, Jake Bitner, Ronald Sharp, Larry Martindale and Houseworth.
• Approved changes to the town employees' handbook regarding insurance benefits. Redshaw said the changes will eliminate areas of contradiction and are "mostly for medical leave situations."
• Heard the Household Hazardous Waste Day Saturday went well. Redshaw said he wants to schedule another one for May 18.
Redshaw also reported the Syracuse-Wawasee Chamber of Commerce will hold a public meeting on the Wawasee Village Comprehensive Plan on April 18 from 6 to 7 p.m. at Oakwood Inn Academy.
• Approved for town marshal Tom Perzanowski to purchase portable breathalyzer equipment based on the town's share of grant money he said the town is likely to receive. With the grant funds, the town has to pay only 25 percent of the costs, or approximately $1,000-$2,000.
Of all alcohol-related accidents In Kosciusko County, Perzanowski said, Syracuse had only 2.3 percent of the personal injury accidents, 1.5 percent of property damage accidents and no fatalities.
• Approved for Perzanowski to purchase a police/fire recorder for the dispatch plus extra tapes at a cost of approximately $19,120. He had budgeted $20,000 for the expense.
• Heard from Fire Chief Mickey Scott that the pumper truck the town ordered last year was delivered but not all the equipment for it has yet arrived.
Scott said the department is also pursuing a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for a new tanker truck.
• Approved for Scott to advertise for an additional appropriation for $107,000 for a new ambulance.
• Was told by Parks Superintendent Mike Hixenbaugh that he is working on applying for more grants for the community center.
"The (center) is coming along great and we look to it being finished close to the April 15 deadline," he said.
• Heard the Annual Easter Egg hunt will be March 30 at 1 p.m. at Lakeside Park.
Members of the Syracuse Town Council present at Tuesday's meeting included Carwile, Mike Davis and Paul Stoelting. Not present were Bill Hane and Carol Koble. The council meets at 7 p.m. on the third Tuesday of every month in the town hall. [[In-content Ad]]
SYRACUSE - Several ordinances and resolutions were approved Tuesday by the Syracuse Town Council, including a resolution designating Thursday as "Shanna Zolman Day."
According to Syracuse Town Manager Brian Redshaw, the Zolman Day ordinance tries "to list all the things she's accomplished. There's more to come."
The most recent accomplishment for her, he said, was having been named Indiana's Miss Basketball over the weekend. The resolution and a plaque will be presented to Zolman, possibly at her open house this week.
An ordinance was also approved establishing a special nonreverting operating fund for the Syracuse parks. The fund allows the park board to appropriate money for expenditures for operating and maintaining the public parks. The money in the fund will be derived from fees associated with the park department's programs.
Another ordinance is a $2,000 additional appropriation from the town's building inspector fund to the professional services fund.
Though no action was taken on resolution No. 00-03, Redshaw said the council will need to address changes for it at their April meeting. The resolution was approved in 2000.
The resolution details how the town of Syracuse plans to use its share of the Economic Development Income Tax. Before any town may use EDIT funds, the town must have a plan in place describing what they plan to do with the funds over a three-year period. The town may change the resolution as needed.
Redshaw said some changes are needed because priorities have changed.
Councilwoman Barbara Carwile said since the Ind. 13 improvement project will now take longer before it's completed due to the state's budget crisis, the resolution should be amended.
"I think we better put the water deal ahead of the road," she said.
Resolution 00-03 called for sewer and water improvements in the 2000 annexation south of Bowser Road for 2001, road improvements in the second phase of the Ind. 13 project in Wawasee Village for 2002 and water system improvements involving both radio telemetry and an elevated storage tank in 2003.
Redshaw said if any of the council members had suggestions for 2004 use of EDIT funds, to let him know.
In other business, the council:
• Was told by Public Works Superintendent Clint Houseworth the 2002 spring cleanup for Syracuse town residents will be May 13-17. Residents north of the tracks will have cleanup that Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and those south of the tracks will be Thursday and Friday.
• Approved Houseworth's requests for $900 to have Cripe Excavating Inc. remove sludge from South Aeration Ditch; $1,000 for a data base; $4,150 for 50 meters from Utility Supply Co.; $1,442 for lockers to be installed at the street department garage; $2,547 for a self-leveling laser beacon to set elevations and proper grades from Accurate Laser System Inc.; and to advertise for bids for a skid loader to use throughout the Public Works Department.
• Approved the members of the Wellhead Protection Plan board as follows: Mickey Scott, Robert Houser, Mike Davis, Carl Myrick, Jake Bitner, Ronald Sharp, Larry Martindale and Houseworth.
• Approved changes to the town employees' handbook regarding insurance benefits. Redshaw said the changes will eliminate areas of contradiction and are "mostly for medical leave situations."
• Heard the Household Hazardous Waste Day Saturday went well. Redshaw said he wants to schedule another one for May 18.
Redshaw also reported the Syracuse-Wawasee Chamber of Commerce will hold a public meeting on the Wawasee Village Comprehensive Plan on April 18 from 6 to 7 p.m. at Oakwood Inn Academy.
• Approved for town marshal Tom Perzanowski to purchase portable breathalyzer equipment based on the town's share of grant money he said the town is likely to receive. With the grant funds, the town has to pay only 25 percent of the costs, or approximately $1,000-$2,000.
Of all alcohol-related accidents In Kosciusko County, Perzanowski said, Syracuse had only 2.3 percent of the personal injury accidents, 1.5 percent of property damage accidents and no fatalities.
• Approved for Perzanowski to purchase a police/fire recorder for the dispatch plus extra tapes at a cost of approximately $19,120. He had budgeted $20,000 for the expense.
• Heard from Fire Chief Mickey Scott that the pumper truck the town ordered last year was delivered but not all the equipment for it has yet arrived.
Scott said the department is also pursuing a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for a new tanker truck.
• Approved for Scott to advertise for an additional appropriation for $107,000 for a new ambulance.
• Was told by Parks Superintendent Mike Hixenbaugh that he is working on applying for more grants for the community center.
"The (center) is coming along great and we look to it being finished close to the April 15 deadline," he said.
• Heard the Annual Easter Egg hunt will be March 30 at 1 p.m. at Lakeside Park.
Members of the Syracuse Town Council present at Tuesday's meeting included Carwile, Mike Davis and Paul Stoelting. Not present were Bill Hane and Carol Koble. The council meets at 7 p.m. on the third Tuesday of every month in the town hall. [[In-content Ad]]