Warsaw Council Considers Whimet Tax Abatement
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
A Polish edition of National Geographic was passed between city council members Monday, the volume showcasing Warsaws of the United States.
Fortunately a translation of the article of sister cities to the Polish capital accompanied the publication.
The Kosciusko County Warsaw was featured in a paragraph and two photos.
Attorney Steve Snyder appeared before the board requesting a 10-year tax abatement on personal and real property for Whimet Inc.
Owners Murvil, Mary Lou and Chad Whitehead attended the meeting, too.
Whimet has purchased property formerly owned by Sun Metal Products on Ind. 15.
Whimet is in the business of metal polishing in support of local orthopedic industries.
Whimet has retained 35 former Sun Metal employees and plans to add eight new jobs over the next two years.
The Whiteheads plan to renovate the facility and invest $300,000 in real property and $500,000 in personal property.
Chad Whitehead explained the company plans to add a "hard coating" to the aluminum anodizing process.
Whimet also has signed a four-year lease with Sun Metal Products Inc. so the company will remain in Warsaw during that time.
The council tabled the item until the March 4 council meeting, asking for a breakout of tax dollar amounts.
Members approved a change of meeting days, adding a meeting on the first Monday of each month except January, in addition to the third Monday, at 7 p.m.
The idea is to shorten the meetings, which often last two hours, and reduce the need for special meetings during budget hearing times.
In other business the board:
• Approved a text amendment to the zoning ordinance regarding manufactured, modular and mobile homes. The language was inadvertently left out of the text during the 1998 codification process and recently discovered missing.
• Approved additional appropriations from the council's general fund in the amount of $200,000 to cover the Gatke site rehabilitation and $100,000 for construction of the Lake City Greenway project.
• Adopted four personnel policy handbooks for general personnel policies and for police, civilian and fire personnel.
• Reviewed conflict of interest statements from Mayor Ernie Wiggins, clerk Elaine Call and councilman Joe Thallemer.
Wiggins is a partner at the Ramsey, Wilson & Wiggins Inc. accounting firm and their clients may have business relationships with the city; Call and her husband, Darwin, own Ranger Materials; and Thallemer's children are seasonal employees of the city.
City council members are Jeff Grose, Charlie Smith, George Clemens, Jerry Patterson, Bill Rhoades, Joe Thallemer and Trish Brown. [[In-content Ad]]
A Polish edition of National Geographic was passed between city council members Monday, the volume showcasing Warsaws of the United States.
Fortunately a translation of the article of sister cities to the Polish capital accompanied the publication.
The Kosciusko County Warsaw was featured in a paragraph and two photos.
Attorney Steve Snyder appeared before the board requesting a 10-year tax abatement on personal and real property for Whimet Inc.
Owners Murvil, Mary Lou and Chad Whitehead attended the meeting, too.
Whimet has purchased property formerly owned by Sun Metal Products on Ind. 15.
Whimet is in the business of metal polishing in support of local orthopedic industries.
Whimet has retained 35 former Sun Metal employees and plans to add eight new jobs over the next two years.
The Whiteheads plan to renovate the facility and invest $300,000 in real property and $500,000 in personal property.
Chad Whitehead explained the company plans to add a "hard coating" to the aluminum anodizing process.
Whimet also has signed a four-year lease with Sun Metal Products Inc. so the company will remain in Warsaw during that time.
The council tabled the item until the March 4 council meeting, asking for a breakout of tax dollar amounts.
Members approved a change of meeting days, adding a meeting on the first Monday of each month except January, in addition to the third Monday, at 7 p.m.
The idea is to shorten the meetings, which often last two hours, and reduce the need for special meetings during budget hearing times.
In other business the board:
• Approved a text amendment to the zoning ordinance regarding manufactured, modular and mobile homes. The language was inadvertently left out of the text during the 1998 codification process and recently discovered missing.
• Approved additional appropriations from the council's general fund in the amount of $200,000 to cover the Gatke site rehabilitation and $100,000 for construction of the Lake City Greenway project.
• Adopted four personnel policy handbooks for general personnel policies and for police, civilian and fire personnel.
• Reviewed conflict of interest statements from Mayor Ernie Wiggins, clerk Elaine Call and councilman Joe Thallemer.
Wiggins is a partner at the Ramsey, Wilson & Wiggins Inc. accounting firm and their clients may have business relationships with the city; Call and her husband, Darwin, own Ranger Materials; and Thallemer's children are seasonal employees of the city.
City council members are Jeff Grose, Charlie Smith, George Clemens, Jerry Patterson, Bill Rhoades, Joe Thallemer and Trish Brown. [[In-content Ad]]