Warsaw Supports Joining, Providing Funding For Passenger Rail Study
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
By Jennifer [email protected]
During Tuesday night’s Warsaw City Council meeting, the council agreed to provide funding for an economic impact study for a passenger rail system.
The study will be conducted by Northeast Indiana Passenger Rail Association for a passenger rail system from Chicago to Ohio.
The association is a volunteer group based in Fort Wayne that is working with partner organization All Aboard Ohio.
A possibility could be that there may be stops in Warsaw and Fort Wayne,
Warsaw Mayor Joe Thallemer said he has spoken with Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry about Warsaw contributing funds to be a part of an economic impact study for passenger rail.
The study has not started yet, and funds for the study are currently being collected for towns and cities interested in participating in the study.
“This study will give us an economic impact of a stop in our community,” Thallemer said. “I’d like to think we have a shot at a stop here in Warsaw.”
Thallemer said the city will support the economic impact study and get partners in the community to help as well.[[In-content Ad]]Thallemer said OrthoWorx has pledged $1,000 toward the economic impact study, and the city of Warsaw could donate $2,000 to $3,000 toward the study depending on how much in additional funds the city receives from other entities.
The overall goal Warsaw would donate would be $5,000, Thallemer said.
Thallemer said the Warsaw-Kosciusko County Chamber has agreed to provide funding for the economic impact study, and he will approach Kosciusko County Economic Development Corp. and other entities for funding.
The total cost of the economic impact study to bring passenger rail to northern Indiana is $80,000.
Mark Dobson, Warsaw-Kosciusko County Chamber of Commerce president, previously discussed the highspeed railsystem topic at the council’s May 21 meeting.
Dobson asked at that meeting the city consider contributing funds to finance the study as a first step for bringing passenger rail service to Warsaw.
In other business, the council approved a tax abatement for Flexaust Company, 1510 Armstrong Road. Flexaust estimated adding 25 new employees, and has currently added 56 new employees.
During Tuesday night’s Warsaw City Council meeting, the council agreed to provide funding for an economic impact study for a passenger rail system.
The study will be conducted by Northeast Indiana Passenger Rail Association for a passenger rail system from Chicago to Ohio.
The association is a volunteer group based in Fort Wayne that is working with partner organization All Aboard Ohio.
A possibility could be that there may be stops in Warsaw and Fort Wayne,
Warsaw Mayor Joe Thallemer said he has spoken with Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry about Warsaw contributing funds to be a part of an economic impact study for passenger rail.
The study has not started yet, and funds for the study are currently being collected for towns and cities interested in participating in the study.
“This study will give us an economic impact of a stop in our community,” Thallemer said. “I’d like to think we have a shot at a stop here in Warsaw.”
Thallemer said the city will support the economic impact study and get partners in the community to help as well.[[In-content Ad]]Thallemer said OrthoWorx has pledged $1,000 toward the economic impact study, and the city of Warsaw could donate $2,000 to $3,000 toward the study depending on how much in additional funds the city receives from other entities.
The overall goal Warsaw would donate would be $5,000, Thallemer said.
Thallemer said the Warsaw-Kosciusko County Chamber has agreed to provide funding for the economic impact study, and he will approach Kosciusko County Economic Development Corp. and other entities for funding.
The total cost of the economic impact study to bring passenger rail to northern Indiana is $80,000.
Mark Dobson, Warsaw-Kosciusko County Chamber of Commerce president, previously discussed the highspeed railsystem topic at the council’s May 21 meeting.
Dobson asked at that meeting the city consider contributing funds to finance the study as a first step for bringing passenger rail service to Warsaw.
In other business, the council approved a tax abatement for Flexaust Company, 1510 Armstrong Road. Flexaust estimated adding 25 new employees, and has currently added 56 new employees.
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