Warsawan Wants Action On Rising Gas Prices
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
By Jennifer [email protected]
Roger Conley, West Center Street, said he worked at an oil refinery in Fort Wayne for five years and said he feels the U.S. is being affected by oil price gouging.[[In-content Ad]]"We need to start the ball rolling with addressing the problem," Conley said.
Conley said he has contacted U.S. senators about the issue and plans on getting a group of Warsaw veterans and American Legion members to discuss their concerns with the governor.
"It's a shame that the men who fought for our country have to pay high prices to oil companies that are owned by foreign companies," Conley said.
He suggested there be a price limit put on oil.
Warsaw Mayor Ernie Wiggins said Conley expressed his concerns to him prior to the meeting, and he invited Conley to state his concerns to the council.
"The subject is on the minds of many concerned citizens," Wiggins said.
Councilmen Joe Thallemer agreed rising gas prices are affecting many people.
"We all feel frustrated with the rising gas prices and we support your concerns," Thallemer said.
Conley said he also is concerned with senior citizens who don't have enough money to pay for medication and groceries after paying high gas prices.
"The increased gas prices not only affect us now, but may one day affect our children and grandchildren," he said.
Also during the meeting, Rowena Womack, 601 W. Prairie St., addressed the council with a request for sewage charge adjustments for her home.
In a letter the council reviewed, it said her daughter called the county assessor's office and was told her mother's property is labeled as a single dwelling.
It was determined by the sewage office that since there are separate living quarters in the basement with its own entrance, the person is not a relative and is paying rent to Womack.
Womack attended the meeting and said the home was built in 1958, and she moved in in 1959 and raised six children in the home.
She said she currently lives in the upper half of the home by herself and rents out the lower part of the home. She said she wanted to know the city's definition of a duplex.
She said she has had to pay for two sewage bills, but she only uses one sewage system. The home has a walk-out finished basement, and she is being charged double for sewage services.
"As a citizen I feel this is unfair," Womack said.
Wiggins said the council will speak with city attorney Mike Valentine about the property and get back to Womack and address the issue again at its June meeting.
The council also reviewed Indiana Department of Transportation projects for Kosciusko County for 2008 through 2013.
The council also:
n Approved an ordinance request from the mayor's office to transfer $1,000 from equipment to repairs and maintenance to cover unexpected costs associated with the office's copier and color printer.
n Approved a resolution request to reappropriate funds used in the 80-20 INDOT grant for construction management on the Chinworth Bridge Trail project.
The construction management fee is $82,713, of which the city will pay 20 percent, or $16,543.
n Approved an activity report for the Warsaw Fire Department. The report included 113 responses in March.
n Approved two tax abatement compliance review forms for Little Crow Milling Company Inc., 201 S. Detroit St., and LRC Products Inc., 4130 Corridor Drive.
Councilman and Warsaw street light liaison Bill Rhoades said he has contacted NIPSCO about street lights that are out in the city. He said NIPSCO has not gotten back to him about replacing the lights. He said he has gone around town morning and night hours and identified lights that are out in the city.
Roger Conley, West Center Street, said he worked at an oil refinery in Fort Wayne for five years and said he feels the U.S. is being affected by oil price gouging.[[In-content Ad]]"We need to start the ball rolling with addressing the problem," Conley said.
Conley said he has contacted U.S. senators about the issue and plans on getting a group of Warsaw veterans and American Legion members to discuss their concerns with the governor.
"It's a shame that the men who fought for our country have to pay high prices to oil companies that are owned by foreign companies," Conley said.
He suggested there be a price limit put on oil.
Warsaw Mayor Ernie Wiggins said Conley expressed his concerns to him prior to the meeting, and he invited Conley to state his concerns to the council.
"The subject is on the minds of many concerned citizens," Wiggins said.
Councilmen Joe Thallemer agreed rising gas prices are affecting many people.
"We all feel frustrated with the rising gas prices and we support your concerns," Thallemer said.
Conley said he also is concerned with senior citizens who don't have enough money to pay for medication and groceries after paying high gas prices.
"The increased gas prices not only affect us now, but may one day affect our children and grandchildren," he said.
Also during the meeting, Rowena Womack, 601 W. Prairie St., addressed the council with a request for sewage charge adjustments for her home.
In a letter the council reviewed, it said her daughter called the county assessor's office and was told her mother's property is labeled as a single dwelling.
It was determined by the sewage office that since there are separate living quarters in the basement with its own entrance, the person is not a relative and is paying rent to Womack.
Womack attended the meeting and said the home was built in 1958, and she moved in in 1959 and raised six children in the home.
She said she currently lives in the upper half of the home by herself and rents out the lower part of the home. She said she wanted to know the city's definition of a duplex.
She said she has had to pay for two sewage bills, but she only uses one sewage system. The home has a walk-out finished basement, and she is being charged double for sewage services.
"As a citizen I feel this is unfair," Womack said.
Wiggins said the council will speak with city attorney Mike Valentine about the property and get back to Womack and address the issue again at its June meeting.
The council also reviewed Indiana Department of Transportation projects for Kosciusko County for 2008 through 2013.
The council also:
n Approved an ordinance request from the mayor's office to transfer $1,000 from equipment to repairs and maintenance to cover unexpected costs associated with the office's copier and color printer.
n Approved a resolution request to reappropriate funds used in the 80-20 INDOT grant for construction management on the Chinworth Bridge Trail project.
The construction management fee is $82,713, of which the city will pay 20 percent, or $16,543.
n Approved an activity report for the Warsaw Fire Department. The report included 113 responses in March.
n Approved two tax abatement compliance review forms for Little Crow Milling Company Inc., 201 S. Detroit St., and LRC Products Inc., 4130 Corridor Drive.
Councilman and Warsaw street light liaison Bill Rhoades said he has contacted NIPSCO about street lights that are out in the city. He said NIPSCO has not gotten back to him about replacing the lights. He said he has gone around town morning and night hours and identified lights that are out in the city.
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