Works Board Suspends Taxi Driver's Permit
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
By Jennifer [email protected]
At its May 4 meeting, the board approved revoking S. Tyrone Lisenbee's taxi permit due to an incident May 1 involving a city violation.
A hearing was held during Friday's meeting where Lisenbee, Warsaw, requested his taxi permit not be revoked.
"I am ashamed, embarrassed and apologetic for the incident, but I don't feel I am a danger to myself or my clients," Lisenbee said.
Mayor Ernie Wiggins said Lisenbee's taxi permit will continue to be revoked for 30 days.
"We need to be concerned with public safety because that is the most important thing," said board member Jerry Patterson.
Lisenbee will have the opportunity to appear at the board's June 15 meeting to appeal the case again, but must have documentation of attending Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, Wiggins said.
In another matter, the board approved the city paying $2,000 to purchase property at 420 Little League Drive for the Warsaw Parks Department to hold its activities.[[In-content Ad]]The board also:
- Approved a rate increase for Fast Cab Inc., Warsaw.
- Approved a request by the Oakwood Cemetery to purchase a new John Deere lawn mower.
- Approved a $17,994 request from Warsaw Housing Authority to pay a contractor and reimburse Housing Opportunities of Warsaw for administrative costs from the revolving loan fund.
- Approved a reduced rate of $125 per hour for services for the Waste Water Treatment Utility facility by Plews Shadley Racher & Braun, Indianapolis, and rates for the facility by Symbiont, Wisconsin, through April 25.
- Approved a $19,500 contract between WWTU and ProForm Pipe Lining Co. Inc. for lining sanitary sewer along Washington Street.
- Approved a $15,113.50 contract between Craig Welding & Manufacturing Inc. for replacing a channel at plant one.
- Approved a $14,000 contract between WWTU and Jones & Henry Engineers Ltd. for an engineering service agreement to design a gravity sewer along County Club Drive South.
- Approved an extension until Dec. 31 for a grant from the Kosciusko 21st Century Foundation for the Beyer Farm Trail Phase II of the Lake City Greenway. The phase will connect the Beyer Farm Trail to Hodges Addition at Lindberg Drive.
- Approved a request by the planning department to submit a claim voucher to the Indiana Department of Transportation. The claim is for reimbursement as part of the Transportation Enhancement Grant that was awarded to the Chinworth Bridge Trail portion of the Lake City Greenway.
- Approved to proceed with a supplemental agreement for the construction engineering services contract provided by CRIPE Architects and Engineers.
- Approved a $7,600 payment request by the planning department for the city to pay Clounie Landscaping Inc., Huntington, for Market Street improvement work.
- Approved a request by the planning department for disannexation of a portion of Harrison Hill Development.
- Approved a revenue sharing agreement between the Warsaw Police Department and Holt, Sheets and Associates LLC to allow the city to be reimbursed $8 for accident reports sold from buycrash.com
- Approved four hotel accommodation event contracts for the Warsaw Park and Recreation Department.
- Approved the city serving as a gold sponsor, and paying $3,500 for the Warsaw and Winona Lake fireworks show to be held June 30.
- Approved nine new hires for the aviation, park, cemetery and street departments.
- Approved travel requests for Mayor Ernie Wiggins, WPD Lt. Kip Shuter and Warsaw Human Resources Director Jennifer Whitaker.
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At its May 4 meeting, the board approved revoking S. Tyrone Lisenbee's taxi permit due to an incident May 1 involving a city violation.
A hearing was held during Friday's meeting where Lisenbee, Warsaw, requested his taxi permit not be revoked.
"I am ashamed, embarrassed and apologetic for the incident, but I don't feel I am a danger to myself or my clients," Lisenbee said.
Mayor Ernie Wiggins said Lisenbee's taxi permit will continue to be revoked for 30 days.
"We need to be concerned with public safety because that is the most important thing," said board member Jerry Patterson.
Lisenbee will have the opportunity to appear at the board's June 15 meeting to appeal the case again, but must have documentation of attending Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, Wiggins said.
In another matter, the board approved the city paying $2,000 to purchase property at 420 Little League Drive for the Warsaw Parks Department to hold its activities.[[In-content Ad]]The board also:
- Approved a rate increase for Fast Cab Inc., Warsaw.
- Approved a request by the Oakwood Cemetery to purchase a new John Deere lawn mower.
- Approved a $17,994 request from Warsaw Housing Authority to pay a contractor and reimburse Housing Opportunities of Warsaw for administrative costs from the revolving loan fund.
- Approved a reduced rate of $125 per hour for services for the Waste Water Treatment Utility facility by Plews Shadley Racher & Braun, Indianapolis, and rates for the facility by Symbiont, Wisconsin, through April 25.
- Approved a $19,500 contract between WWTU and ProForm Pipe Lining Co. Inc. for lining sanitary sewer along Washington Street.
- Approved a $15,113.50 contract between Craig Welding & Manufacturing Inc. for replacing a channel at plant one.
- Approved a $14,000 contract between WWTU and Jones & Henry Engineers Ltd. for an engineering service agreement to design a gravity sewer along County Club Drive South.
- Approved an extension until Dec. 31 for a grant from the Kosciusko 21st Century Foundation for the Beyer Farm Trail Phase II of the Lake City Greenway. The phase will connect the Beyer Farm Trail to Hodges Addition at Lindberg Drive.
- Approved a request by the planning department to submit a claim voucher to the Indiana Department of Transportation. The claim is for reimbursement as part of the Transportation Enhancement Grant that was awarded to the Chinworth Bridge Trail portion of the Lake City Greenway.
- Approved to proceed with a supplemental agreement for the construction engineering services contract provided by CRIPE Architects and Engineers.
- Approved a $7,600 payment request by the planning department for the city to pay Clounie Landscaping Inc., Huntington, for Market Street improvement work.
- Approved a request by the planning department for disannexation of a portion of Harrison Hill Development.
- Approved a revenue sharing agreement between the Warsaw Police Department and Holt, Sheets and Associates LLC to allow the city to be reimbursed $8 for accident reports sold from buycrash.com
- Approved four hotel accommodation event contracts for the Warsaw Park and Recreation Department.
- Approved the city serving as a gold sponsor, and paying $3,500 for the Warsaw and Winona Lake fireworks show to be held June 30.
- Approved nine new hires for the aviation, park, cemetery and street departments.
- Approved travel requests for Mayor Ernie Wiggins, WPD Lt. Kip Shuter and Warsaw Human Resources Director Jennifer Whitaker.
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