Young Tigers Plan Addition
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
Fribley Field is one step closer to having a new concession stand now that a sewer tap fee has been waived.
The Warsaw City Council approved the request for the sewer tap fee waiver at its meeting Monday.
The concession stand will replace the existing one. It will include two restrooms that are handicapped accessible and a concession stand with a counter.
It will be on the north side of the East Market Street field. The existing fence will be removed and the stand will be built.
Carl Sowers, fundraising chairman for Young Tiger Football, said the concession stand construction will begin in April and should not cost more than $35,000. He said the stand will be owned by the city and the parks department. Warsaw will maintain the building.
"This will be a nice concession stand for the city and donors will have their names put on the building," Sowers said.
The council also approved a new schedule of sewer rates for Warsaw.
The council found the existing sewer rates and charges for services rendered by the city's sewage works did not provide sufficient monies for operation, maintenance and financing. A revision of rates and charges was needed.
The ordinance states the rates and charges for all dwelling units, including single family, duplexes, apartments, condominiums and mobile home courts must be $30.80 per month for each dwelling unit. The board approved council members Bill Rhoades and Joe Thallemer to discuss sewer rates with Winona Lake town council members.
Proposed sewer rate charges for Warsaw and Winona Lake were discussed at the council's Aug. 21 meeting.
The proposed ordinance includes a 60-percent increase in applicable sewer rates for Winona Lake where Warsaw will only see a sewer rate increase of 10 percent.
Mayor Ernie Wiggins said he will arrange a convenient time for city councilmen and the Winona Lake town council to meet to discuss the proposed sewer rates.
The city council held a public hearing for its 2007 budget and tax rates during the meeting. The city council will meet Sept. 18 at 7 p.m. at city hall to adopt the budget. The proposed budget total is $19,412,141.
The council also:
• Approved for the Warsaw Police Department to transfer funds for police office supplies, FICA, police operating supplies, repairs and maintenance out of the 2006 budget.
• Approved an inter-governmental emergency mutual aid agreement for Warsaw with Plymouth, Columbia City, Wabash and Goshen.
• Approved the city waiving a sewer hookup fee, providing the system at 1317 Timon Drive remains functional. The home was formerly owned by Howard Woodward. Bruce Woodward, of Woodward Realty, requested the council waive the sewer system hook-up fee for five years. In 2000, Warsaw extended sewer service to Shadycrest Subdivision. Only part of the subdivision, which Howard developed in 1978, had sewer. In October 2002, he paid $33,915 to Beer & Slabaugh of Nappanee to have the sewer lines extended.
• Approved an amendment to the city code titled "Offenses and Miscellaneous Provisions." The amendment states an application for a permit to operate a massage establishment must be made with the Warsaw Police Department on forms provided by the department.
• Approved replacing four light poles on Market Street and one light pole on Indiana Street with five new tri-globe lights as part of the city's streetscape project.
Councilmen are Mayor Ernie Wiggins, Joe Thallemer, Jerry Patterson, Charles Smith, Bob Morrison, George Clemens, Jeff Grose and Bill Rhoades. [[In-content Ad]]
Fribley Field is one step closer to having a new concession stand now that a sewer tap fee has been waived.
The Warsaw City Council approved the request for the sewer tap fee waiver at its meeting Monday.
The concession stand will replace the existing one. It will include two restrooms that are handicapped accessible and a concession stand with a counter.
It will be on the north side of the East Market Street field. The existing fence will be removed and the stand will be built.
Carl Sowers, fundraising chairman for Young Tiger Football, said the concession stand construction will begin in April and should not cost more than $35,000. He said the stand will be owned by the city and the parks department. Warsaw will maintain the building.
"This will be a nice concession stand for the city and donors will have their names put on the building," Sowers said.
The council also approved a new schedule of sewer rates for Warsaw.
The council found the existing sewer rates and charges for services rendered by the city's sewage works did not provide sufficient monies for operation, maintenance and financing. A revision of rates and charges was needed.
The ordinance states the rates and charges for all dwelling units, including single family, duplexes, apartments, condominiums and mobile home courts must be $30.80 per month for each dwelling unit. The board approved council members Bill Rhoades and Joe Thallemer to discuss sewer rates with Winona Lake town council members.
Proposed sewer rate charges for Warsaw and Winona Lake were discussed at the council's Aug. 21 meeting.
The proposed ordinance includes a 60-percent increase in applicable sewer rates for Winona Lake where Warsaw will only see a sewer rate increase of 10 percent.
Mayor Ernie Wiggins said he will arrange a convenient time for city councilmen and the Winona Lake town council to meet to discuss the proposed sewer rates.
The city council held a public hearing for its 2007 budget and tax rates during the meeting. The city council will meet Sept. 18 at 7 p.m. at city hall to adopt the budget. The proposed budget total is $19,412,141.
The council also:
• Approved for the Warsaw Police Department to transfer funds for police office supplies, FICA, police operating supplies, repairs and maintenance out of the 2006 budget.
• Approved an inter-governmental emergency mutual aid agreement for Warsaw with Plymouth, Columbia City, Wabash and Goshen.
• Approved the city waiving a sewer hookup fee, providing the system at 1317 Timon Drive remains functional. The home was formerly owned by Howard Woodward. Bruce Woodward, of Woodward Realty, requested the council waive the sewer system hook-up fee for five years. In 2000, Warsaw extended sewer service to Shadycrest Subdivision. Only part of the subdivision, which Howard developed in 1978, had sewer. In October 2002, he paid $33,915 to Beer & Slabaugh of Nappanee to have the sewer lines extended.
• Approved an amendment to the city code titled "Offenses and Miscellaneous Provisions." The amendment states an application for a permit to operate a massage establishment must be made with the Warsaw Police Department on forms provided by the department.
• Approved replacing four light poles on Market Street and one light pole on Indiana Street with five new tri-globe lights as part of the city's streetscape project.
Councilmen are Mayor Ernie Wiggins, Joe Thallemer, Jerry Patterson, Charles Smith, Bob Morrison, George Clemens, Jeff Grose and Bill Rhoades. [[In-content Ad]]