The Warsaw Board of Works held a short meeting Friday and approved two amendments to the Jones & Henry Engineers engineering agreement in an amount not to exceed $1.1 million. The work will be for the new wastewater treatment plant and collection project. The board also approved a $10,000 grant application for additional financial assistance to the Kosciusko County Community Foundation Inc.for the Beyer Farm Trail portion of the Lake City Greenway. The Lake City Greenway Steering Committee has received a $100,000 grant through the Indiana Department of Natural Resources Divison of Outdoor Recreation to offset costs.Eighty percent of the construction costs will be covered by the grant.The remaining 20 percent, plus land acquisition, is being sought through private and in-kind donations. The board gave Warsaw Fire Chief Matt Warren permission to proceed with the purchase of the Priser property adjacent to fire station No.2 at a cost of $57,500.
TERESA SMITH, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016