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Commissioners OK Service Agreement For Commercial-Industrial Assessments

To get the commercial and industrial assessments completed in 2024 and then thereafter, the Kosciusko County Commissioners on Tuesday put their trust into County Assessor Gail Chapman’s plan.

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A Few Tips For Your Meeting With A Financial Planner


Bridge Work Unacceptable, County Hears

All the work on Bridge 289 leading to Cedar Point Island on the east side of Lake Wawasee basically has to be done again, according to highway department director Dennis Pletcher. Pletcher advised the county commissioners Tuesday the $241,000 renovation project by Kel-Con is not only considerably behind schedule, work that has been done is not acceptable. "It's been one small problem after another," he said, of 3-inch gaps, ungrouted, sliding panels and wing walls that don't line up with footers.The footers will have to be dug up and reset. "Jack [Kelly] hasn't returned my calls for two weeks.I asked that a detailed plan be sent Friday.He said it would be here Monday.I still haven't seen it." The work, which began last fall, was to be substantially completed May 21.There are penalties of $200 per day for each day the work is not done. The commissioners have approved regular payments, excepting $40,000 and a 10-percent retainer.

Burned House Topic At Board Of Works

Warsaw Mayor Ernie Wiggins, Warsaw Building Inspector Pam Kennedy and City Planner Jeff Noffsinger showed concern for a recently burned home Friday at the Board of Public Works and Safety. Wiggins said he received a list of neighbors asking about the status and future of the home at 939 E.Fort Wayne St. "That house has been a nuisance for 15 years," Kennedy said. She also said there have been drugs in the house and numerous drug busts have taken place. "That house has concerned every department within the city," Kennedy said. "Basically, it's a nonconforming use," Noffsinger said."So we're going back through the history records to see when it became nonconforming." Kennedy said the property is still repairable. In other business: • The board approved a contract for a staff retreat for the Building and Planning Department. The purpose is to clarify the departmental mission and develop a set of prioritized goals and action plans.


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Follow This Eight Step Plan To Help Secure Your Financial Security



Stafford To Retire After 40-Plus Years With City

Jim Stafford will retire April 27, after more than 40 years of service to the Warsaw Public Works Dept.His career, which spans almost 50 years, started April 23, 1953, when Mike Hodges was mayor.He worked under mayors Hodges, Andrew Jack Ingle, Joe Johnson and Dale Tucker until he retired Oct.29, 1977, ...the first time.He came back to "help out" from Feb.27 to Oct.7, 1978.He started again Aug.11, 1986, and worked under Tucker, Jeff Plank and current mayor Ernie Wiggins.He will retire again later this month.

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Syracuse May Scale Back Highway Plan

Syracuse - Town council is on the verge of scaling back its proposed Ind.13 highway project from one mile to five blocks. Although no vote was taken Tuesday, council instructed an engineer to return Jan.20 with a cost figure if the project entailed only three lanes from Medusa Street south to Chicago Street. The original plan included the three-lane segment plus five lanes south past Bowser Street. Council has been sitting on the project since it granted preliminary approval last fall.The vote was close and many residents oppose the idea of a five-lane highway through the heart of the town's business district. If the council kills the entire project, the town would still be obligated to repay the federal government $112,000 in engineering costs already incurred. But an engineer for Butler Fairman and Seufert Ind., Indianapolis, told council the town could approve the entire project and then tell the state they can afford to do only one segment.

Garage Sales Planned

A garage sale is planned for Thursday and Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and April 27 from 8 a.m. to noon at 603 N. Parker St.

KLA Students Learn About Philanthropy

The latest Kosciusko Leadership Academy session was at the Kosciusko County Community Foundation, which is one of the homes for local philanthropy.


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How To Survive Financially After Losing Your Job


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Over The Hill

Editor, Times-Union:Due to basic differences in political ideology, I doubt Ms. Hill has anymore intention of ever watching a Michael Moore documentary than I have of ever reading anything written by Ayn Rand.