Boal To Serve As Winona Lake Council President, Shaffner Vice President
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Jennifer Peryam-jperyam@timesuniononline.com
WINONA LAKE – John Boal was elected to serve as Winona Lake Town Council president during its meeting Tuesday night. Boal will fill the seat previously held by Randy Swanson. Council members also elected Bruce Shaffner to serve as vice president. Shaffner replaces Boal in the position. The council approved an ordinance to transferunused funds totalling $12,710.72 from the general fund to the park and recreation fund. The transfer is for ongoing changes implemented within the town budget. Larry Long, town engineer, provided a road projects update. Long said the Prestwick Street reconstruction project is 50 percent complete and work will continue in the spring. Work needs to be done on the new storm drains on Eola Drive and Arbor Lane. Long also said there have been issues with the System Control and Data Acquisition system that transmits data to the street department. He said cables have been changed out to get better signals. Pete O’Connell, street superintendent, provided a report on the auction of items at Winona Lake lodge on Jan. 5. O’Connell said a little more than $22,000 was raised during the auction that will be put into the town’s general fund. The town has decided to demolish the lodge that has moisture issues. O’Connell said four contractors have notified him who are interested in taking the lodge down. The town will decide on a contractor by the end of February. He said the street department has been working to pick up residents’ Christmas trees every day. After this week, the street department will pick up the trees on normal trash days on Mondays and Tuesdays. Mitch Titus, Winona Lake fire chief, informed the council the new fire truck is 75 percent put together. Boal suggested the department make the fire truck available for residents to view. Titus said he can make the truck available in April or May when the weather is better. Upcoming events include the annual Martin Luther King Jr. program at the Orthopaedic Capital Center Jan. 21 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., and a sales day in town businesses Jan. 26 from 7 to 10 a.m. Attendees are encouraged to wear their pajamas during the sale to receive store discounts.
