Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety approved $84,650 in repairs for Fire Station 2 on East Main Street during its meeting Friday. The board approved contracts with Robinson Construction to replace metal siding for $49,950 at fire station 1, 109 E. Main St., and to replace roof and insulation at the station for $34,700. In other business, the board approved an amendment to a traffic signal agreement for CR 300N and Ind. 15. The agreement is for the city’s portion of the traffic signal to be increased from $50,000 to $72,000. In addition to the $50,000, the city will pay $22,000, or one-third, of the electrical relocation of the sign. After designing the traffic signal, it came to light that there was a utility issue that will result in an additional $66,000 in construction costs. Besides Warsaw paying $50,000, Da-Lite and Thompson-Thrift each will pay $22,000 for electrical relocation. A request by Oakwood Cemetery Sexton Hal Heagy to purchase a $25,619.56 pickup truck from Lakeside Chevrolet was approved. Funds from the cemetery equipment fund will cover the costs of the truck. Also approved was a request by Warsaw Parks Department to trade in a 1988 truck and purchase a $6,923.08 truck from Hoffman Outdoor Power Equipment. The board approved a $160,716 contract with D-T Construction Services for a project to create restrooms by city hall. The board approved a $100,000 bond agreement with Zayo Bandwith to run a fiber optic line within the city’s right of way. The board approved grant funding to be applied for from the Kosciusko County Community Foundation for six columbariums to be installed in the new Cremation Garden at Oakwood Cemetery. A $120 contract was approved for Jeffery Snyder to serve as a stagehand for the country music concert July 19 at Central Park. Josh Thompson will perform at 6:30 p.m. and Joe Diffie will perform at 8 p.m.
