BOW Approves Fire Territory, BOW Applying For K21 Foundation Grant
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Jennifer Peryam-jperyam@timesuniononline.com
Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety Monday approved Warsaw-Wayne Township Fire Department applying for a K21 Health Foundation grant. The $81,534 grant will allow the fire department to upgrade its defibrillation units. The upgrade will allow the fire department to carry the same defibrillation units as emergency personnel and allow double sequential defibrillation to happen quicker for a patient that is having a heart attack, said Michael Brubaker, Warsaw-Wayne Township fire chief. In other business, board member Charlie Smith swore in Troy Knefelkamp, Warsaw-Wayne Township fire territory firefighter. The board also: • Approved contracts with Lassus Brothers and North Central Coop to provide diesel fuel for all city vehicles. • Approved closing Buffalo Street from 12:30 to 3 p.m. Nov. 1 for a visit from Governor Mike Pence. • Approved closing half of the alley between city hall and Three Crowns Coffee Nov. 1 from noon to midnight for a music and food event. • Approved a $5,758.87 contract between Warsaw Parks Department and Sands Office Equipment for a Canon copier. • Approved a $28,157 contract with Quine Freeman to replace the heating and air conditioning equipment at Warsaw Street Department. • Approved a $4,680 contract with Northern Gases & Supplies Inc. for welder equipment for the street department. • Approved a $4,950 change order for A & Z Engineering to perform additional storm sewer and drainage design elements to the Market Street improvement, • Approved a $9,268 payment to A & Z Engineering for work on the Husky Trail road improvement project. • Approved a $1,577.70 contract between the city and E.F. Rhoades & Sons for additional smoke detectors to be installed outside the elevator doors at city hall. • Approved a $29,762.87 contract between the wastewater utility department and Warsaw Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram to purchase a truck with a plow. • Approved an agreement between Warsaw Community Schools and the city for jointly purchasing ice melting materials. • Approved a $1,978.85 bi-weekly salary for Allen Danko, Warsaw Police Department patrol officer, and a $1,722.95 bi-weekly salary for Knefelkamp.
