BOW Approves Roundabout At Mariners Drive, Husky Trail
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Jennifer Peryam-jperyam@timesuniononline.com
Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety Friday approved an agreement for a roundabout at Mariners Drive and Husky Trail. Charlie Smith, board member, made the motion, seconded by Jeff Grose. The agreement is between the city and A & Z Engineering for $66,750. Bid letting on the project will begin in mid to late 2016 and the project will take 12 to 16 months to complete, according to Jeremy Skinner, city planner. Skinner said as the city has continued to monitor traffic conditions on Husky Trail, it decided to look at the possibility of doing a roundabout at the intersection. Warsaw Mayor Joe Thallemer said the city has looked at traffic issues at the intersection. “There are traffic issues as the density increases out there. This roundabout is for safety reasons,” Thallemer said. “We feel the roundabout solution is a much better long-term solution and will improve safety, slow people down and give the school a few options and keep travel moving on Mariners Drive, by the hospital and YMCA.” Thallemer said the city has talked to the schools about the intersection. In other business, the board approved replacing the outdated technology of a tornado siren at Station 2, 2204 E. Center St. The $26,599.33 quote from J & K Communications was approved. Station 1 at 109 E. Main St. has a working tornado siren, but the horn does not rotate, and there is a tornado siren at Boggs Industrial Park that works. The board also approved a contract between Warsaw-Wayne township fire territory and the city to replace a roof at Station 2. The roof acquired two leaks this year, the first on the lower portion of the roof leaking into the fire chief’s office and the second on the bay roof. The board approved Warsaw Fire Department soliciting bids for a new rescue truck. The current truck was manufactured in 1997 and served the department’s needs for the last 18 years, according to Mike Brubaker, fire chief. The board approved Warsaw Police Department receiving a $4,128.27 grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance for bulletproof vests for law enforcement officers. The board also approved a DUI Task Force Indiana grant for Warsaw Police Department for $7,000. Officers will be paid overtime for selective patrols and sobriety checkpoints in the detection and apprehension of impaired drivers. The board approved a $12,000 grant from Indiana Criminal Justice Institute for Warsaw Police Department. The organization will pay officers overtime to enforce safety belt laws, impaired driving and child restraint violations. Also approved was: • A 36-month agreement between WPD and Comcast Business Class for Internet service to use with the new IP telephone system. • A $5,833.60 contract with A & Z Engineering for engineering services on the Husky Trail project. • A $37,565 contract with A & Z Engineering for right-of-way acquisition services. • A contract between the city and Troyer Group for as-needed engineering services. “I think this makes sense and is a safety net. If we run into something, the contract gives us another opportunity to do it right in a timely fashion,” Thallemer said. • A $261,893.26 payment to Niblock Excavating for work on East Market Street. • A change order for the rebuilding of Johnson Street intersection roadway and the removal and replacement of a storm sewer located along the west side of Johnson Street. • A release of mortgage on Clark Street through the Home Of Your Own program. • A closure of Canal Street on Sept. 12 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. for Family Safety Day. • An agreement between the city and Comcast for the reduction of permit fees to $5 a day per person or $100 for an annual permit. The fees are currently $25 a day and $300 per year. The board approved salaries for Josh Salsgiver to serve as building commissioner at $25.88 an hour; Mike Wilson to serve as fire chief starting Sept. 1 at $2,255.77 bi-weekly; Travis Thomas to serve as park laborer at $14.58 an hour; and Roger Long to serve as building inspector at $22.89 an hour. Other salaries approved were for Miles Reichard, $1,757.40 bi-weekly, assigned to third shift as a WPD patrol officer; Jordan Roberts, WPD patrol officer, at $1,792.20 bi-weekly assigned to first shift; and Adam Doyle, WFD co-op student, at $7.25 an hour; Ryan Hessler, an equipment operator with Warsaw Street Department, at $15.25 an hour; and Jeremy Fox, a maintenance technician for the Warsaw Wastewater Treatment Utility facility, at $16.64 an hour.
