Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety during its meeting Friday approved Winona Lake Police Department participating in Operation Pull Over and DUI Task Force enforcement grants. The grant funding is for Oct. 1 to Sept. 30. The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration provides federal funds that are administered and distributed to qualifying agencies through the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute. Operation Pull Over for Kosciusko County is coordinated through Winona Lake Police Department as part of the Kosciusko County Traffic Safety Partnership. The total grant funding for Kosciusko County will be approximately $54,000. Warsaw Police Department’s portion will be $12,000. Winona PD also will participate in a DUI Task Force enforcement grant through the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration. DUI Task Force Indiana total grant funding for Kosciusko County will be approximately $25,000. Warsaw Police Department’s portion will be $7,000. The board also approved a quote for $728,350 from Dore Associates Contracting Inc. to demolish Wastewater Treatment Plant 1. The entire demolition project will consist of removal and disposal of asbestos and lead paint materials and seeding and mulching of the area. Four bids for the project were opened at the board’s Aug. 16 meeting and a fifth, submitted by Sabre Demolition, was returned because it had not been received in time to be considered. Since then, the company provided a UPS receipt verifying the city did receive the bid just under the deadline. Sabre Demolition’s bid, totaling $825,290, was opened and read during the meeting. In other business the council approved awarding a $113,400 bid to Pro-Form Pipe Lining Co. for lining of a storm line. Funds for the project are in the cumulative capital development repairs and maintenance fund. The board approved a $36,216 contract with Everest Excavating LLC for High Street sewer replacement. The board approved a $10,634.79 blower preventative maintenance agreement contract with Gardner Denver. The board also approved parking facility leases for Phillip J. and Maxine Harris and Stephen P. and Carla A. Harris. And the board approved a temporary street closure for Canal Street on Tuesday from 5 to 7:30 p.m. for the 9/11 ceremony. Another road closure was approved for today from 3 to 10 p.m. for a neighborhood block party on Court Street. Another road closure approved was Sept. 14 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Canal Street for Play It Safe Family Safety Day.
