Warsaw Board of Public Works and Public Safety approved the street department purchasing three pieces of equipment. The board also approved Oakwood Cemetery seeking bids for a new dump truck during Friday’s meeting. The board approved the street department purchasing a $16,000 Bobcat Compact Excavator, an $18,750 Bobcat skid-steer loader, and a $17,750 Bobcat skid street loader from Bobcat of Warsaw. The funds are available in the street department’s main budget. The board approved Oakwood Cemetery seeking bids on a new dump truck to replace a 1981 GMC that is no longer in service. The equipment purchase is in the 2011 budget. The board also approved Warsaw Police Department applying for grant funds from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance for its Bulletproof Vest Partnership program. The vest partnership will supply 13 vests at an approximate cost of $13,500, of which half will be reimbursed.The board also approved a community partnership agreement between Head Start and Warsaw Parks Department. The parks department offers summer programs for Head Start classes. The board approved event contracts for Warsaw Parks Department for the Family Carnival that is from 6 to 9 p.m. Aug. 5 in Central Park.
