City Approves Authorizing Sewage Works Revenue Bonds
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Jennifer Peryam-jperyam@timesuniononline.com
Warsaw City Council approved the city issuing a $3.7 million wastewater bond for sewage work improvements on second reading during its meeting Monday night.
The council previously approved the ordinance on first reading at its Oct. 3 meeting.
The city established and constructed and currently owns and operates sewage works through the Board of Public Works and Safety.
The board determined and recommended to the city that additions, extensions and improvements are needed to the sewage works.
The total cost of the sewage improvement project is $9.1 million.
The city will pay a portion of the costs of the project with the issuance of sewage works revenue bonds in the amount of $3.7 million.
The project consists of the acquisition, construction and installation of improvements and extensions to the city’s sewage works.
The current Center Street at Boggs Industrial Park wastewater treatment plant will be taken offline, and a wastewater pump station will be built there.
The project also includes installing a force main to the new wastewater plant at CR 150W behind G & G Hauling to handle the additional wastewater flow.
Brian Davison, Warsaw Wastewater Utility Facility manager, said the goal is to have all the wastewater flow combined at the new wastewater plant at CR 150W.
Bids will be awarded in December for installing the force main from Center Street to CR 150W.
Also during the meeting, the council approved an ordinance on second reading for the 2012 budget.
Joe Thallemer, council president, said the city will still have the opportunity to reduce the budget if needed for 2012.
The council approved a resolution for adopting the Americans With Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines for Pedestrian Facilities in the city’s public right of way.
The council approved a resolution for adopting the Americans with Disabilities Act that states the city planner is designated as the Americans With Disabilities Act coordinator for Warsaw.
The council approved transferring $60,000 from the redevelopment northern tax increment finance fund into the professional services fund to pay for bond work for Winona PVD and Thompson & Thrift.
A “Killing The Community “ meth awareness workshop is Nov. 1 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Center Lake Pavilion. It is presented by Kosciusko County United Way, Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department, Bowen Center, Serenity House and Allegra.
The council reviewed a letter from the wastewater payment office that states Warsaw residents will have the option of signing up for paperless online wastewater billing Nov. 3 on the city’s website at warsaw.in.gov
