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A tax abatement for Mayken Industries was approved by Warsaw City Council Monday.
Ken May, owner of the company, which is currently a one-man operation, plans to build a 14,000-square-foot facility to rebuild used machinery, warehouse supplies for the woodworking industry and provide training for repairmen.
He plans to hire 10 employees within three years.
May said right now he travels across the country offering his repair services. With completion of the building, to be located at 4000 Corridor, Warsaw, equipment will be shipped to him.
Parts also will be manufactured there.
A 10-year abatement was approved for real property and a five-year abatement was approved for personal property, in the amount of $16,000.
In other business the board:
• Approved an amendment to the 2001 salary ordinance in the amount of $1,067.31 for a building and planning department office manager.
• Received conflict of interest disclosure statements from Steven Rockey, a corporal with the Warsaw Police Department, regarding his wife's ownership of Timberwolf Guns and Ammo.
Tammy Rockey, Steven Rockey's wife, also filed a disclosure statement showing ownership of the gun shop. She is also president of the redevelopment commission of the city.
• Approved a revised agreement with NIPSCO for the installation of street lighting on Logan Street and Woodward Avenue, by Paul A. Johnson, distribution engineering supervisor. Costs are $5,872.40 for the project.
City council members are Bill Rhoades, Jerry Patterson, George Clemens, Jeff Grouse, Charles Smith, Trish Brown and Joe Thallemer.
