Warsaw City Council approved a 10-year tax abatement on personal property for Flexaust Company Inc. Monday night. The vote was unanimous with council members Joe Thallemer, Jeff Grose, Jerry Patterson, Charlie Smith and Diane Quance voting in favor of the tax abatement. Council members Kyle Babcock and George Clemens were absent during Monday’s meeting. The tax abatement is for property at 1510 Armstrong Road. The company is anticipating the purchase of $1 million in new manufacturing equipment. In addition to the personal property expenses, the company is anticipating the addition of two new jobs over the next 10 years. Also during the meeting, Mayor Ernie Wiggins advised the council that there is a levy on Center Lake that the street department has cleared and reseeded. The levy is in Rolling Hills Subdivision off of Gilliam Drive. He said people are walking and driving across the city’s easement. “We are asking residents to not use the area for recreational purposes or walk or drive on it,” Wiggins said. Wiggins also provided an update on financing for the proposal for demolition of the Gatke property. He said there are funds in the Cumulative Capital Development budget for the demolition that could be used. The council will discuss the possibility of using the funds for the demolition at a future meeting. Also, the council approved continuing tax abatements for companies in Warsaw. The council approved continuing two separate tax abatements for Whimet Inc., 2100 N. Detroit St. The first tax abatement was a continuation from 2002 for a tax abatement on personal property. The other tax abatement was a continuation from 2009 on both personal and real property. The council also approved: n Continuing a 10-year tax abatement for real and personal property for DePuy Orthopedics Inc. n Continuing two separate tax abatements from 2005 and 2004 for Symmetry Medical USA Inc. for 10-year tax abatements on real and personal property. n Continuing a six-year tax abatement on personal property for Little Crow Millling Co. n Continuing a six-year tax abatement for R & B Investors Partnership on personal property. n Continuing a 10-year tax abatement for Zimmer Production Inc. on real and personal property and a10-year tax abatement on real and personal property for Zimmer US Inc. A 10-year tax abatement on real property for Martin’s SuperMarkets was approved to be continued, and a 10-year tax abatement on personal property for Dalton Corp. was approved to be continued.
