Warsaw City Council Monday approved tax abatements for several Warsaw businesses.
The council approved the continuation of a 10-year tax abatement for Welsh Development, 120 E. Center St.
The council also:
n Approved continuing a 10-year tax abatement for DePuy Orthopedics Inc., 700 and 715 Orthopedic Drive. DePuy was granted a 10-year personal and real property tax abatement for property rehabilitation and new manufacturing equipment.n Approved continuing a 10-year tax abatement on real and personal property for Zimmer Production Inc., 345 Main St.
n Approved continuing a 10-year tax abatement for Flexaust Co., 1510 Armstrong Road.
n Approved a 10-year tax abatement for Clifford and Carol Wieland, 100 W. Market St.
n Approved continuing a 10-year tax abatement on real and personal property for Danco Anodizing, 2450 Deelyn Road.
n Approved continuing a 10-year tax abatement on real and personal property for Mayken Industries, 4000 E. Corridor Drive.
n Approved continuing a 10-year tax abatement on real property for West Hill Development LLC, 1180 Polk Drive.
n Approved continuing a 10-year tax abatement on real and personal property for Symmetry Medical USA.
The council denied continuing a tax abatement for BDI Engineering, the former LRC building.
City Planner Jeremy Skinner recommended the abatement not be approved because BDI Engineering and LRC are different corporations.
In other business, the council approved an ordinance to transfer $3,000 from the council's budget to council machine equipment, and transfer $6,000 from council improvements other than building to council machine equipment. The transfers will allow Comfort Control LLC to install a new roof on the city building.
The council also reviewed a letter from Ed Rock, Kosciusko County Emergency Management director, that said the county's Special Hazards Operations Team is no longer a team and will no longer respond to hazardous materials incidents and technical rescues.
Rock wrote in the letter the team has been struggling to keep the number of trained members necessary to conduct a safe and effective response.
