Warsaw residents will see a $1.80 increase on their sewer bills each month.
Warsaw City Council during Monday night's meeting approved an ordinance that will increase the city's sewer fee to $32.60 per month.The city's current sewer fee is $30.80.
The ordinance states the rates and charges for all dwelling units, including single family, duplexes, apartments, condominiums and mobile home courts will be $32.60 per month.
The council also approved an ordinance issuing sewage work revenue bonds in order to pay for the cost of a sewer project not to exceed $3,375,000.
The improvements will include building a new laboratory and administration building at the wastewater plant, 2056 N. CR 150W, of approximately 3,200 square feet, installing new sanitary and storm sewers along Country Club Drive South, and a 48-inch diameter storage pipe along with associated inlet and outlet structures for combined sewer overflow abatement.
The project also will include the installation of a gravity sewer and flow meter along Ind. 15 and a biosolids storage addition consisting of an approximately 50-foot extension of the sludge storage building at the wastewater plant.
The council also approved a sanitary sewage treatment agreement with Leesburg.
In other business the city approved a 10-year tax abatement with OrthoPediatrics, 210 N. Buffalo St., Warsaw.
To meet the demand for its new products, the company plans to expand its current operations in Warsaw. Over the next five years the company will add 100 new employees to its current workforce of 17 and will invest more than $4 million.
The new equipment will be used to design and develop new orthopedic devices for pediatric patients.
A Warsaw Fire Department report with 113 responses in April was approved.
