Warsaw City Council approved several tax abatement compliance review forms Monday.
Forms approved were for Little Crow Milling Company, 201 S. Detroit St.; DePuy Orthopedics Inc., 700 and 715 Orthopedic Drive; and Flexaust Company Inc., 1510 Armstrong Road.
Little Crow Milling Company Inc. was granted a six-year tax abatement on personal property. They have spent $210,000 in manufacturing equipment, as well as hired one new employee.DePuy has invested $13.7 million in personal property or manufacturing equipment and $5.8 million in real property rehabilitation. There were no employment requirements associated with the tax abatement, although they added an additional 70 employees.
Flexaust Company Inc. has spent approximately $458,000 in real improvements since filling the statement of benefits form in 2006. Flexaust estimated adding 25 new employees, and have currently added six new employees.
Tax abatement compliance forms also were approved for Dalton Corp., 1900 E. Jefferson St. The company was granted a 10-year tax abatement on personal property in 2007. They have estimated spending $5 million on personal property improvements and spent $3.9 million on personal property.
Compliance forms for 10-year tax abatements for Zimmer US Inc. and Zimmer Inc. also were approved.
Danco Anodizing, 2450 Deelyn Road, was granted a 10-year tax abatement on personal property improvements in 2006.
In other business, councilman Kyle Babcock asked if the city has an ordinance that requires those who drive ice cream trucks to be registered.
City Planner Jeremy Skinner said the city has an itinerary merchant permit and he will see if that covers drivers of ice cream trucks.
Also during the meeting, Gary Parker, a Warsaw resident, encouraged the city to make sure their tax identification numbers and liability insurance for businesses are listed on vehicles.
He said he previously has approached the county about the issue.
Warsaw Mayor Ernie Wiggins said the city has been receiving complaints about weeds and uncut grass and is working to get the issue in compliance.
The council also reviewed a Warsaw Fire Department activity report for April with 107 responses.
