Warsaw City Council Monday approved a continued tax abatement request for Spartech Plastics.
The business, 3454 N. Detroit St., is currently in its third year of 10- and six-year abatements. The 10-year abatement is for real property, the six-year abatement is for personal property. Spartech has hired seven new employees and made investments in equipment and machinery.The tax abatement was approved for another year.
In other business, the council reviewed a request for annexation for property north of Symmetry Medical on Ind. 15N, Warsaw.
Petitioners James and Nancy Miner requested the property be annexed to allow them to build a new home.
City Planner Jeremy Skinner said an ordinance will need to be written for the annexation request, and a public hearing will be at the council's July 7 meeting. Skinner said the public hearing will need to be published within 20 days of the July 7 council meeting.
Mayor Ernie Wiggins presented the council with a notice from Warsaw Building Commissioner Todd Slabaugh.
The notice informed the council that Indiana has adopted new commercial building and fire codes effective June 16.
The council will meet again June 16 at 7 p.m. at city hall.
