Warsaw City Council Monday approved a resolution for three new deer nuisance zones.
The zones were recommended by the Warsaw Deer Task Force. They are Country Club Road, Hidden Lake area behind Smith Tire along Ind. 15N, and Rozella/Logan street area.The vote was unanimous with Deer Task Force chair Jeff Grose, Council President Joe Thallemer, and councilmen George Clemens, Jerry Patterson, and Dan Hampton voting in favor of approving the nuisance zones.
Warsaw Mayor Ernie Wiggins, and councilmen Kyle Babcock and Charlie Smith were absent during the meeting.
Grose said the nuisance zones are where private property owners have granted permission for trained archers to hunt.
The effort is being overseen by a management committee consisting of Wiggins, Warsaw Police Chief Perry Hunter, Grose, and task force members Matt Dick and Steve Foster.
Grose said this week the management committee is expected to discuss approving the nuisance zones as reduction zones to allow trained archers to hunt in them.
Grose said if the nuisance zones are approved as reduction zones the reduction efforts will take place in wooded, isolated areas.
Greg Meadows, 1022 Shady Lane, spoke during the meeting and said he supported the reduction effort.
At its Sept. 8 meeting, the council approved task force members hunting in reduction zones in Springhill Addition and the area around Kosciusko Community Hospital.
The archers have hunted in the reduction zones since Sept. 15 and will continue until Dec. 18. Archers hunt weekdays from dusk to dawn. They do not hunt on weekends or holidays.
Hunter said there are 62 archers qualified to hunt in the city's reduction efforts, but not all 62 have hunted.
Hunter said as of this morning, there have been 25 deer taken since Sept. 15 by the trained archers.
In other business, the council approved an ordinance to amend ammonia limits. The ordinance states the rates and surcharges based on ammonia will be charged at $0.69 per pound of ammonia received in excess of 100 milligrams per liter of fluid.
The council also approved a request to have NIPSCO service switched from Selge Construction to the city of Warsaw for two locations.
The locations are at 3907 Ind. 15N, the lift station that was installed to provide service to Leesburg, and 4499 N Ind. 15N, the flow meter used for monthly billing of Leesburg.
The council also approved a request to switch NIPSCO service from G&G Hauling and Excavating to 412 W. Market St.
Warsaw Municipal Airport was approved to transfer $18,000 in funds to cover anticipated winter preparation expenses for department vehicles and for the removal of trees on the west side of the airport.
The council reviewed a Warsaw Fire Department response report for September. WPD responsded to 106 in September.
