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Kosciusko County Sheriff Aaron Rovenstine Tuesday presented the county commissioners a copy of the ordinance regarding false burglary alarms.
Rovenstine and county attorney Mike Miner "nailed it down," Rovenstine said, since the commissioners approved for them to tackle it at the last commissioners' meeting. Rovenstine said he hoped the commissioners would vote on it at their next meeting.
The city of Warsaw is interested in the ordinance, he said, as was a local business that had some concerns about how the ordinance would affect their business.
In the first year of the ordinance, Rovenstine said, they believe a $25 charge for the Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department to respond to a false alarm is appropriate. Next year, the county could review the fee and revise it if necessary.
County commissioner Ron Truex said he spoke with that local business owner, who had concerns, and that business owner is now impressed and satisfied that it would not cause any problems for his business.
For the Kosciusko County Highway Department, bids for road salt were opened.
L&D Anderson Morton Salt bid $36.43 per ton, Cargill De-Icing Technology bid $38.88 per ton and North American Salt bid $40.93. Kosciusko County Highway Superintendent and Engineer Rob Ladson will review the bids and make a recommendation to the commissioners later.
In other business, the commissioners:
• Approved Doug Hoffert's petition to rezone 1.23 acres from an agricultural to a residential district. The property is on the east side of EMS B38 Lane in Tippecanoe Township.
• Approved Thelma Miller's petition to rezone ground from an agricultural to a residential district. The property is on the south side of Sycamore Street and 1,500 feet east of Ind. 15 in Lake Township.
• Approved Camilla Rookstool Trust's petition to rezone ground from an agricultural to a residential district. The property is on the south side of CR 500N and west of Ind. 13 in Tippecanoe Township.
• Approved Barry Mariage's petition to rezone ground from an agricultural to a commercial district. The property is on the north side of CR 200N and 450 feet east of Ind. 13 in Tippecanoe Township.
• Approved Richard and Mary Jo Valentine's petition to vacate an unopened road right of way at 527 E. Van Ness Road, Wooster.
• Approved Susan Urschel's petition to vacate a platted alleyway. The alleyway is near EMS B42 Lane on Saw Mill Lake, Warsaw.
• Approved county administrator Ron Robinson to spend $4,300 to reupholster furniture.
• Approved signing two letters of support for grants for home ownership counseling and approved signing grants for Operation Pull Over and Big City/County Traffic for the KCSD.
Commissioner Brad Jackson said that while he always buckles his seatbelt because it makes sense to do so, he thought the government had better things to do with tax money than to spend it in seat belt enforcement.
• Approved an agreement with Fifth Third Bank to continue to act as the trustee for the Kosciusko County Justice Building Corp. First Mortgage Bonds on behalf of the Justice Building Corp.
Kosciusko County Commissioners are Ron Truex, middle district; Avis Gunter, southern district; and Brad Jackson, northern district. They meet at 9 a.m. in the county courthouse, Warsaw, every other Tuesday.
