Two proclamations and two Eagle Scout recognitions were the main order of business at the Kosciusko County Commissioners meeting Tuesday.
The Kosciusko Honor & Remember Committee presented the commissioners with a proclamation honoring the 75th anniversary of D-Day.
John Sadler thanked the commissioners on behalf of the committee for continuing to honor the U.S. veterans and military. The proclamation declares June as D-Day Month, “otherwise known as Operation Overlord,” in Kosciusko County and the city of Warsaw, he said. Warsaw Mayor Joe Thallemer was at the commissioners’ meeting for the proclamation ceremony and to sign it.
“On behalf of this committee, we respectively present flags to the following organizations: the county, the city, VFW, American Legion and the Kosciusko County Historical Society, due to the fact that they have a display through November,” Sadler said.
Ken Locke read the proclamation. In part, it says, “Whereas on June 6, 1944, more than 160,000 Allied troops landed along the 50-mile stretch of heavily fortified French coastline to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France ... and whereas more than 5,000 ships and 13,000 aircraft supported the D-Day invasion, and by day’s end, the Allies gained a foothold in continental Europe ... the cost of lives on D-Day was high, more than 9,000 Allied soldiers were killed or wounded but their sacrifice allowed more than 100,000 soldiers to begin the slow, hard push across Europe to defeat Adolf Hitler and the Axis Forces, and whereas many from our city and county served in the Armed Forces of the United States of American in World War II from 1941 to 1945 ... be it resolved that the city of Warsaw and Kosciusko County hereby declare the month of June 2019 as D-Day 75th Anniversary Month of Remembrance.”
The commissioners unanimously approved the proclamation.
The second proclamation the commissioners approved was presented by Jerry Granger of American Bikers Aimed Toward Education. It proclaims May as Motorcycle Safety Month.
Two Eagle Scouts – Ethan Hays and Taran Kistler – then were recognized.
Commissioner Cary Groninger said it was a “huge honor” that they achieved the Eagle Scout rank, the highest rank in Boy Scouting.
In other business, the commissioners approved:
• The first quarter claims for Kosciusko Area Bus Service to be submitted to the Indiana Department of Transportation. It requires the commissioners’ signatures.
Amanda Landis, KABS general manager, said in the first quarter it provided over 15,000 rides in the county.
• A proposal from Core Mechanical Services Inc. for the HVAC for the county coroner’s building on West Lake Street at a cost of $17,500, as recommended by County Administrator Marsha McSherry. The other bid came in at $18,900 from NEW Plumbing and Heating.
• An estimate of $9,700 from Core Mechanical for the plumbing scope of the coroner’s building project, as recommended by McSherry. The other estimate was for $10,600 from Clint Davis Construction.
• A temporary road closure permit from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. May 18 for the Fat & Skinny Tire Festival. County Farm Road will be closed from CR 400S to CR 700S.
Commissioner Bob Conley said they closed the road in the past and didn’t have any issues.
