Warsaw City Council heard Monday night that move-in for city offices is expected next week at the new city hall on Buffalo Street. Warsaw Mayor Joe Thallemer said city offices are expected to be moved into Nov. 29 and 30. The city hall will change from its existing location at 302 E. Market St. to 102 N. Buffalo St. Harold McComb and Son Inc., Fort Wayne, is the general contractor for the project, and Scearce Rudisel Architects Inc., Warsaw, did the architecture work. Renovations on the building began in January. The city approved last year purchasing the 100-year-old 30,000-square-foot building that was previously home to National City Bank. Thallemer said there is a slight chance cabinets won’t be in at that time. There also is a possibility that the city council chambers desk may not be ready by the Dec. 3 city council meeting. The location for the December meeting has not been determined, but hopes are for the city to meet in the new city hall for the meeting in December, Thallemer said. The parking lot at the new city hall has been completed and phone lines will be installed. Also during the meeting, the council approved appropriating money for the cumulative capital improvement fund. The $25,591.45 will be appropriated from funds from the Indiana Department of Health for a bicycle and pedestrian planning grant. Tim Dombrosky, Warsaw assistant city planner, made the recommendation during Monday night’s meeting. Council also approved an amendment to the city code on second reading to reduce the speed limit on Poppy Street from 30 miles per hour to 20 miles per hour. The speed reduction was recommended by the Warsaw Traffic Safety Commission. Diane Quance, city council woman, said she has spoken with Jeremy Skinner, city planner, regarding redistricting of city council districts. Skinner did not attend Monday night’s meeting, but she said he informed her he is working with the county on the redistricting Skinner will get information on redistricting to city council members to review before the next meeting.
