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PIERCETON - Pierceton town council members Monday received a proposal for Sidney residents to use the Pierceton sewage treatment plant.
Sidney was represented by council members Jack Wolf and Harold Lendt and Pierceton and Sidney engineer Jim Lauer. Sidney has received a half-million-dollar grant to build the sewer and connecting line from Sidney to Pierceton.
Discussion centered around past experiences and issues surrounding the current agreement between Pierceton and Larwill. Concerns included the capacity of Pierceton's treatment facility, volume increasing over time and the availability of maintenance personnel in other towns. A $1.7 million project is underway to alleviate the existing situation with Larwill and Pierceton, and even when the project is completed, capacity may not be sufficient to add the 80 households in Sidney.
Members of the Pierceton town council agreed to take the proposal under advisement for 30 days.
In other business, Town Marshal Tim Sammons reported trick-or-treat went well. The department is starting to use reserve officers. He also reported they are waiting on responses for two grants submitted for 2006.
Firearms qualifications for summer and fall sessions have been completed. Sammons thanked Jim Layne, with the Syracuse Police Department, for providing instruction for the sessions. Future plans include qualifying twice a year.
Three AED defibrillators have been certified, and officers have been recertified for adult, child and infant CPR. Batteries for the defibrillators periodically will need to be replaced at a cost of $200 each. The town agreed to purchase the one battery that needs to be replaced now, as well as future replacements, if other funding is not available.
Plans are underway to start Operation Pullover's fall blitz. Funding is provided by the Indiana Governor's Commission on Impaired and Dangerous Driving.
A grant was received to purchase mobile data terminals for the three squad cars. The terminals have been received, however, they are waiting on software. Entry of paperwork for the state has started. Warsaw Police Department will provide training.
Chip Hill, public works supervisor, reported leaf collection is underway. He also said business owners have purchased 30 Christmas trees to replace the flowers in the existing downtown pots.
Pam Kennedy, Housing Opportunities of Warsaw, said three-fourths of the grants for Kosciusko County have been used. She also said homes are being assessed for the 100 winterization kits available. Two area churches and the Builders Association will assist with installation.
The council approved a request from Harvest Community Church to place a live nativity scene in Brower Park Dec. 20-22. The church will provide liability insurance.
Town council members are Jerry Kreger, Mandy Espinosa and Bob Tenney.
