Warsaw resident Richard Weirick is requesting to not be charged for sewage services when he lives in another state during winter months.
Weirick discussed his request during Friday's Board of Public Works and Safety meeting with board member Charlie Smith and Warsaw Mayor Ernie Wiggins.
Weirick said he submitted a letter to the Warsaw sewage plant payment office requesting his sewage bill be waived when he lives in another state in the winter.
Mayor Ernie Wiggins said there currently is nothing in the city's ordinance that allows sewage fees to be waived for people who live in other states in the winter.
Wiggins said the council would have the authority to amend the ordinance and will discuss the issue at its Oct. 1 meeting at 7 p.m. at city hall.
"I understand the dynamics of the situation and as more people are moving into the city we see more people wanting access to city sewer," Wiggins said.
Warsaw Wastewater Treatment Utility manager David Henderson said he has received other calls from Warsaw residents who live in other states in the winter who have requested to have their sewer fee waived.
Henderson said the sewage fees also include debt service payments and infrastructure and maintenance fees.
The board also:
n Approved a performance bond request from Zimmer for fiber optic work.
n Approved a $22,000 letter of credit for Harrison Lake Development. The letter will be used for the construction of a lift station located within the Harrison Ridge subdivision. The letter will be released once the city has inspected and approved the construction of the lift station.
n Approved a letter of credit for 50 percent of the topcoat of paving materials for Harrison Ridge. The letter will be in effect for two years or until the topcoat is inspected and approved by the street department.
n Approved a $17,500 engineering services contract between the Warsaw building and planning department and A & Z Engineering LLC for phase II of the Beyer Farm Trail for the Lake City Greenway.
The trail will connect the completed Beyer Farm Trail to Hodges Addition at Lindberg Drive. The contract will allow engineering of the boardwalk and asphalt sections of the trail to be completed.
n Approved an encroachment agreement request by Joe and Joyce Conlon, 106 E. Center Street, who will construct a second-story balcony on the Celebracions business storefront. The building was part of the original facade.
City Planner Jeremy Skinner said the Conlons are working with the Warsaw Community Development Corp. and have made an application through the Facade Improvement Matching Grant Program.
Skinner said the balcony will meet required building codes and pedestrian clearance and vision clearance will not be obstructed.
n Approved a $5,130 contract between the Waste Water Utility Facility and M Pulse Maintenance Software for computerized maintenance management software.
n Approved a request to hire eight part-time employees from Oct. 1 to Dec. 14 for leaf collection at $8 per hour for the street department.
n Approved a request to hire two full-time maintenance employees at $11.97 per hour for the Waste Water Treatment Utility facility.
n Approved a request to hire a full-time laborer at the parks and recreation department.
