A Warsaw taxi service owner will again be allowed to operate his taxi business after having his permit suspended for 30 days for violating a city ordinance.
The Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety approved renewing S. Tyrone Lisenbee's taxi permit during Friday's Board of Public Works and Safety meeting.
At its May 4 meeting, the board approved revoking Lisenbee's taxi permit due to an incident May 1 involving a city violation.
Mayor Ernie Wiggins said at the May 4 meeting Lisenbee would have the opportunity to appear at Friday's meeting to appeal the case.Warsaw Police Chief Steve Foster said during Friday's meeting that Lisenbee has taken measures to improve his life and his performance will be reviewed in another five months.
Lisenbee said during Friday's meeting that he thought that was fair.
The board also approved a request from the Warsaw Police Department to allow Corporal Tony Faucett to return to third shift patrol duty Sunday.
He was suspended June 15 without pay for disciplinary reasons. Faucett will be demoted from the rank of detective sergeant to the previously held rank of corporal.
Also during the meeting, WPD Officers Mike Hargrove and Brian Martin Jr. were sworn in as patrol officers for the WPD.
The board also approved WPD applying for a vehicle grant through the Edward Byrne Memorial Discretionary Grants Program through the U.S. Department of Justice.
The grant will allow the department to purchase five full-size sports utility vehicles for the Kosciusko County-Wide Fatal Alcohol Crash Team. WPD would benefit from two of the vehicles.
The Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department will administer and purchase the vehicles. The amount requested is $200,000. WPD's portion would be $80,000.
n Approved a request from David Cesaretti, Fast Cab Inc. doing business as Triple A Taxi, for a taxi permit.
n Approved Lake City Bank to provide lease bid services for a sewer cleaner for the waste water treatment utility facility. The five-year bid is at 3.59 percent.
n Approved a request from the building and planning department for Zimmer to pull a $150,000 bond to run fiber optics within the city's right-of-way. The request is subject to a written contract between Zimmer and the building and planning department.
n Approved a request from the building and planning department to submit a voucher to INDOT for reimbursement as part of the Transportation Enhancement Grant that was awarded to the Lake City Greenway Chinworth Bridge Trail. The reimbursement is for 80 percent of the construction supervision services provided by Paul I. Cripe Inc. from April 14 through May 11.
n Approved a request from the building and planning department for a grant extension request for phase II of the Beyer Farm Trail portion of the Lake City Greenway.
n Approved paying Clounie Landscaping $4,037.50 for the Market Street downtown streetscape project.
n Approved a contract supplement for Paul I. Cripe Construction for the Lake City Greenway Chinworth Trail.
n Approved a request from WPD for Customized Power Services Inc. to perform inspections on the department's emergency generator. This is an annual inspection.
n Approved 19 new hires for the park, police and Waste Water Treatment Utility Facility department.
n Approved Warsaw Clerk-Treasurer employees Connie Dawson and Carol Raiser receiving $500 for additional compensation for their certification as Certified Grant Administrators through the State of Indiana Department of Commerce.
n Approved a travel request for Warsaw Fire Chief Mike Wilson to travel to Columbus, Ind., for the 2007 annual coroners conference.
n Approved closing Center Street for Downtown Days August 25 that will feature a bicycle and 5K race.
