Warsaw City Council approved an ordinance Monday for redistricting the city’s five council districts. There are redistricting revisions to District 1 represented by councilman Jeff Grose and District 5 represented by Diane Quance. Grose and Quance said they appreciated the residents they have served and look forward to serving the new residents and areas in the districts. District 1’s new boundaries include Fort Wayne, Main, Clark and Center streets areas east of Cook Street. District 5’s new boundaries include adding the east shore of Pike Lake and across U.S. 30 on Husky Trail. District 1 includes the intersection of Center and Reed streets, going east along the center line of Center Street, Husky Trail, Provident Drive, Betsy Court, Cook Street and Fort Wayne Street. The fifth district includes the intersection of Glad Street and the northern corporate boundary line of Warsaw, west along the center line of Glad Street until it intersects with Husky Trail. Other areas are north along Provident Drive to the center line of Springhill Road to the center line of the intersection of Betsy Court. The area also includes the area south along the center line of Betsy Court extended until it intersects with the shoreline of Pike Lake and continuing along Cook Street until it intersects with Fort Wayne Street. The second district, served by Councilman Charlie Smith, includes the area at the intersection of Detroit and Fort Wayne streets; east along the centerline of Fort Wayne Street to the intersection of Reed Street; and south along the center line of Reed Street to the center line of Center Street. The third district, served by Councilman Mike Klondaris, includes the center line of Crystal Lake Road to the intersection of Zimmer Road along the center line of Winona Avenue to the intersection of Hand Avenue. Also included is the center line of Walnut Creek to its intersection with Winona Avenue and along the center line of Winona Avenue until it intersects with Logan and Prairie streets. The fourth district, served by Councilman Jerry Frush, consists of the center line at the intersection of Prairie Street and Detroit Street and along the centerline of Detroit Street to the intersection of Lyon Street, Miner Drive and east along the center line of Winona Avenue until it intersects with the center line of Logan Street. In other business, the council denied an ordinance that would allow the clerk-treasurer to write a check to pay for a vehicle purchase before it had gone before the Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety for approval. Elaine Call, council president, expressed concern with the ordinance as presented. The problem is that the board of works could approve a vehicle purchase, and if the department head does not have the claim then it delays the purchase until there is a claim. The city felt department heads need to come to the city with a claim and invoice at the same time they are asking to purchase a vehicle. Warsaw Mayor Joe Thallemer informed the council the mayor, clerk-treasurer, human resources, building and planning and wastewater payment offices have moved into the new city hall on Buffalo Street. Friday’s Board of Works meeting will be at the Market Street city hall location, and the first city council meeting on Jan. 7 will be at the new city hall on Buffalo Street at 7 p.m.
