Warsaw City Council reviewed four ordinance recommendations Monday that would amend the city's traffic control ordinance.
The commission approved at its Oct. 4 traffic meeting submitting the recommendations to the council for approval. Mayor Ernie Wiggins read the ordinance suggestions and said the council would need to have two readings for the ordinance to be changed.The ordinance changes recommended by the traffic commission include the speed limit on CR 300N, between Detroit Street and the hillcrest, located 350 feet west of Sheldon Drive, be set at 30 miles per hour. The commission recommended from the hillcrest west to the city limits that the speed limit be 45 miles per hour.
The traffic commission recently discussed school zone speed limits. Research found the current city code does not provide for any speed reduction in school zones.
The traffic commission recommends a provision in the city code be made to lower the speed limit by 10 miles per hour in school zones.
Another ordinance amendment the traffic commission requested is to allow two-hour parking along the west side of Washington Street between Center and Main streets.
The traffic commission approved allowing parking in the area and extending two-hour parking one block to the west on the south side of Center Street.
The last ordinance amendment the commission reviewed was to not allow parking on two of the three blocks of Eagle Street between Union and Logan streets.
Bill Rhoades said the street is not wide enough to allow for parking on either side of the streets. The commission approved the entire three blocks not allow for parking on either side of the street.
The council reviewed an e-mail to the city from Patti Miner, 510 Eagle St., stating her concern with the commission requesting to eliminate parking on the street.
Warsaw Traffic Safety commissioner and councilman George Clemens recommended the council table the discussion until its November meeting to allow the council to review the proposed ordinance changes.
Wiggins said the council will discuss the issue at its next meeting.
The council also:
n Approved an ordinance transferring $2,000 from the cemetery's land fund to improvements other than building. The purpose of the transfer is to pay for the extra fill that was required for the new road that is being constructed at the cemetery. An ordinance also was approved to transfer $2,400 from the cemetery's equipment fund to operating supplies.
n Approved a September activity report for the Warsaw Fire Department.
n Approved an ordinance for the Warsaw Police Department to transfer $1,000 from police rentals to police repairs and maintenance.
An ordinance also was approved to transfer $5,000 from police equipment to police operating supplies.
The other two transfers were for the WPD to transfer $4,000 from police utilities to police operating supplies and transferring $2,000 from police utilities to police other supplies.
n Approved four transfers from the clerk's office to capital outlays including $15,000 from clerk equipment, $2,000 from professional services, $2,500 from repairs and maintenance and $2,500 from operating supplies.
