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Jostling of a sewage agreement between the city of Warsaw and the town of Winona Lake took another turn Monday night.
Warsaw City Council approved a revised plan after Winona Lake officials balked at the idea of maintaining a meter that tracks the flow of sewage into Warsaw's treatment plant.
Warsaw is now willing to maintain the meter but will insist Winona Lake pay the cost of a new meter installed in October 1996.
Mayor Ernie Wiggins said the city will not budge on the $7,300 expenditure, chiefly because the town suggested the meter was faulty and possibly causing the town to be overcharged.
According to readings after the meter was installed, officials learned Winona Lake had been paying less than it should have. As a result, charges have nearly doubled.
The city of Warsaw had sent the $7,300 bill to Winona Lake, but the town had not taken any action on the bill.
Wiggins said city council's decision to accept maintenance responsibilities of the meter would act as an encouragement for the town to pay the bill.
Wiggins said he plans to talk with Winona Lake Town Council President Brent Wilcoxson today about the issue.
In other matters, council:
• Completed the third and final phase of an annexation involving Othy on the city's far north side.
• Approved tax abatement for Buhrt Engineering, which is expanding its facility in Boggs Industrial Park. The $213,000 improvement in real property and machinery will result in the additional hiring of seven full-time and two part-time workers.
