Continuously serving Kosciusko County since 1854
NORTH WEBSTER - Funds for a fiscal plan have been granted by the Indiana Department of Commerce.
The money allows for a study regarding the purchase of the North Webster Elementary School building when it is vacated by the Wawasee School Corporation in 2003.
R.P. Murphy & Associates, Larwill, will administer the planning grant and several public meetings are expected to be scheduled, according to Kay Andrews, president of the board.
MSKTD & Associates Inc., Fort Wayne, will prepare an engineering study of the property.
Street superintendent Marshall Minnick gave a work schedule for Crystal Flash Road.
He said the road would be reduced to one lane Tuesday for culvert installation. The road will be closed for a week beginning May 29 from Ind. 13 to Blair Road. Starting July 2 the road will be closed again, for about a month, from Ind. 13 to Hickory Street. A detour will be at CRs 675E to 600N.
The board approved a rezoning request by Robert and Nancy Brown, designating the land, located north of Crystal Flash Road, from agricultural to residential.
In other business the board:
• Heard of Brian Scott's resignation from the street department.
• Set the fixed asset threshold at $5,000.
• Set the purchasing policy for supplies at $5,000.
• Heard from park director Terry Pawlosky a park board meeting will be Wednesday at 4:15 p.m. Plans are to amend the park board's five-year plan to include a greenway/bike trail.
She said more picnic tables will be set on The Lakeview Restaurant deck and flowers will be planted at the park Friday.
• Heard from town marshal Jerry Craig that a weed, garbage and abandoned vehicle violators will be cited the last week of May.
Craig reported eight adult arrests and four juvenile arrests in March. Officers worked a total of 508.25 hours and drove 2,843 miles.
• Set the next meeting for June 13 at 7 p.m.
Town council members are Kay Andrews, Jeff Morgan and Ken Wagner.
