WINONA LAKE – Winona Lake Town Council approved three resolutions to meet American With Disabilities Act guidelines during its meeting Tuesday night. The council approved adopting a resolution that sets accessibility guidelines for pedestrian facilities in the public right of way. The council also approved an ADA coordinator and procedures resolution that states the town coordinator is designated as the ADA coordinator for Winona Lake. The council approved a resolution for an ADA transition plan. The ADA requires that municipalities develop and adopt a transition plan that documents physical barriers to accessibility, proposed structural modifications to remove those barriers, and a schedule to complete the modifications. In other business, the council approved an agreement between the town and the Winona Lake Volunteer Fire Department. The agreement requires the department to provide the town with financial reports every six months. The council approved a request from Mitch Titus, fire chief, for the town to purchase five sets of bunker gear and two airpacks. An agreement was approved for 2013 for town attorney Jim Walmer and town engineer Larry Long to continue to provide attorney services to the town. Also during the meeting, the town approved a health insurance plan with the town paying 80 percent and town employees paying 20 percent. The town approved an interlocal agreement for terminal services data with the county at $1,000 per year. The agreement ensures the Winona Lake Police Department will have equipment for law enforcement to run license plates and do criminal background checks from their car computers. Bruce Shaffner, councilman, informed the council a new business, The Spice Merchants, is opening in April in the town. Walmer informed the council there are 30 residents who have unpaid garbage bills. The residents have been sent letters. KringleFest, a holiday festival, is at Rodeheaver Auditorium Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. A pajama party in the village where customers are encouraged to wear their pajamas when shopping and receive discounts is Jan. 26 from 7 to 10 a.m. The next council meeting will be Dec. 27 at 7 a.m.
