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The Warsaw Board of Works approved an $111,000 bid to complete the third phase of improvements to Market Street at Friday's meeting.
The bid, from Clounie Landscaping of Huntington, is for labor and materials.
The money will be used to fund part one, phase three of the Warsaw downtown streetscape project.
The board also approved a $25,578 payment to Thomas Excavating and Welding of Argos for work at the CR 150W wastewater treatment plant. The company built a new outfall area into the Tippecanoe River per state order.
The original outfall was near habitat of club shell mussels, an endangered species.
Wastewater treatment superivsor David Henderson said there still is fencing repair and seeding to the area that will be completed by Sept. 5.
The board also:
• Approved four event contracts for the Warsaw Parks Department's Celebration Latina Sept. 16: $300 to Pam's Parties for three clowns to paint faces; $350 to Animal Grams for pony rides; $350 to John Finken for a sound system; and $175 to Carl Ernsberger, balloon artist.
• Reviewed a $122,650 letter of credit submitted by West Hill Development. The letter of credit guarantees funding for infrastructure construction at CR 150W. and Polk Drive.
• Approved allowing Wal-Mart of Warsaw to apply for a $2,500 Good Neighborhood Grant through the Wal-Mart Foundation on behalf of the fire department. The grant will help purchase fire safety activity books for grades 4 through 6 in the Warsaw schools. The funds also go toward driver's education materials.
Warsaw board of works members are Mayor Ernie Wiggins, Jerry Patterson and Charlie Smith.
