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Warsaw street department superintendent Lacy Francis presented two estimates from ProForm Pipe Lining Inc., Mishawaka, at Friday's Warsaw Board of Works meeting.
Both were approved. One proposal was a $9,515 estimate for rehabilitation of nine sewer manholes in Columbia - Center Street and Columbia - Market Street intersections.
Proform will use a mortar spin-casting method to add 15 to 20 years on the manholes' service time without disruption of service.
Also approved was a $22,790 proposal to place 355 linear feet of 15-inch cured-in-place pipe liner west of the Columbia - Market Street intersection.
Fire department chief Matt Warren's request that the city pay four extra hours on Lt. Jon Evans last paycheck was denied. On short-term disability, Evans' hours from remaining sick, personal and vacation days are four hours short of full pay.
The board and clerk-treasurer Elaine Call were concerned about the effect approval would have on insurance and thought the policy should cover Evans in any case.
Warren also asked the city to pay Evans' insurance premiums until his short-term disability ends in September due to hardship on the family, which was also denied.
"Don't worry," board member Mayor Ernie Wiggins said when Warren suggested other firemen might pass around the hat. "More than just the firemen will take care of Jon."
In other business, the board:
• Approved the promotion of police Cpl. Joe Stanley to detective sergeant.
• Noted the receipt of a $35,685 refund check from American Water for three years' estimated revenue less the cost of service installation on Silveus Court or the Sofamor-Danek extension.
• Heard a Lake City Greenway grant from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources has been extended one year to June 30, 2003.
• Figured, to determine fixed assets, the value of land donated to the city by Kosciusko 21st Century Foundation Inc. to be $1,100 per acre for 15 acres of wetlands.
• Approved a contract with the Indiana Association of Cities and Towns Foundations to purchase software to comply with the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Phase II storm water permits in the amount of $1,000. The software normally costs $6,000. Through a federal grant IACT is underwriting the software price.
• Approved purchase of a yearly maintenance agreement for the Firehouse Incident Reporting Software with Visionary Systems Ltd. in the amount of $1,000.
• Approved a contract of $1,800 with GBC Media to advertise the Tommy James and the Shondells Classic Rock Concert
• Approved an increase in Curtis Watson's wage commensurate with other part-time line technicians. Watson is an Aviation Department employee.
• Increased administrative fees to mow properties in violation with the weed ordinance from $65 to $75, as requested by city planner Jeff Noffsinger.
Property owners are also assessed mowing fees.
Board of works members are Mayor Ernie Wiggins, Jerry Patterson and Charlie Smith.
