Works Board OKs Owner-Occupied Pact With Homeowners

Warsaw Board of Works Friday approved a subordination agreement for the homeowners at 942 E. Sheridan St., as requested by Housing Opportunities of Warsaw.

The property owners received a $30,000 loan through the city's owner-occupied rehabilitation program. With refinancing, the loan will be paid.

The board also:

• Approved an equal employment opportunity law seminar regarding supervisor's responsibility and liability, to be conducted by representatives of Baker and Daniels, Indianapolis. The fees for trainer Mitzi Martin are $3,900 for the one-day session.

• Approved a parks department payment of $3,500 to the Warsaw Community Development Corp. for a fireworks display July 2.

• Approved a contract with stage pro Inc. for the backline equipment rental during the Classic Rock Concert in the amount of $1,350 and a contract with Whatzup Entertainment to advertise summer concerts in the amount of $601.50 as requested by the parks department.

• Entered into an assignment agreement with Biomet to take over the force main the company built along the north side of Bell Drive to CR 200N, then east along CR 200N to CR 100E then south along CR 100E to the city limits.

The agreement allows other companies to have sanitary sewer services as part of the city's utility.

• Approved a deed of dedication with the Donald G Searce Trust and the Martha L. Searce Trust extending Mariner's Drive.

• Reviewed a letter of credit extension from Wells Fargo Bank, San Francisco, in the amount of $400,000 to June 1 for Biggs Inc.

• Approved a travel request for Lacy Francis.

• Approved Hiring Marlin Cox full-time for the wastewater treatment plant and Travis O'Neill, part-time; Eric Stayer as a seasonal recreation leader for the parks department; Mari Lynn Border and Curtis Watson, both part-time for the summer, for aviation; Daniel Reynolds and Mike Robinson as part-time employees for the street department; Jason Lenon and another employee as bike patrolmen for the summer; and Boyd Brubaker as a non-probationary firefighter, full-time.

Board of works members are Jerry Patterson and Charlie Smith. Mayor Ernie Wiggins was absent.