Pictured, from left, are board members Doug Ruch, Joe Cazier and Kevin McSherry. This was Cazier’s first meeting as a board member for the Kosciusko Area Plan Commission. By Maggie Kenworthy InkFreeNews WARSAW — During the Kosciusko Area Plan Commission meeting held today, July 1, the commission showed their support for the proposed Polywood economic …read more.

The Syracuse Town Council passed three resolutions during a special meeting Thursday morning, June 4, as the preliminary start to Polywood’s $12,000,000 expansion. Polywood intends to purchase the property where the current Harold Schrock Athletic Complex is located and build a 300,000 to 400,000 square foot building for manufacturing.

  By LAUREN ZEUGNER InkFreeNews SYRACUSE — The Syracuse Town Council and Syracuse Redevelopment Commission had a busy morning Thursday, May 7, as they hammered out the details for an economic development agreement and a real estate purchase agreement in an executive session. The council and redevelopment commission then met publicly in separate meetings via …read more.

Service Academy Day FORT WAYNE – Congressman Jim Banks has announced that the annual Service Academy Day, scheduled for Saturday, April 18, at the Fort Wayne Air National Guard Base, is postponed and will be rescheduled at a later date. Banks said the move is in accordance with guidance from the Centers for Disease Control …read more.

WARSAW — Kosciusko County Area Plan Director Dan Richard and Attorney Steve Snyder brought a rezoning request to the Kosciusko County Commissioners at the Feb. 18 meeting. Richard described the area as “a 10-acre plus tract of ground just north of the town of Milford, off SR 15, north of CR 1350N, at the north end …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — The Kosciusko County Area Plan Commission continued the only item on the agenda Wednesday, Jan. 8, after nearly an hour of discussion. John Ward petitioned to rezone 6.81 acres from an Industrial 2 District to an Industrial 3 District. The property is located on the east side of SR 15, north of CR …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — At the Kosciusko Area Plan Commission meeting held Wednesday, July 3, there was discussion surrounding a recent request by seven property owners to rezone properties from commercial to residential.  The rezoning was requested to accommodate residents of Circle Drive subdivision, east of Warsaw just off of US 30. The area, which is zoned …read more.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — Kosciusko County Board of Zoning Appeals has filed complaints against a Burket couple and an Akron resident for violation of zoning ordinances. Both suits were filed in Kosciusko Superior Court 1 Monday, Oct. 22. Should the courts find in favor of the BZA and maximum fines be assessed, the penalties combined will amount …read more.

WINONA LAKE — The developer of a 33-lot subdivision on South CR 250E in Winona Lake has most of the T’s crossed and I’s dotted and told the Winona Lake Plan Commission on Tuesday, May 22, that he’s ready to start moving dirt. His only obstacle to the first part of site preparation involves the …read more.

WARSAW — The Warsaw Plan Commission meeting held last night, June 12, lasted less than 10 minutes. The only item to discuss was the preliminary plat of Phase II of the Warsaw Technology Plat. CIty Planner Jeremy Skinner presented the plat. He explained that the important part of the preliminary plot is laying out the lots and …read more.

WARSAW — A division of one lot into two and discussion on further study into a 4 ½-year-old sign ordinance were the only topics before the Warsaw City Planning Commission Monday evening, Nov. 14.

WARSAW — A preliminary plat in Cook subdivision for Habitat for Humanity received approval at the monthly meeting of the Warsaw Plan Commission Monday, Aug. 8. The final plat, however, resulted in extensive discussion and will be brought back for approval at a later date. The area is located at Godman and Columbia streets.

SYRACUSE — The Syracuse Town Council approved a rezoning request for Swiss Perfection, which locals may know as the old molasses plant, during its regular monthly meeting Tuesday night, April 19. Dan Richard of the Area Plan Commission came before the council explaining Swiss Perfection would like to be zoned all commercial. Previously it had …read more.

WARSAW — Utilizing the 2015 year end review and 2016 goals for the Warsaw Building and Planning Department will assist in a city wide strategic plan with other departments. Jeremy Skinner, city planner, presented the end of year report to members of the Warsaw Common Council Monday evening, Dec. 21. Skinner stated the report shows …read more.

WARSAW — It was a short, yet productive, meeting Tuesday evening Dec. 15, for the Warsaw Park Board. Approval was given to sign another year’s lease with the Kosciusko County Council on the Aging and Aged for use of the Pete Thorn Center at Lucerne Park. The yearly lease is $1,053 per month. Wayne Township …read more.

WARSAW — The beginning of some year-end business took place Monday evening, Dec. 7, at the Warsaw Common Council meeting, with council appointments to various boards and commissions. Additional appointments, made by the mayor, will be announced at the Dec. 21 meeting. “You have six appointments to make,” Warsaw Mayor Joe Thallemer told council members. …read more.

At its June 16 meeting, approved requests from Area Plan Commission, Kosciusko County Highway Department and several other items on the agenda. Early in the meeting, Kosciusko County Emergency Management Director Ed Rock made a statement regarding the recent storms and ensuing floods. “There’s a bunch of water that’s come down,” he said. “There’s a …read more.

A request from Area Plan Commission to rezone a residential property in Pierceton turned into a heated debate at last night’s town council meeting. It started out amicably enough. Dan Richard from APC brought the proposal to the board. The tract of land, situated just south of US 30 near Mill Street, is currently zoned …read more.

At its March 24 meeting, the Kosciusko County Commissioners heard a number of Area Plan Commission items, namely a vacation of a public right of way in the Indian Hill neighborhood near Syracuse Lake in Syracuse. A related matter came before the commission in May of 2011. At the time, the commission opted for a …read more.

  Warsaw Plan Commission will be tackling issues in 2015 according to Jeremy Skinner, city planner. Skinner briefly noted those issues during Monday evening’s commission meeting. Just as important as those issues being tackled first, Skinner stated an ordinance regarding sexually oriented businesses will be looked at. “We will look at the existing ordinance we …read more.

Warsaw Plan Commission members are overwhelmingly supporting an informal proposal to allow the keeping of hens in the city limits. James Bausch first brought the idea to the Warsaw Common Council last week (see related). On Monday night, the Warsaw Plan Commission heard Bausch’s idea and listened to a few others who also support the …read more.

Milford and land immediately north of it took up a considerable amount of the agenda of the Kosciusko County Area Planning Commission during its regular monthly meeting Wednesday. The Milford Redevelopment Commission wants to have a tract of land just north of CR 1300 North and east of Old SR 15 declared a tax increment …read more.

The Milford Redevelopment Commission has officially adopted a resolution to begin the process of establishing a second Tax Increment Financing District, which will remain in place for the next 25 years. The area that will fall under the new TIF District is part of the former BRTB property on the northeast side of town. It …read more.

With no new housing subdivisions being built in the county and land rezoning requests submitted infrequently, Kosciusko County Area Planning Commission in recent months has found itself considering several roadway vacation petitions. During the regular monthly meeting July 11 in Warsaw, the APC considered two more road vacation requests. David Metzger’s petition to vacate a …read more.

Max Busz purchased a barn during an auction and wasn’t prepared for what followed. Later he petitioned the Kosciusko County Area Planning Commission to have the property rezoned from residential to commercial. His petition was among those considered by the APC during its regular monthly meeting May 2 in the county courthouse, Warsaw. The property …read more.