Lakeland Regional Sewer District Board of Trustees voted to extend its suspension of failure to connect penalties to July 31 at its monthly meeting held July 15. The penalties for not connecting to the sewer system will resume Aug. 1.

On Wednesday, May 20, Lakeland Regional Sewer District Board of Trustees voted to extend the suspension of failure to connect penalties through to July 3, in keeping with Governor Holcomb’s planned timeline for lifting COVID-19 restrictions.

WARSAW — Lakeland Regional Sewer District Board of Trustees’ first meeting of 2020 was held Jan. 15 at the LRSD wastewater plant, 5002 E. 100N, Warsaw. Trustees voted for officers to retain their positions from 2019. Lengthy discussions were also held concerning the nature of eight check valve failures around the district. Additionally, the board …read more.

WARSAW — Lakeland Regional Sewer District Board of Trustees’ monthly meeting on Nov. 13 ended with the announcement of the resignation of Greg Mitchell, effective Dec. 1, 2019. Mitchell joined the board in 2013, during what Jim Haney, board president, characterized as “difficult times,” when the district was still in the planning stages. Haney thanked …read more.

WARSAW — Lakeland Regional Sewer District Board of Trustees held its monthly public meeting August 21. Among the items discussed was an August 15 lift station control failure along CR 600 East, resulting in a spill of approximately 6,500 gallons of sewage. According to Mike Rippey, LRSD treatment plant manager, both an ultrasonic level probe …read more.

WARSAW — At its last public meeting of 2018, Wednesday, Dec. 19, Lakeland Regional Sewer District board of trustees agreed to more strictly adhere to its billing ordinance when applying late charges in 2019. The board also dealt with infrastructure issues, including how to mitigate odors associated with sewage. According to Jim Haney, board president, Jones …read more.

  WARSAW — Following a brief hearing Wednesday, May 16, Lakeland Regional Sewer District’s board of trustees voted to adopt an ordinance fining those who fail to connect to the sewer by July 1, 2018. The tiered system of fines was agreed upon at the monthly public meeting held Wednesday, April 18. Property owners who fail …read more.

WARSAW — Lakeland Regional Sewer District board of directors held a sparsely attended monthly public meeting Wednesday, Feb. 21, which dealt with defective electrical panels in grinder pumps, pump station communications and penalties for failure to connect. One item not on the agenda was the regional flooding, one reason for low attendance, as high water …read more.

WARSAW — In its first meeting of 2018, the Lakeland Regional Sewer District board of directors voted for all but one of its officers from 2017 to keep their posts in 2018. The board meeting was also the first held on its new schedule: 6 p.m. on the third Wednesday of every month at the …read more.