WARSAW — Mayor Joe Thallemer provided updates on several projects related to railroad and highway safety at the Board of Public Works and Safety Meeting on Friday, Feb. 7. The two of the three projects will collectively span from late February to early November of this year, with the third expected to start in the …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER — If you live within earshot of station A within the Eden Shores area, relief is on the way, according to Jayne Alger, project manager with Inframark. She informed the North Webster Town Council at its meeting Tuesday, Sept. 17, the Mink pump would be replaced soon due to noise complaints.

WARSAW — Unexpected costs for stormwater pipe repairs and replacement under East Market Street will drive the cost of the overall project up by about $250,000. The city Board of Public Works and Safety approved a handful of change orders, paperwork needed when pubic works projects are adjusted in the middle of the work. The …read more.

WARSAW — During the Board of Public Works and Safety meeting held today, Sept. 21, board members agreed to waive stormwater charges for the Shadow Lakes area. Properties in that area have not been billed for stormwater charges due to the recent annexation of Shadow Lakes in May 2018. A software malfunction caused multi-unit properties …read more.

WARSAW — The city of Warsaw will begin live streaming public meetings and offering on-demand archives beginning early next week.  Residents will now be able to access city meetings from the comfort of their own home or while on the go using a mobile device. Initially, Board of Public Works and Safety meetings and Common …read more.

WARSAW — Mayor Joe Thallemer joked at the start of the Jan. 5, Board Of Public Works and Safety meeting that the meeting should be called the “Parks Department Board of Works meeting” due to the number of contracts the parks department was having approved. The second half of the meeting was heavily focused on …read more.

WARSAW — The Warsaw Board of Public Works saw a request for the closure of the alley between Oak & Alley and the city hall for AlleyFest 2017 on July 27. The request was only a formality, as the alley has been closed as it is being updated. The event, which will run from 5-8 …read more.

WARSAW — A bid was awarded to remove a small dam along the Tippecanoe River near Fox Farm Road during the Warsaw Board of Works and Safety meeting held on Friday, March 17. City Engineer James Emans presented the information to the board. He explained that the dam was originally built in the 1960s and currently …read more.

WARSAW — The Board of Public Works was preparing for warming at their monthly meeting Feb. 17. Amongst matters approved were road closures for the Fat and Skinny Tire Festival, a notice to proceed for the Husky Trail project, a memorandum with the Rotary Club for a trail head park and a proposal for sidewalk repair …read more.

WARSAW — The October Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety meetings have been moved to new dates. The Friday, Oct. 7 meeting has been moved to 10:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 10. The Friday, Oct. 21 meeting has been moved to 10:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 24. Both meetings will be held in the Warsaw Common …read more.

WARSAW — This week is the first pick-up using the new residential roll-out carts and new trucks by Warsaw Public Works. Residents are being reminded the new carts must be used. Trash placed in other types of receptacles will not be picked up. Additionally residents are reminded their trash day has not changed and carts …read more.

WARSAW — George Clemens, newly appointed member of the Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety, took the oath of office Monday morning at his first BOW meeting. Warsaw Mayor Joe Thallemer, who appointed Clemens to the board, noted Clemens is a former councilman and a community businessman. “His experience will be very helpful,” said …read more.

WARSAW — Review of proposed budgets for 2016 are complete. Now the Warsaw City Council needs to act on the proposals before the Sept. 19 deadline to advertise that budget.

WARSAW — The city of Warsaw will be going paperless, a little at a time, in regards to board packets for the Board of Works an Common Council meeting. Other city boards may follow at a later time. The city will also have its own mobile application. During the Friday, Aug. 7, Board of Public …read more.

Bids for a three-wheel mechanical street sweeper, contracts, purchases and a better deal on gas prices for town vehicles were some of the top topics covered at this morning’s Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety. Bids for  a new street sweeper from Jack DoHeny Company Inc., Northville, Mich., and Brown Equipment Company, Fort Wayne, …read more.

The first meeting of 2015 for the Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety was short and to the point Monday morning. The three member board: Charles Smith, Jeff Grose and Mayor Joe Thallemer approved: Release of a mortgage with Warsaw Housing Authority executed by Susan and Jerry Holloway. Agreements with Pike Lake, Center Lake …read more.

There couldn’t have been a better way to end the last regular meeting of the year, of the Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety, than to swear in a new police officer. Phil Hawks, who has completed his probationary time, was sworn in as the newest Warsaw Police officer at the start of Friday …read more.

  The swearing in of a new firefighter, change in fuel purchase and approval for new and additional equipment were topics at Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety this morning. Troy Knefelkamp was sworn in as Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory’s newest firefighter at the start of the meeting. He has completed his probationary training. A …read more.

At its Aug. 1 meeting, the Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety approved a number of items. Late last year, it was discovered that a number of properties were not being billed for sewage services. The wastewater department has been addressing the back billing issue since. Landlord Chad Zartman had an apartment unit at …read more.

The city of Warsaw is once again dealing with missed billings and it’s up to the Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety to resolve the matters. During Friday morning’s meeting, B.O.W. members mayor Joe Thallemer and Jeff Grose heard two cases of missed sewer bills totaling approximately $7,000. The problem has turned up on several …read more.

Two long-time employees of the city of Warsaw are retiring, effective next month. The announcement was made at this morning’s Board of Public Works and Safety meeting that Warsaw Police Officer Mike Cox and the mayor’s assistant, Michelle Bormet, have submitted their resignation letters. Cox has served on the Warsaw Police Department for 28 years …read more.

A total of $650,000 is being sought through grants so the city of Warsaw can begin construction on two new bike/pedestrian sidepaths. Both projects are part of the city’s Ride+Walk initiative. The first will be on East Market Street from Argonne Road to Bronson Street. The second, along CR 300 North from Shelden Street to Polk …read more.

One year ago, the Warsaw Police Department’s request to the Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety to apply for grant funds to purchase new bulletproof vests was approved. On Wednesday, WPD Lt. Kip Shuter announced the grant money had finally been awarded. The Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded $3,246.59 to the department. Per the …read more.

“Dirt work” will soon begin on the site of what will be Warsaw Fire Station No. 3, located on CR 200 South, just west of Warsaw Community Church. (Photo by Alyssa Richardson) An $11,200 contract for engineering services was approved this morning, paving the way for Warsaw Fire Station No. 3 to become a reality. …read more.

Engineering studies on East Market Street will soon begin after receiving the blessing of the Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety. City planner Jeremy Skinner asked the board to approve a contract with A&Z Engineering LLC of Fort Wayne to begin the necessary engineering work that will precede widening and other improvements of Market …read more.

Another disputed wastewater bill was presented to the Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety today, but this time the arrearage will not be forgiven. Birch Realty of Troy, Mich., has owned Green Acres Mobile Park in Warsaw for the past six years. In May 2012, the park failed to make its monthly $7,000 payment …read more.

Contract agreements topped the agenda for the first meeting of 2014 of the Warsaw Board of Works and Public Safety. Among those was an agreement for Blue Öyster Cult to perform in Center Lake Park this summer. The classic rock band was supposed to perform last summer but one month after the announcement was made, a …read more.

An apartment fire last week in Warsaw not only displaced five families, it revealed a billing error that will ultimately cost the building’s owner more than $6,000. It was because of the Nov. 29 fire at 423 E. Arthur St. that the Warsaw Wastewater billing office learned that the building had 5 apartments, but was …read more.

In keeping with efforts to promote the city’s growing system of bicycle paths and making the downtown area more user friendly, the Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety today agreed to a $35,000 expense to have gateway and wayfinding signs erected throughout the city. Assistant city planner Tim Dombrosky presented to the B.O.W. this …read more.

The city of Warsaw wants to remain compatible for employee wages so the Board of Public Works and Safety has agreed to fund approximately $6,000 to study the city’s compensation guidelines. Warsaw’s Human Resources Director Jennifer Whitaker this morning asked for the board’s approval to allow Waggoner, Irwin, Scheele & Associations Inc. of Muncie to …read more.

Demolition of the city’s old wastewater treatment plant will soon begin after the Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety accepted a bid this morning. Four bids for the project were opened at the board’s Aug. 16 meeting and a fifth, submitted by Sabre Demolition of New York, was returned because it had not been …read more.

Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory Station 1 will be getting some much needed repairs thanks to a vote by the Warsaw Board of Works and Public Safety. Station 1, located on Main Street in downtown Warsaw, is in need of a new roof and new exterior siding – repairs that are expected to cost at least $84,650. …read more.

With the final approval of the Warsaw Board of Works and Public Safety this morning, OrthoWorx will soon be occupying the third floor of the new city hall building. (See story) The B.O.W., consisting of Mayor Joe Thallemer and Warsaw Common Councilmen Charlie Smith and Jeff Grose, unanimously approved the agreement between OrthoWorx and the …read more.

The city of Warsaw Public Works Department requested today the trading and replacement of dated heavy equipment. The Public Works Department is currently on a two year rotation through Bobcat of Warsaw that allows them to trade and replace their old Bobcat equipment. Among the equipment to be traded and replaced will be a Bobcat …read more.

During Milford Town Council’s meeting Monday, Bob Cockburn brought up a topic weighing on the minds of many in recent weeks: school safety. “After the incident in Newtown (Connecticut), people are asking what we should do here in Milford,” Cockburn, vice president of the Milford Town Council, explained. “I don’t believe teachers should carry guns, …read more.

Warsaw is the only MS4 community in Kosciusko County and that designation means the city is mandated to follow guidelines set by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management. Municipal Separate Stormwater Sewer Systems – also known as MS4 programs – are defined “as a conveyance or system of conveyances owned by a state, city, town or …read more.