MENTONE — Mentone is one step closer to having a new deputy marshal. During the regular Mentone Town Council meeting Monday evening, March 7, Town Marshal Jim Eads announced he has narrowed the pool to three candidates. Eads and the council will meet in executive session at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 15, to interview each candidate …read more.

The island in Winona Lake (Map courtesy of Google) A new ordinance that would penalize heavy loads on the island in Winona Lake was introduced to the Winona Lake Town Council at its monthly meeting last night. The ordinance, should it be adopted, would subject vehicles with heavy loads that drive on the island to …read more.

The resolution establishing the proposed North Central Co-Op TIF District received final approval from the Kosciusko County Commissioners at the Jan. 13 meeting. The resolution has been making the rounds through local government. It passed the Kosciusko County Redevelopment Commission at its meeting last week. With the commissioners approval today, the TIF District in the …read more.

At the Winona Lake Town Council meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 16, resolution 2014-12-2 was introduced, which would raise sewer rates to $42 per month. “We engaged in a wastewater study to determine if our rates were sufficient,” said Winona Lake Town Manager Craig Allebach. “According to the studies that have been done, we’re looking at …read more.

The hot topic on the agenda at Warsaw Common Council’s Monday, Sept. 6 meeting was Ordinance Nos. 2014-09-05 and 2014-09-06. These two ordinances, both approved with a 6-1 vote, would allow the city of Warsaw to sell general obligation bonds for the purpose of procuring funds for street department equipment. “The revenues coming into our …read more.

UPDATE: An updated copy of the ordinance has been added to this post (see last paragraph). Also, Bruce Woodward has just let us know that public hearings on this ordinance will begin in the next couple of months. – It seems that momentum is building behind the proposed “neighborhood preservation/rental registration” ordinance that was proposed …read more.

In the space of a few minutes, Syracuse Town Council had moved through a good chunk of its agenda during its regular monthly meeting Tuesday night. The council approved an annexation ordinance for Robert Wicker and Paula Kehr-Wicker to have their Fox Run Drive home annexed into the town. The council approved an appropriation of …read more.

Ward Lane in North Webster was vacated at the request of the North Webster Church of God. A typographical error, however, has voided the initial vacation, which is now being refiled. (Photo courtesy of Google Earth) Back for a second time before the North Webster Town Council Tuesday evening was Jay Rigdon, Ward Lane resident …read more.

North Webster Town Council decided to put some teeth into Ordinance 90-99 by amending it to have progressive fines for each offense of not scooping up dog waste. The North Webster Police Department requested the action during last night’s council meeting noting several citizens complained about dog waste not being bagged and removed from public …read more.