WARSAW — After some disagreement that included a split vote that bumped the issue forward another month, the Kosciusko County Council unanimously agreed on a revision to the county’s wheel tax. “Look at that, seven hands in the air,” said Council President Sue Ann Mitchell when the council voted to pass one of two Wheel …read more.

WARSAW — The Kosciusko County Council discussed the possibility of raising a tax that motorists pay on their vehicles — at least for most motorists. During the council’s monthly meeting Thursday night, May 9, the panel heard from council member Doug Heinisch, who sits on the county’s Wheel Tax Committee, a board that studied the …read more.

WARSAW — The proposed amendment to the wheel tax was turned down in the Kosciusko County Council meeting on Thursday, June 9. The amendment would have lowered the cost of registering trailers in the county from $40 to $15 or $25 depending on the weight of the trailer. More details on the proposed amendment can …read more.

WARSAW — The Kosciusko County Council met Thursday, May 12, to discuss grants, the wheel tax and “courtesy” funds. Pertaining to the county wheel tax/surtax, a decision on whether to lower the wheel tax on trailers is required by July 1, so it can be enacted in 2017. The motion set before the council was whether to lower …read more.

WINONA LAKE — Improvements may soon be on the horizon for the Stonehenge area in Winona Lake. Yesterday evening, March 16, Winona Lake Town Council met to discuss the possibility of continuing a road improvement project started years ago in the subdivision for Prestwick, Porthcawl and Muirfield roads. According to Town Engineer Larry Long, of …read more.

WARSAW — An update on the county’s status for the regional cities was among the topics at the the Kosciusko County Council meeting Thursday evening, March 10. Other topics included wheel and surtax status, appropriations and book scans. John Sampson, president/chief executive officer of the Northeast Indiana Regional Partnership, reported on the Northeast Indiana wheel …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS — House Bill 1001 has passed the house and moves on to the Senate. Local State Rep. David Wolkins, House District 18, supported the bill. “This proposal would provide adequate funding to maintain and repair our state’s infrastructure with a long-term solution, versus other short-term plans,” stated Wolkins. “Under this bill a larger portion …read more.

WARSAW — Though many have grumbled over the wheel tax, according to Kosciusko County Commissioner Ron Truex, the funds raised from the wheel tax are paving a brighter future for the county’s highway department. Faced with ever decreasing funding from the state for highway repairs, the county highway department has made numerous cutbacks over the …read more.

An ordinance to amend the wheel tax did not have enough support from Kosciusko County Council members to be enacted. The council has been discussing amending the wheel tax for most of 2015. It voted to introduce an amendment ordinance at its April meeting which would reduce taxes on smaller trailers. Last month, the ordinance …read more.

At its May 14 meeting, the Kosciusko County Council had a final hearing on a three-year tax abatement for AL&J Enterprise. AL&J Enterprise is in the process of purchasing property on US 30, west of Warsaw, that has been vacant for several years. The company plans to renovate the building in move two businesses into …read more.

After a long period of discussion, the Kosciusko County Council voted four to three in approval of a motion to create a wheel tax ordinance that will be voted on at next month’s meeting. The ordinance will set the annual wheel tax to $15 for trailers weighing between 3,000 and 5,000 pounds, $25 for trailers …read more.

Thursday night’s Kosciusko County Council meeting saw the approval of two transfers of funds by the sheriff’s department from insurance payments to the repairs and maintenance fund. Kosciusko County Sheriff Aaron Rovenstine explained that two of the department’s vehicles had been in accidents and he wanted to transfer the money in order to pay to …read more.

Much of the discussion during Wednesday night’s Kosciusko County Council meeting centered around the possibility of lowering the the $40 county wide wheel tax on trailers that went into effect in January. Council President Robert Sanders explained how he would like to see that price dropped from $40 to $15 for small trailer, to $20 …read more.