WARSAW — Infrastructure 115 years old is beginning to show its age. Storm and sewer lines installed in 1900 are deteriorating at the joints causing not only breaks in the system, but also sinkholes.

WARSAW — Sinkhole opens during road construction on Fort Wayne Street on Friday, Aug. 19 due to a failure of sanitary pipes. City engineer James Emans states this is, “Not a major problem,” but Fort Wayne Avenue will be closed to through traffic at least through the weekend. Emans indicated he was unsure if the …read more.

MENTONE — A failed pipeline topped discussion during the regular meeting of the Mentone Town Council Monday evening, June 6. According to James Emans, Emans Engineering, Bremen, approximately 500 feet of pipe beneath Main Street has failed. Emans and Water Superintendent Josh Shephard called on a company from Rochester to send a camera through the pipeline to …read more.

WARSAW — Two sewer feasibility studies were approved by the Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety Friday morning, April 15. The studies will look into the Airport Industrial park area, Deer Trail and Ellsworth Street areas. Wessler Engineering, Inc., Fort Wayne, was hired for all three studies at a total cost of $52,800. Jeremy …read more.

WARSAW — A bump in the pavement caught the eye of city wastewater treatment workers and James Emans, city engineer. What they discovered averted a catastrophic disaster at the intersection of Market and Wood streets Wednesday afternoon.

Construction crews will be mobilizing Monday to begin construction on Market Street, between Bronson and Sherman. This announcement was made Friday, after the Warsaw Board of Public Works approved the first payment application from NIBLOCK, contractors on the project. While the contractors requested a payment of $106,670 for work completed to this point, the customary …read more.

Warsaw Engineer James Emans says a sinkhole identified late last week does not appear to be a risk for a catastrophe. On Thursday, Emans and stormwater coordinator Theresa Sailor approached the Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety seeking emergency status on the sinkhole at the northern end of Hickory Street at Main Street. The …read more.

Sometime late Wednesday afternoon city officials were notified of a potential looming problem along Hickory Street and the Norfolk Southern Railroad tracks. City crews located a sinkhole along the railroad tracks on Hickory Street. To the common person, it simply resembles a large pothole, but stormwater coordinator Theresa Sailor said the problem lies 19 feet …read more.

The newly established Stormwater Utility brought about 2 hours of discussions Monday night as the Warsaw Common Council discussed consumer fees and the tedious process that went into determining those fees. All in all, Warsaw residents should be pleased with the low rate they’ll be expected to pay, but some “major users,” such as Warsaw …read more.