MILFORD — A situation of getting the cart before the horse was the case Monday evening, Dec. 11, at Milford Town Council meeting. A small group of Waubee Lake residents, led by Pam Dwyer, came before the council with numerous questions regarding potential sewer being provided by the town to Camp Mack. The discussion took …read more.

SYRACUSE — In light of rainy weather, Public Works Superintendent Robin Merchant raised concerns about sewer flows during the Syracuse Town Council meeting Tuesday, Nov. 21. “Three weeks ago with the last big rain event, the plant saw a three-fold in flow (increase),” he said. “We are on the verge of peaking the plant capacity.” …read more.

WARSAW — Bonds for the new Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory Fire Station were sold Thursday according to an announcement at the Warsaw Board of Works meeting Friday morning, Dec. 16. Warsaw Mayor Joe Thallemer stated the bonds totaled $2.95 million, just under the $3 million cap and at an interest rate of 3.119 percent.

WARSAW — Tax abatements for Little Crow Lofts LLC, salary ordinances for general employees and fire territory staff and the 2017 appropriations and tax rate were unanimously approved by members of the Warsaw Common Council Monday evening, Oct. 3.

WARSAW — The current Warsaw city salary ordinance was amended Monday evening, Sept. 19, to stay in compliance with the Federal Fair Labor Standard Act. Members of the Warsaw Common Council voted unanimously to amend the ordinance.

PIERCETON — Multiple new ordinances were passed at the Dec. 14 Pierceton Town Council meeting, one of which will change the way residents handle their pets, while the other necessitates certain types of totes for garbage.

ETNA GREEN — The scheduling of a caroling event was the main topic of business at a short Etna Green Town Council meeting last night, Tuesday, Dec. 8.

LEESBURG — Setting precedents for the future was the main theme of Monday, Nov. 9, Leesburg Town Council meeting.  The council implemented a new sewer rate adjustment guideline, adopted salary ordinances for town officials and reviewed code codification suggestions from Umbaugh, municipal planners. The council first addressed old business with Roberta “Bobby” Anderson, owner of …read more.

WARSAW — Warsaw Common Council members took its first step in budget cuts Monday evening, Nov. 2, during its regular meeting. Line one reductions from the 2015 budget, totaling $389,300 were approved. Council members were given proposed line one cuts to review and take action once the Department of Local Government Finance issues its budget …read more.

WARSAW — Actions by members of the Warsaw Common Council will result in department heads possibly making less money than those they oversee. The five-month 40-minute efforts of Diane Quance, board president and the late Charlie Smith, who worked on the salary ordinance, was not accepted by four of the Warsaw Common Council members Monday …read more.

WARSAW — Salary ordinances for city employees and elected officials received lengthy discussion Monday evening at the Warsaw Common Council meting. The employee ordinance passed with a 4-1 vote on the first reading, while the elected official ordinance received no action and will be discussed in the November meeting.

Budget cutting and the salary ordinances were the primary topics of Warsaw Common Council’s Tuesday, Oct. 28, meeting. The meeting started with a lengthy discussion involving road maintenance, including proposed changes outlined here. There was heavy discussion on Ordinance 2014-09-02, the resolution for appropriations and tax rates. This ordinance pertains to the city’s 2015 budget. Mayor …read more.

While Warsaw Common Council has agreed that city employees across the board will receive a $750 wage increase in 2014, they have not yet agreed on their own salaries. Council president Diane Quance proposed last night that the elected board receive an annual salary increase of $193, which represented a 3.5 percent raise. She said …read more.