MILFORD — Milford Town Council opened its Monday, Feb. 8, public meeting with a reshuffling of its officers. Bob Cockburn, citing the need to pass the presidential duties on after serving two years, nominated Dan Cochran for president, who, in turn, nominated Doug Ruch vice president. Both motions carried without objections. Milford police lieutenant Travis …read more.

WARSAW — The city council chamber was somber at noon Monday, Oct. 5, for the monthly Warsaw Redevelopment Commission meeting. Pre-meeting conversation was almost non-existant, except to reflect among each other about the missing board member. When the meeting started, the seat of president remained vacant and his name plate was missing.

CROMWELL — The board members of Turkey Creek Regional Sewer District met for their regular monthly meeting Monday night, Sept. 21. The meeting tied up many loose ends, including the rate increase, and provided the public an opportunity to speak, although no public members attended.

CROMWELL — Turkey Creek Regional Sewer District met for its regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, July 20, in the Cromwell office. The agenda was packed with discussion of the Wawasee area sewer project, which is getting closer to fruition. Dick Green, attorney for the district, along with engineer Brian Houghton, Umbaugh and Associates …read more.

According to John Julien of Umbaugh and Associates, “Cash is king,” and cash is what the town of Milford is lacking when it comes to proper maintenance of its water utilities.
Julien and Ross Hagen, also from Umbaugh, were on hand at the Milford Town Council meeting Monday evening, July 13, to present the water rate study the town commissioned in the spring of 2015.

The second reading of an ordinance to establish a hazardous material response fund and schedule of charges for services provided by the Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory was approved 5-1 Monday evening by the Warsaw Common Council. This applies mainly to motor carriers traveling through the city/township. Elaine Call was the sole council member against the fund. …read more.

Monday night’s Milford Town Council meeting heard analysis from John Julien of Umbaugh and Associates on the financial condition of utilities and recommendations on how to proceed. According to Julien, 2015 marks the final stage of Milford’s incremental 35 percent sewage rate increase. As a result, the utilities’ sewage budget will be “stronger into 2016,” …read more.

Lakeland Regional Sewer District had much to discuss at Thursday night’s meeting at the North Webster Community Center. Unfortunately, discussing seemed to be the only thing board members could do at the time. After their seven-year, multi-million dollar project bids came in over budget, LRSD has been left scrambling to find funds to make the …read more.

Lakeland Regional Sewer District held a special session Thursday night at the North Webster Community Center, passing a motion to pursue additional funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development. The initial loan of $23.8 million, received in 2010, fell approximately $4.1 million short of the final cost, calculated after receiving construction bids in …read more.