WARSAW—Business was booming at the Feb. 16 Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety meeting. Citizens who want to attend these meetings but are busy themselves will now have the opportunity to watch them via video livestream. The board approved an agreement with BoxCast, a video streaming service that will offer a livestream of the …read more.

Warsaw Mayor Joseph Thallemer, left, swears in firefighters Quinten Stamper and Joel Shilling. WARSAW — Two Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory firefighters recently completed their probationary training. Quinten Stamper and Joel Shilling were officially sworn in during the Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety meeting held today, July 7. “It’s always a privilege to welcome new firefighters …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 — Acceptance of a grant covering the demolition and removal of the Fox Farm Road Dam on the Tippecanoe River was approved by the Warsaw Board of Works Thursday morning, Nov. 17. While a letter indicating the grant has been received, grant documents to sign have not been received.

WARSAW — Preliminary studies for an ice rink and park offices at Center Lake Park were signed Monday morning, Oct. 10, during the Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety meeting. The study will cost approximately $15,000. The contract was signed with MAI Architects, Claypool. Larry Plummer, parks superintendent, stated this has been in the …read more.

WARSAW — Requests for street closings to host private and public events and payment requests for several projects were among the topics of the Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety meeting Friday morning, Aug. 5.

WARSAW — “I have concerns, I’m thankful we’re here talking about this today and hoping we stay open (minded). Some will win, some will lose. It is an opportunity, unique, pilot, why not try it,” said Jeff Grose, board of works member. “More time is great, so we can have more discussion.”

WARSAW — Warsaw Police Department gained a new full time officer and received approval to hire two probationary patrol officers at today’s, Friday, July 15, Warsaw Board of Public Works meeting. Christopher R. Brown was given the oath of office by Warsaw Mayor Joe Thallemer at the start of the morning’s meeting. Brown was hired …read more.

WARSAW — A joint-funding agreement between the U.S. Department of the Interior and the city’s stormwater utility was approved by the Warsaw Board of Works Friday morning, July 15. The agreement, costing $4,000, is for the operation and maintenance of the Pike Lake stream gauge from Oct. 1, through Sept. 30, 2017. Brian Davison stated …read more.

WARSAW — Right-of-way acquisitions for the Husky Trail Project, including the roundabout, are almost complete. Only one more acquisition is needed before moving ahead with design plans. Approval of three of the four final properties was given at the Friday, July 1, Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety meeting.

WARSAW — It was a short meeting for the Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety this morning Friday, June 3. Business consisted of signing of a contract, pay applications on two projects, travel requests and payroll reports.

WARSAW — An additional step forward in the Buffalo Street redevelopment project was taken by the Warsaw Board of Public Works Friday morning, May 20, with the approval of a modified parking lease agreement for the relocation of the public boat ramp at Center Lake.

WARSAW — Purchase of new playground and fitness equipment, along with safety material for Lucerne Park was approved Friday morning, May 20, by the Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety.

WARSAW — Road closing requests, agreements, project pay applications and contracts were part of today’s, Friday, May 6, Warsaw Board of Public Works bi-monthly meeting. Heather James, events coordinator for the Center for Lakes & Streams received the approval to close Canal Street to traffic from 7 a.m. Saturday, June 11, through 5 p.m. Sunday, …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 — HP Home Rescue came to the Warsaw Board of Works at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 17, seeking to have unpaid sewage liens removed on a soon-to-be demolished property. Allen Hoyt, manager of HP Home Rescue, came before the board to ask to have two liens removed from property he recently purchased from David …read more.

WARSAW — The regularly scheduled Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety meeting has been moved to a day earlier. Announced earlier in March and at the March 4 board meeting, the Friday, March 18, meeting of the BOW has been moved to Thursday, March 17. The meeting will still be held at 10:30 a.m. …read more.

WARSAW — Projects by the city of Warsaw continue to move forward in various stages, following approval for pay applications this morning, March 4, by the Warsaw Board of Public Works. Due to one project, an agreement to relocate the Center Lake Boat Ramp was approved. Projects discussed include: Buffalo Street Redevelopment, Market Street Phase …read more.

WARSAW — A parking ban limiting parking on either side of Colfax Street between Main and Clark streets, as well as on the west side of the street from Center to Main Street, is expected to be put into effect Friday following Warsaw’s Board of Works meeting. The parking ban will last through the end …read more.

WARSAW — It was a unanimous decision by the Warsaw Board of Works to choose a local vendor over a $6,191.32 savings on the purchase of four 2016 Chevrolet police vehicles. The decision was made Friday morning, Jan. 15, at the Board of Public Works and Safety meeting. The three-member board however, didn’t jump at …read more.

WARSAW — Michael Cox, who retired from the police department several years ago, has returned to the payroll of the city of Warsaw. This time as a consultant for emergency management services. An agreement with Cox, owner of Michael Cox Consulting Inc., was signed Friday morning during the Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety …read more.

WARSAW — A shoreline restoration project at Lucerne Park, Pike Lake, was tabled Monday morning during the Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety.

WARSAW — The regularly scheduled meeting Monday, Nov. 2, of the Warsaw Common Council, will have a start time change and the Nov. 6 meeting of the Warsaw Board of Works has been moved to Monday morning. The board of works meeting will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 2, followed by the regularly …read more.

WARSAW — Warsaw Mayor Joe Thallemer announced former City Councilman George Clemens will join Thallemer and current District 1 City Councilman Jeff Grose on the Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety. Clemens will complete the term left vacant by the loss of long time member Charlie Smith.

WARSAW — Rogelio Navarro was sworn in as a new officer of the Warsaw Police Department at the start of the Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety meeting Friday, Oct. 16. Warsaw Mayor Joe Thallemer administered the oath of office with Navarro’s family by his side. Navarro served one year with Nappanee Police Department …read more.

WARSAW — An agreement with Wessler Engineering, Indianapolis, was approved, by members of the Warsaw Board of Public Works Friday, Oct. 2, to begin work on the Wastewater Treatment Plant Facilities improvements. Additionally the board awarded the recycling bid to Bordon Waste-Away Service Inc. for street pick-up.

WARSAW — The awarding bids for picking up recycling in Warsaw was tabled again during the Board of Public Works and Safety meeting Friday, Sept. 18. The bids were opened on Sept. 4 and taken under advisement for further review. On the agenda to award the bids, Mayor Joe Thallemer asked the bids be tabled. …read more.

WARSAW — Projects to resolve various water issues were approved by members of Warsaw’s Board of Public Works and Safety Friday morning, Sept. 18. Contracts were signed with Christopher Burke Engineering for the Eisenhower Basin Design and a downstream drainage report and with Wessler Engineering Inc., for smoke testing to locate sewer line problems. Additionally …read more.

WARSAW — A supplemental agreement in the engineering for the Husky Trail Roadway Improvement Project was approved Friday by the Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety. The agreement is to incorporate a roundabout type intersection at Husky Trail and Mariners Drive. The addition of a roundabout will add $66,750 to the design services. While …read more.

Warsaw Mayor Joe Thallemer, Warsaw Police Chief Scott Whitaker on the left, are shown with new WPD Officer Samuel Weaver and his family, wife Tarah Weaver, holding daughter Rowen. Daughter Kinley is shown standing in front. WARSAW — One of the favorite tasks Warsaw Mayor Joe Thallemer enjoys, is the swearing in of a new …read more.

Warsaw Board of Works and Public Safety had a full agenda of new business to handle Friday morning with contract, purchase and agreement requests among business. A request by the John C. Peterson American Legion Post No. 49, Warsaw, to close Fort Wayne Street between Buffalo and Lake streets from 8 a.m. until 11 a.m. …read more.

The City of Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety has issued a request-for-proposal for natural gas to service its 21-meter locations. Realgy Energy Service, a wholesaler or third party supplier in the NIPSCO Choice program, responded with a proposal that showed savings compared to the current supplier which showed an estimated savings $10,000 to …read more.

A bid from Country Auto Center, Plymouth,  on a 2015 Dodge Ram 550 truck cab and chassis was accepted for the Warsaw Public Works at today’s Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety meeting. The bid was one of two bids received, with the other bid from Glenbrook Dodge, Fort Wayne, being determined non-compliant with the …read more.

Purchase of three police vehicles, repair of a roof and signing contracts for the Central Lake Park Concert series were matters handled Friday morning during the bi-monthly meeting of the Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety. Approval was given to purchase a 2015 Caprice and 2015 Tahoe from Lakeside Chevrolet, Warsaw, a total cost …read more.

Contracts with entertainment for the Warsaw Parks and Recreation Department’s Central Park Concert Series were approved Friday by the Warsaw Board of Public Works & Safety. During other business three bids on three new police vehicles were tabled and taken under advisement. Hoosier Highway’s contract was for $1,200 for the Friday, May 22, performance. The …read more.

Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety entered into a development agreement between the city and Parkview Health Systems during Friday morning’s meeting. The agreement states Parkview will construct a four-floor building of approximately 86,000 square feet along with landscaping and parking on the property. The construction value is estimated to be approximately $20 million …read more.

Gordon L. Allen III is the newest officer with the Warsaw Police Department. Allen was sworn in during today’s Warsaw Board of Public Works & Safety meeting.

  The swearing in of a new firefighter, change in fuel purchase and approval for new and additional equipment were topics at Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety this morning. Troy Knefelkamp was sworn in as Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory’s newest firefighter at the start of the meeting. He has completed his probationary training. A …read more.

Warsaw’s Board of Public Works and Safety this morning opted not to negotiate with the owner of Eastgate Apartments on a $23,238 sewage bill. The matter first came to the B.O.W. in October after Gerald Kozuch received a letter from Mary Lou Plummer of the Warsaw Wastewater office noting the apartment complex he owns has …read more.

Back in May, Warsaw Common Council hired Ground Rules Inc. of Zionsville to complete the city’s comprehensive plan at a cost of $50,750. The plan will look at future land use, preserving the environment and aesthetics, maintaining current industry and expanding industrial businesses. And now, it will involve a neighborhood study. The Warsaw Board of …read more.

The city plans to collect all past due fees for two apartment complexes that were not charged for wastewater services. The total owed to the city is more than $30,000. Mary Lou Plummer of the Warsaw Wastewater office, came before the Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety this morning to explain the situations. Eastgate …read more.

Indiana law requires homeowners to call utility companies at least 48 hours in advance before doing any digging on their property. That 48 hours may be crucial to determining whether the city of Warsaw should pay a contractor’s $24,000 bill. The issue at hand is a bill from EBI Drilling Inc. for the sum of …read more.

Two homeowners will soon receive back bills for sewage services after human error and a problem in a reporting system were identified by the city. During today’s Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety meeting, two problems with billing were identified. The first was found on Aug. 16 by Mary Lou Plummer in the city’s …read more.

A Fort Wayne contractor was awarded a construction contract to renovate the third floor of Warsaw City Hall. Harold McComb & Sons was one of four bidders in the process that will involve nearly $300,000 in renovations. Bids from Ideal Construction and Milestone Construction, both of Warsaw, Harold McComb & Sons of Fort Wayne and …read more.

A federal mandate means Warsaw residents will soon seen an increase in their sewage bills for storm water management. Brian Davison, wastewater utility manager for the city, presented a contract to the Board of Public Works and Safety this morning explaining that the regulations means Warsaw will implement a stormwater utility division. Under the Indiana …read more.

After six years with the Warsaw Police Department, K-9 Pako is retiring due to ongoing medical issues. Warsaw Police Chief Scott Whitaker announced Pako’s retirement to the Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety this morning noting the purebred German Shepherd just recently underwent medical treatments and is recuperating but will not be able to …read more.

Warsaw’s Board of Public Works and Safety this morning approved a contract to hire Ground Rules Inc. to complete the city’s comprehensive plan. The $50,750 contract means that, within the next 11 months, the city should have a solid plan for future growth and development. City planner Jeremy Skinner told the B.O.W. that the committee …read more.

A bridge reconstruction project in the county will get the financial support of Warsaw city officials who agreed Friday to fund half of the cost of a pedestrian path that is being installed as part of the project. Warsaw’s Board of Public Works and Safety voted unanimously to fund $28,633 of the $169,050 project on …read more.

For the first time last summer, the Kosciusko County Farmers Market LLC made a move to downtown Warsaw where it welcomed more vendors selling locally grown produce and offering their hand-crafted items. This year, the market opens Saturday, May 4, with extended hours and more offerings. The Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety this …read more.

A sewer line running under North Detroit Street (SR 15) at Enterprise Drive in Warsaw has nearly collapsed and is need of immediate repairs that will cost the city over $63,000. The Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety this morning declared the matter an emergency, which means the usual bidding process does not need …read more.

Warsaw’s Central Park will soon see 21 new trees planted and it’s due to an infestation of the Emerald Ash Borer. The city already removed 21 ash trees that were showing signs of infestation and were, according to parks superintendent Larry Plummer, headed for certain demise. The parks department, with the approval of the Warsaw …read more.

The Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory is moving toward becoming an EMT trained department to provide a higher level of care to those with medical issues or for those who become victims in accidents or fires. During this morning’s Board of Public Works and Safety meeting, Warsaw Fire Chief Mike Brubaker said the state requirements over the …read more.

With the blessing of the Warsaw Board of Works and Public Safety, Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory will serve as a host for dive training classes in 2013. Warsaw Fire Chief Mike Brubaker asked for the board’s blessing to host five classes locally that will be taught by Dive Rescue International. “My goal is that we be …read more.

The Warsaw Police Department was given the nod of approval to enter into a warranty program to make sure patrol officers are armed with effective Taser equipment. WPD Chief Scott Whitaker presented the warranty and replacement program to the Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety this morning saying that, under the Taser® Assurance Plan, …read more.

The Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety has approved a street closure for the annual Toys for Tots donation drive. Center Street, between Buffalo and Lake streets, will be closed on Saturday, Dec. 1, for the annual toy collection event. Sgt. Dave Morales, Kosciusko County Toys for Tots coordinator, requested the closure to support …read more.

The Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety this morning approved another change order for renovations at the new city hall building, but even with the additional expenditures, the city says the project remains under budget. Change Order 11 was approved today totaling $8,624. The biggest cost – $5.847 – is for a third flood …read more.

Once again the city of Warsaw found itself with undocumented apartments and more unbilled properties. Clerical errors from as far back as 15 years have so far resulted in the city forfeiting approximately $16,000 in sewer fees. Problems began surfacing in June when Mary Lou Plummer, manager of the wastewater payment office, began updating records …read more.

Warsaw residents may have noticed something new on Smith Street, in addition to a much-welcomed resurfacing job. On Sept. 10, the City’s first bike lanes were completed along Smith Street, as well as “sharrow” marked bike routes along Winona Avenue and McKinley Street. These new markings and signage created 1.8 miles of new bicycle facilities and …read more.

The Kosciusko County Farmers Market will be presenting the 1st Annual Firemen Chili Cook Off on Saturday, Oct. 13, in downtown Warsaw. The cook-off is between all fire departments in Kosciusko County and is being held to benefit a selected charity, which has not yet been announced. The event will take place from 11 a.m. …read more.

On average, Warsaw Police Department’s K9 officers are utilized 280 times each year. Usages are necessary in both Warsaw and other areas of the county and, according to WPD Chief Scott Whitaker, the department’s need for canine backup is only increasing. “The average service life of a police K9 is 9 to 10 years,” Whitaker …read more.

OrthoWorx announced at the Warsaw Board of Works and Public Safety meeting this morning that the organization is donating $50,000 in funding to help complete a trailhead park for the city’s ongoing efforts to create promote bicycling. The money is specifically earmarked for Krebs Trailhead Park that will be located along McKinley Street in Warsaw. …read more.

Two weeks ago, a delinquent sewer bill totaling $2,290.80 looked as if it would fall on Charles Allen to pay. Today, though, paperwork was shown to the Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety proving Allen may not have been be to blame for the error after all. At the Aug. 3 B.O.W. meeting, Warsaw’s …read more.

True to their word, the Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety agreed to issue local resident Alisha Clayson a permit for her seasonal shaved ice business. Clayson has been asking the city for over a month to review its itinerant merchant fees to make it more feasible for local residents to do business within …read more.

When is it OK to waive permit fees for a small, seasonal business and when must the city stick with the guidelines? It’s a matter up for debate among the Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety. Alisha Clayson of Warsaw approached the B.O.W. today to ask the city to waive the permit fees so that …read more.