Over $1.1 million from the 2013 Warsaw city budget will go unused, meaning the city is building its cash reserves. On Monday night, the Warsaw Common Council voted 5-0 to accept a declaratory resolution allowing a total of $1,107,410 to remain in the city’s coffers. “It’s spending that will not occur this year so it …read more.

Don’t expect to see the garland and Christmas decorations hanging from the traffic lights in downtown Warsaw anymore. Mayor Joe Thallemer explained that the weight of the decorations, coupled by sometimes high winds, have put “a tremendous force on the poles” which has resulted in bowing and, in some cases, even cracking at the base …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.

Calling a proposal to reinstate high speed passenger rail service “sophisticated and expensive,” members of Northeast Indiana Passenger Rail Association told Warsaw residents last night that the best case scenario would see such service implemented in the year 2020. Richard Davis and Fred Lanahan of NIPRA and Pam Holocher, representing the city of Fort Wayne, …read more.

Requests for funding from nonprofit organizations will be considered without changes by the Warsaw Common Council. Total requests from nonprofits for 2014 total $230,900. During Monday night’s regular city meeting, councilman Jeff Grose asked to invite a representative of Kosciusko Area Bus Service back to discuss their request for $28,500. While the council voted to …read more.

Just over 90 acres of land west of Warsaw will be purchased to expand the Warsaw Technology Park at a price of $2 million. The purchase, approved Monday night by the Warsaw Common Council via an appropriation of the funds, is to be finalized in October. City planner Jeremy Skinner asked the city to appropriate …read more.

The public presentation on passenger train service for Warsaw that was scheduled for Sept. 10, has been cancelled. The meeting was to be held at the Kosciusko County Democrat Headquarters with Warsaw Mayor Joe Thallemer as the guest speaker. However, instead of Thallemer being the lone speaker, the Northeast Indiana Passenger Rail Association will be …read more.

Discussion on the downtown tornado siren continued with the Warsaw Common Council Monday night where, by unanimous vote, the decision was made to relocate it to Warsaw Fire Station 1. The siren is currently located on the former Warsaw City Hall on Market Street where it is unmanned. According to Warsaw-Wayne Township Fire Territory Chief …read more.

During the regular meeting of the Warsaw Common Council Monday night, five non-profit organizations made their appeals for funding for the 2014 operating year. First on the agenda was Karl Swihart representing the City-County Athletic Complex. The CCAC is seeking $31,000 to help with general operating expenses. Kosciusko Area Bus Service, also known as KABS, …read more.

A special meeting of the Warsaw Common Council will be held at 4 p.m. Monday, July 29, for a budget session. The meeting will be held at the city hall and is open to the public.

Parking regulations in downtown Warsaw are changing. A vote by the Warsaw Common Council last night means that while much of the downtown will remain at 2-hour limits, free parking spaces have also been made available. On the diagram, areas marked in purple will be converted to free unlimited parking. Those areas in blue will …read more.

The events of Dec. 14, 2012, in Newton, Conn., was a day that propelled both school and government officials from coast to coast to immediately consider and review safety measures in schools. It was on that day when 20 elementary school students and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School lost their lives at the …read more.

During Monday night’s Warsaw Common Council Meeting Warsaw City Planner Jeremy Skinner and Warsaw Police Department Lt. Kip Shuter presented an ordinance amendment that would establish several areas of parking without the current 2 hour parking contraints currently set throughout on and off street parking in the downtown area (See larger map). Though parking issues have plagued …read more.

The Warsaw Planning Commission, along with most members of the Warsaw Common Council, met Monday night to give input into a comprehensive plan that will serve as a road map for Warsaw’s future. Brad Johnson of Ground Rules Inc., the company contracted for $50,750 to complete the city’s comprehensive plan, met with the city officials …read more.

The regular meeting of the Warsaw Plan Commission scheduled for this evening will be a joint meeting with the Warsaw Common Council to launch the city’s comprehensive plan. City government has been working to development the comprehensive plan that will provide a roadmap for future growth in Warsaw. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. …read more.

An agreement between the Warsaw Redevelopment Commission and OrthoWorx means the third floor of Warsaw City Hall will soon have new occupants. During the Warsaw Common Council meeting Monday night, the council was informed that the WRC had approved an “agreement for building renovations” with the Kosciusko County Community Foundation. Basically, it provides OrthoWorx a …read more.

Residents along Edgewater Drive in Warsaw asked the city to come to their aid to stop trespassing and littering on their private property and the city quickly acted. During the Monday night Warsaw Common Council meeting, four property owners on the dead end street along the north shore of Center Lake asked the city leaders …read more.

Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory Chief Mike Brubaker wants to keep homeowners insurance as low as possible and that will likely mean some changes and improvements for the fire service. During Monday night’s regular meeting of the Warsaw Common Council, Brubaker presented the 1995 and 2005 ISO ratings for the department. Insurance Service Office ratings are determined …read more.

Proposed at the last Warsaw Common Council meeting by Warsaw resident Monica Boyer, two city council women took charge of the request and put a city-wide spring clean-up effort in place. The first Community Clean-up Week will be held April 20-26 and will coincide with the Kosciusko County Recycling Depot’s Environmental Action Week. Council president …read more.

The city of Warsaw is working with Warsaw Community Schools in reviewing security policies and that will likely mean the hiring of additional police officers. “I don’t want to get too detailed yet because there are too many things that still need to be worked out,” said Warsaw Mayor Joe Thallemer, but as the school …read more.

Flexaust is looking to purchase a building at 1605 W. Center St. in Warsaw and company officials are hoping the city of Warsaw will consider a tax abatement for both real and personal properties. Flexaust is currently using the former Midwest Rake building and plan to ask for the abatement for that facility. According to …read more.

(EDITOR’S NOTE: A complete look at Mayor Joe Thallemer’s plans for Warsaw can be seen HERE) “One of the statutory responsibilities of the mayor is to give a State of the City address every year and, I think in the past that has been done rather informally,” said Warsaw Mayor Joe Thallemer. “I thought it …read more.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ki7p8ocBUWs]   The regular monthly meeting of the Warsaw Common Council began Monday with the recognition of two long-time volunteers of the Warsaw Community Development Corporation. Mark Dobson, executive director of the Warsaw/Kosciusko County Chamber of Commerce, presented plaques to Jean Ann Dennie and Stephanie Salyer for their years of volunteerism and dedication to …read more.

Last week, the Warsaw City Plan Commission gave its approval for the Warsaw+Winona Lake Walk+Bike Master Plan. (See related story) On Tuesday night, the Warsaw Common Council, which has the final say on whether the plan moves from a proposal to a final project, was presented with an hour long synopsis of the plan, as …read more.

Working under a midnight deadline, the Warsaw Common Council came to a consensus Monday night to make budget cuts that would keep city taxes from rising and hold the tax levy at the same rate as 2012. In work sessions earlier Monday afternoon, council members discussed what could be cut from the city’s budget. Tonight, …read more.

An ordinance to establish Warsaw as a “Tree City” was tabled Monday night as Warsaw Common Council members felt some of the enforcement issues needed further review. Warsaw is hoping to gain Tree City status to take advantage of funding and grants available through the Arbor Day Foundation. Such funding would assist the city and …read more.

Acting on Indiana law that required the city of Warsaw to establish new districting, the Warsaw Common Council voted Monday night to adopt new council districts. As required, the five districts are composed of contiguous territory, are reasonably compact and contain nearly equal populations. City planner Jeremy Skinner said the districts are equally populated to …read more.

The Warsaw Redevelopment Commission gave its stamp of approval on an agreement with the Indiana Economic Development Corporation to move forward with Warsaw’s Certified Technology Park. The WRC met Monday afternoon, and Warsaw Common Council followed suit just hours later by also agreeing to move forward with the project. In exchange for the city’s $1 …read more.

In just 10 minutes the Warsaw Common Council wrapped up a short agenda of business at its second and final regular meeting of the month. The council opened with the second reading of an ordinance to amend the speed limit on Poppy Street. At the Nov. 5 meeting, the council held the first public hearing …read more.

On Friday, the Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety gave the initial approving vote for the purchase of new air packs and air cylinders for the Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory. That vote, however, was contingent upon the approval of the Warsaw Common Council. Scott air packs This evening, in a brief regular meeting of the …read more.

After more than 8 months of discussions, public meetings, detailed rewrites and tweaking, a proposed sign ordinance was voted on by the Warsaw Common Council Thursday night moving it effectively from proposed to finalized. City planner Jeremy Skinner presented the ordinance on behalf of the Warsaw Plan Commission which has spent months refining the decree. “The gist …read more.

While Warsaw Common Council looks to make approximately a half million dollars in budget cuts for 2013, there was a bright spot. Mayor Joe Thallemer, just back from the annual conference of the Indiana Association of Cities and Towns, announced the overall increase for the medical trust was only 7.5 percent and, with the changes …read more.

As advertised, Warsaw’s 2013 budget is at $25,027,268 and, during Monday night’s regular meeting of the Warsaw Common Council, the budget was unanimously approved. However, that doesn’t mean it’s a done deal. The council held the first public hearing on the budget tonight but, hearing no one speak either in favor or against the advertised amounts, …read more.

Efforts to reduce nuisance deer in Warsaw are continuing in this, the seventh year, of a state recognized selective hunting program. Warsaw Common Council has voted unanimously to approve eight designated deer nuisance zones at the request of the Warsaw Deer Task Force. That number includes two newly designated areas. Those areas are the Northeast Zone, which …read more.

It appeared for a time Monday night that the Warsaw Common Council would again table any action on amending the city’s itinerant merchants ordinance. Discussions on fees and timetables for purchasing permits began to take on new life as council members debated fees. The ordinance was first brought for discussion on June 15 when a …read more.

Runway expansion plans continue at the Warsaw Municipal Airport, but off of the bargaining table is a plan to close CR 100 East. For well over a year the Warsaw Board of Aviation has been looking at extending the east-west runway, an option that initially explored the possibility of closing the heavily traveled road. Public …read more.

Budgets were the key topic of Monday night’s Warsaw Common Council meeting. Requests were presented by non-profit organizations for their 2013 budgets. The City-Council Athletic Complex is requesting $20,000, which reflects an $11,000 decrease over the 2012 budget. The Animal Welfare League, which was credited for working hard to raise donations, is requesting $16,500 from …read more.

First discussed on June 15 at the Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety, itinerant merchants who reside within Kosciusko County but out of the city limits of Warsaw will be getting a break on fees. Alisha Clayson came before the Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety on June 15 requesting that the city …read more.

A new orthopedic company coming to Warsaw was granted tax abatements Monday night that will ultimately total a city contribution of $162,763. The abatements were voted on unanimously by the city council after they approved the area at 4130 Corridor Dr., Warsaw, an economic revitalization area. Iconacy Orthopedic Implants LLC plans to move into a …read more.

Rich Gaul of Warsaw has been approaching the Warsaw Common Council for the last two months asking them to educate themselves on Smart Meters – also called Advanced Meters – and ban them from the city. Gaul says Smart Meters are a health issue, security risk and an privacy invasion. He also says the meters …read more.

  Warsaw’s Rainy Day Fund will receive a significant deposit due to a lump sum recently issued to the city from the Indiana Department of Revenue. Because of an accounting error at the state level, the city of Warsaw is receiving nearly $830,000 from local income tax revenues that had initially been withheld. The state, …read more.

City officials are trying to come up with a plan to improve downtown parking and they need the public’s help to achieve a resolution. Warsaw Common Council members Cindy Dobbins and Mike Klondaris organized a public meeting to address the matter which was held last week. At Monday night’s common council meeting, Dobbins said although …read more.

Warsaw Common Council has voted to accept a resolution identifying an area of Warsaw an economic revitalization area. The purpose is to allow Wildman Business Group an opportunity to expand and apply for a tax abatement. Josh Wildman addressed the council Monday night saying the business has plans to build a 12,000-square-foot warehouse and add …read more.

The public hearing on the proposed annexation of property adjacent to the Warsaw Municipal Airport is being held tonight during the regular meeting of the Warsaw Common Council. The property the city wants to annex is along CR 100 East and directly south of CR 300 East. The annexation is expected to gain city approval …read more.