Thallemer Delivers State Of The City Address At WCC Meeting
Monday night’s Warsaw Common Council meeting was largely dominated by Mayor Joe Thallemer’s State of the City Address. In a speech that was about a half-hour in length the mayor detailed the progress made by the city in the past couple of years while also detailing the steps planned to continue the process moving forward.
[weaver_youtube UEmd3GvSUqk rel=0]Prior to the mayor’s speech, a report was given by both the Warsaw Wayne Township Fire Department Fire Chief Mike Brubaker and Parks Department Superintendent Larry Plummer regarding the year 2014. Brubaker explained that his department had five CPR saves during the 2014 year. He credited this number to the training and knowledge of his staff and said that though he was pleased with the number, he would like to see even more.
When it came time for the speech, Thallemer had no shortage of optimism while speaking of the city of Warsaw moving forward and noted Warsaw will be a vibrant, compassionate and sustainable community that embraces its rich heritage and the unique and innovative nature of its citizens and businesses. He also lauded its distinctive natural amenities and community spirit, resulting in successful community development, a diverse economy, and an exceptional quality of life.”
Thallemer addressed all of the hard work of the Fire Department, particularly with the recent growth it has undergone, “Turning to the WWTFD, 2014 saw the cities ISO (Insurance Services Office) fire rating confirmed again at a four. This keeps our community protected by a fire service in the top 10 percent of of the nation. Most notably due to the hard work of our Chief and his staff of dedicated professionals. The addition of Wayne Township with the formation of the fire territory created an inevitable need for a third station. The site has been chosen and improved to facilitate the new station.”
Thallemer addressed drugs as a serious area of concern for Warsaw, but assured that the city is taking the steps necessary to avoid letting the problem get out of hand, “In 2014 our law enforcement continued to fight the problem of drug abuse in our community at full throttle. We doubled our staff of drug investigators in 2014. Meth continues dominate their work but a resurgence in heroin incidents has our investigators dealing with a new problem.”
For a complete transcript of Thallemer’s speech, click here.