Updated: WARSAW — After some disagreement that included a split vote that bumped the issue forward another month, the Kosciusko County Council unanimously agreed on a revision to the county’s wheel tax. “Look at that, seven hands in the air,” said Council President Sue Ann Mitchell when the council … Read More
Updated: WARSAW — The Kosciusko County Council discussed the possibility of raising a tax that motorists pay on their vehicles — at least for most motorists. During the council’s monthly meeting Thursday night, May 9, the panel heard from council member Doug Heinisch, who sits on the county’s Wheel … Read More
Updated: WARSAW — The proposed amendment to the wheel tax was turned down in the Kosciusko County Council meeting on Thursday, June 9. The amendment would have lowered the cost of registering trailers in the county from $40 to $15 or $25 depending on the weight of the trailer. … Read More
Updated: WARSAW — The Kosciusko County Council met Thursday, May 12, to discuss grants, the wheel tax and “courtesy” funds. Pertaining to the county wheel tax/surtax, a decision on whether to lower the wheel tax on trailers is required by July 1, so it can be enacted in 2017. The motion set … Read More
Updated: WINONA LAKE — Improvements may soon be on the horizon for the Stonehenge area in Winona Lake. Yesterday evening, March 16, Winona Lake Town Council met to discuss the possibility of continuing a road improvement project started years ago in the subdivision for Prestwick, Porthcawl and Muirfield roads. … Read More
Updated: WARSAW — An update on the county’s status for the regional cities was among the topics at the the Kosciusko County Council meeting Thursday evening, March 10. Other topics included wheel and surtax status, appropriations and book scans. John Sampson, president/chief executive officer of the Northeast Indiana Regional … Read More
Updated: INDIANAPOLIS — House Bill 1001 has passed the house and moves on to the Senate. Local State Rep. David Wolkins, House District 18, supported the bill. “This proposal would provide adequate funding to maintain and repair our state’s infrastructure with a long-term solution, versus other short-term plans,” stated … Read More
Updated: WARSAW — Though many have grumbled over the wheel tax, according to Kosciusko County Commissioner Ron Truex, the funds raised from the wheel tax are paving a brighter future for the county’s highway department. Faced with ever decreasing funding from the state for highway repairs, the county highway … Read More
Updated: An ordinance to amend the wheel tax did not have enough support from Kosciusko County Council members to be enacted. The council has been discussing amending the wheel tax for most of 2015. It voted to introduce an amendment ordinance at its April meeting which would reduce taxes … Read More
Updated: At its May 14 meeting, the Kosciusko County Council had a final hearing on a three-year tax abatement for AL&J Enterprise. AL&J Enterprise is in the process of purchasing property on US 30, west of Warsaw, that has been vacant for several years. The company plans to renovate … Read More
Updated: After a long period of discussion, the Kosciusko County Council voted four to three in approval of a motion to create a wheel tax ordinance that will be voted on at next month’s meeting. The ordinance will set the annual wheel tax to $15 for trailers weighing between … Read More
Updated: Thursday night’s Kosciusko County Council meeting saw the approval of two transfers of funds by the sheriff’s department from insurance payments to the repairs and maintenance fund. Kosciusko County Sheriff Aaron Rovenstine explained that two of the department’s vehicles had been in accidents and he wanted to transfer … Read More
Updated: Much of the discussion during Wednesday night’s Kosciusko County Council meeting centered around the possibility of lowering the the $40 county wide wheel tax on trailers that went into effect in January. Council President Robert Sanders explained how he would like to see that price dropped from $40 … Read More
Updated: Dear Editor, In response to Mr. Fussle’s public comments of June 23, 2014: The unpleasant reality of life, government and economics is that we are all subject to someone else. We all must endure taxes, adjust to inflation and do the best we can with what we have. … Read More
Updated: Who wants to pay more taxes?! (silence.) Ok, more taxes for everyone! That was last night’s Times Union lead story. It wasn’t worded that way, it said “there were no public comments” and so the County Commissioners increased your property taxes to the maximum rate to generate money … Read More
Updated: At a special meeting of the Kosciusko County Council on June 19, the council passed a wheel tax ordinance with a vote of 5-1. Attendance at the meeting must have been an all-time high. The courtroom chambers were standing room only. People from all over the county came … Read More
