Kosciusko County Area Plan Commission members from left Doug Ruch, President Lee Harman, and
Bob Conley listen to this month’s cases. InkFreeNews photo by Phoebe Muthart.

By Phoebe Muthart
Staff Writer

WARSAW — Several cases were heard at the regular meeting of the Kosciusko County Area Plan Commission Wednesday, Jan. 4. Three requests were tabled until next month’s meeting.

Kosciusko Development petitioned for preliminary plat approval for a 51-lot residential development on a 19.585-acre tract of ground. The property is located on the south side of CR 1250N, north of Beer Road in Milford in Van Buren Township, just east of North Park. The board tabled the request until the February meeting.

Barrett McManus petitioned for the preliminary plat approval for the replat of one lot in Deeds Creek Manor. The property is located on the west side of Old Orchard Drive, east of Timberline Circle in Wayne Township.

There is a drainage utility easement on the back of his lot. His request was tabled for a month for the county’s drainage board to review his preliminary plat proposal.

Edd Allen’s petition for an appeal was undecided. He is requesting to amend self-imposed restrictive covenants associated with the rezoning request to originally rezone the property to commercial.

Allen wants it amended due to previous cases by allowing modular homes sales and display as shown on the submitted site plan. The property is located on the west side of SR 13, south of CR 400N in Tippecanoe Township, a mile south of North Webster.

The board decided it needed more information to move forward and the case will be heard at the APC meeting next month.

Two residential Tax Increment Financing district cases were heard. One was approved and one was tabled. The site of the former South Shore Golf Course in Syracuse was approved by the board. The county commissioners will take action on the case at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17.

An 18-acre residential TIF district in Etna Green was also approved. The property is located south of Remembrance Park. There are no residential plans yet. The matter will be heard at the next Etna Green Town Council meeting either Tuesday, Jan. 10 or Feb. 14.

The election of officers for the 2023 operating year was held. Officers are Lee Harman, president; Kevin McSherry, vice president; and Mike Kissinger, secretary.

The next meeting is at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1, in the county courthouse, Warsaw.