Winamac Town Council
The Winamac Town Council recently heard a proposal for the rehabilitation and revitalization of downtown Winamac from resident Claude LeMere. LeMere said that he has a background in rehabilitating downtowns and has a passion for restoring and preserving their history. LeMere had several items that...
The Winamac Town Council continued their conversation on officer retention for the Winamac Police Department during a regular meeting on Monday, Feb. 12. They ultimately passed motions to approve both a pay raise and a take home car program to assist in trying to attract and retain officers to the...
Work has been continuing on the old Winamac grain elevator, according to information given at a recent Winamac Town Council meeting. Demolition officially started in early January on the former elevator located at 302 S. Logan Street. Most of the metal on the silos has now been taken down and...
Since the bid was reviewed and was found to be complete, the Winamac Town Council officially approved the custom pumper bid from the Alexis Fire Equipment Company in the amount of $684,905. In November, the town had received a bid for a commercial pumper and a custom pumper from the company. During...
The Winamac Town Council discussed two sets of bids during a regular meeting on Monday, Nov. 13 – the fire truck and the trash service bids. They opened up the fire truck bids first. The only bid they received was from Alexis Fire Equipment Company for a commercial pumper and a custom pumper. It...
Five sealed bids for a new trash collection contract were opened by the Winamac Town Council during a regular meeting on Monday, Oct. 9. The bids were from LAP Waste, Waste Management, APEX Waste, On Point Waste Services and Republic Services. The lowest bid was from On Point Waste Services, which...
As a result of several past discussions, the Winamac Town Council passed both a revised golf cart and a revised speed limit ordinance during a regular meeting on Monday, Sept. 11. On Monday, the council had an updated golf cart ordinance in front of them for approval. An item that was taken out was...
The Winamac Police Department is struggling to find ways to keep officers at the department, a challenge that is also currently plaguing many other small town police departments across the nation. Winamac Police Chief Tyler Campbell said that it is becoming critical to decide on some kind of...
Last month, the Winamac Town Council tabled the request for compensation for special police certifications so they could further review the information. During his department report at the Aug. 14 regular meeting, police chief Tyler Campbell asked the council if they could revisit the matter. In...
Matters are moving forward to tear down the old elevator on Logan Street in Winamac. The KIRPC blight clearance bid was officially awarded during a special Winamac Town Council session on Monday, July 31. In October, it was said that the proposed budget for the project is $268,280 with $250,000...
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