The Mail-Journal, Volume 15, Number 25, Milford, Kosciusko County, 12 July 1978 — Page 2

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PRINCIPALS IN REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION — Jim and Phyllis Louden, realtors, on the left and right in the above photo, are Tom McClain and Ray and Barbara Gramme following the sale transaction of the W awasee Village Hardware Co. building to McClain.

Approved — (Continued from page 1) running into the subdivision will be checked out. Dee . Stiver. commission member, said. ‘They did a nice job with the first ones in there. If they continue that theme, I will be very much in favor of it. It’s needed there.” The plat was approved unanimously. Plat Tabled Another preliminary plat for a e residential subdivision in Turkey Creek Township*was tabled until several areas on the plat could be worked out The plat is located on a 19.92 acre tract of land on the north side of SR 8, 610 feet east oi SR 13A The technical committee of the * commission found several things - lacking in the subdivision, which is owned by Mr. and Mrs. Larry Welsh It was discovered that four lots of the 36 lots proposed will have to be omitted because they are too close to Turkey Creek. All lots have a mandatory setback of 25 feet from the ditch. Also found wrong was the topographical map and standing water on another lot which would have to be filled. Mrs. Welsh said the contractor had been notified and was supposed to have been present at the meeting. The plat was tabled until August 2. The commission considered several zoning changes. The first dealt with 42 acres of land located on the south and east sides of South Barbee Drive near SR 13 in Tippecanoe Township. Otho Andrews, with Gene Klingaman as agent, requested the land be rezoned from .an agricultural to a residential district. Al Montgomery, speaking on behalf of Andrews, said most of the land is sandy loam and is not ideal for farming. He said, “We thought this ground would be ’ adaptable to building.” No surveying or plotting of the land has been done as yet. The rezoning was approved. Another rezoning for 9.7o.acres of land from agricultural to residential in Tippecanoe Township was tabled. Rex Miller, with Lloyd Gump as agent, were not present for the meeting. The property is located on the east side of McKenna Road by CR 350 N. . ' * Rezone 35.32 Acres A petition to rezone 35.32 acres of land from agricultural to residential in Van Buren Township was approved. The land, owned by Wayne Bucher, is located on the west side of the Dewart Lake Road. one-quarter mile north o£CR 900 N. Bucher, present at the meeting, said he, has plans of constructing an eight to 10-acre lake similar to Camelot Lake of the Valley. He would retain ownership of the property and build S3O-$40,000 type houses. The land on the property is sandy and poor for farming. The petition passed unanimously. Finally, a request to rezone 40 acres of land from an agricultural to a residential district in Turkey Creek Township was approved. The land, owned by Bertha Mae Searfoss and the State Bank of Syracuse, with Robert Reed as agent, is located on the west side of the Syracuse-North Webster Road, 887 feet south of CR 1300 N. Reed said the land lends itself to residential rather than agricultural. He added he doesn't know the intended use of the land; he just wanted to get it rezoned. Jake Kern, who owns a farm by the land, said he would have no objection. All the rezonings will now go before the county commissioners for their approval. The commission will be meeting at 1 p.m. instead of 7 p.m. on the first Wednesday of the month starting in August. The next meeting is August 2. Speeders — (Continued from page 1) The only place parking has been enforced has been on Main Street in the past when there was a two-hour parking limit. Revenue from parking tickets is only 50 cents to $1 per ticket. The board will check with Rex Reed, town attorney, to see about drawing up a new town ordinance regarding parking. . A report on mini and motorized

bikes was given by Hobbs. He said these can’t be driven within the city limits on sidewalks and alleys. Also, the age minimum for operating a motorized bike is 15. He said he will start enforcing , this rule. Hobbs also cautioned town residents about carelessness. He said people are leaving windows open making easy prey for robbers. He added people should leave him a note when going on vacation so he can keep an eye on the property. . Until the marshal moves into Milford, residents wishing to contact him should either leave a note on the police door or call the j Syracuse dispatcher. Liquor Ordinance An ordinance enabling a threeway liquor license to be obtained by Merle Campbell, Jr., was read for the second time. A third reading is needed before board members can vote on it. Campbell, owner of a Milford establishment serving alcoholic beverages, wishes to open a restaurant. Mrs. Glenn Treesh, board president,’ said she has learned ■that if Campbell obtained his three-way license, this would leave his two-way license available for some other establishment. This would put three taverns in Milford. She said she talked to Campbell who said he would be willing to drop his application. Board members will read the ordinance a third time before making a final decision. The final reading is August 7, Mowing problems involving several lots in town were discussed. Mrs. James Brooks, clerk-treasurer, said she has been contacting people to mow their lots, to no avail. It was decided the town will charge a SSO flgt fee for mowing a lot. Mrs. Brooks will check with Reed about how often the lots should be mowed and J about billing the property owners. Budget working sessions have been set for Monday and Wednesday, July 17 and 19, at 5 p.m. The final town budget has to be approved by August 9. The fire department was given authorization to purchase two coats, two pair of boots-and two hats at an approximate cost of S4OO. Parking lines on Main Street will be painted soon, Marion (Bud) Fry, street and water commissioner, gave a report on the water tower. The tower was recently cleaned and refilled. There was a problem with packing at the base of the tower when it was refilled. Board members agreed the tower should be repacked every five years or so. Mrs. Brooks said she isNstill having problems collecting water bills from people moving away. She will check with Reed again on the problem. The board might discuss it at a budget Session July 19. Finally, the board heard a request that something be done at the park where boats are unloaded. There is a parking problem. The board said the park board is working on some long range plans for the park, but will check on the immediate problem. Resigns — (Continued from page 1) Craig nearly four years ago, then elected that fall and had served three years. Fry was not present at last night’s meeting and stated this morning his f-easons were personal with no further comment. Little praised Fry’s record and said “the school board is poorer because of his action.” He said he wanted to publicly thank Fry for his past efforts. Little said the board hoped to fill the vacancy within a short time. Other matters on the lengthy agenda of 24 items included the opening of bids from 35 firms on school equipment in four categories; certificates of payment for the building project at Wawasee High School; approval of a new Code of Conduct at the high school; and employment recommendations. Attending the meeting, beside four board members, were Marion Lantz, business manager; Don Arnold, superintendent; Henry Smith, WHS principal, and about 20 local

citizens, including some meVnbers of the newly formed Community Awareness for Better Education. The new group, in its first public meeting last month, had announced that a working committee would make it a point to attend every school board meeting for the purpose of “gathering information, getting answers to our questions, and offering our opinions on policies that are being offered.” Group members received a lengthy indoctrination last night in some of the many matters that come before the board. New Phone System Proposal Two representatives of United Telephone Co., George Drake and J. Phillip Hoy, met with the board to review the telephone system at Wawasee High School. The two gave a slide presentation that lasted more than an hour, pointing out what they said are the many deficiencies in the present system and the .firm’s proposed solution. Drake said the existing system has reached its capacity and more telephones are needed. He said the quantity of trunks presently terminated on the school’s telephone system is insufficient, and described many more problems which he said could be solved with the installation of a new common control communications vehicle designed to provide modern, innovative features for customers whose telephone requirements are for 100 stations or less. In making the proposal for the high school, United Telephone Co. would furnish a TD-100 EPABX equipped with 35 stations, expandable to 100; eight links, expandable to 12; three trunks, expandable to 24, and an automatic attendant’s console with digital clock and Busy Lamp Field. Cost Os System Based on a. standard five-year contract, installation charges would be $292, with a monthly charge to the school of $436.50, plus $56 for 28 PABX Stations at $2 each, and $104.70 for three Syracuse trunks at $34.90 each, or a total of a $597.20 monthly outlay. The present base cost for telephone service at Wawasee High School is $185.70. As an alternative way of financing, Drake offered a “TwoTier” pricing system, in which the school would make a lump sum payment of $21,958.26, which represents UTC’s capital investment, spread over a I‘o-year period at $273 a month, plus a payment of $142.50 monthly for maintenance costs, plus $160.70 for the PABX stations and the Syracuse trunks, or a total of $576.20 for 10 years, the amount to decrease after that. Title to the equipment would remain with the telephone company. * a Drake said similar systems have already been installed at such nearby places as Maple Leaf Farms, the Kosciusko County courthouse, and others. He said the prices quoted are good for a 30-day period. The board agreed to consider the proposal at future meetings. New Behavior Code Eor WHS In other business, the board approved a new code of conduct for all students in co- or extracurricular activities, or in elected or appointed leadership offices. WHS principal Henry Smith explained that during the past years, only students who were members of an athletic team, athletic cheerleaders or members of the National Honor Society have been disciplined as a result of improper school or community behavior. The new code will involve at least 17 different clubs or organizations, music groups, drama organizations, athletic teams, and others. Smith said school officials were trying to achieve a more consistent behavior policy. Examples of improper behavior, but not limited to, are: alcohol involvement; misuse of drugs; vandalism; theft, and consistent disrespect for school policies and school employees. Discipline to be given for the first offense would involve probation or loss of participation time in the activities; and second offense, removal from participation or membership for a maximum of one school year. The decision regarding the length

of probation or loss of participation will be the responsibility of the teacher, the sponsor, administrator. Speaking in favor of the new code were Mrs. William T. Jones, Jr., who said as parents both she and her husband would like to see it passed, and Rev. Paul Steele, pastor of the North Webster United Methodist Church, speaking as parent and pastor. William Beemer, chairman of the Community Awareness for Better Education group, wanted to know how the code affected, for instance, kids who attended a party if they were not in fact partaking of drugs or alcohol even though they were present there. Smith said it would be similar to the athletic code. If they were attending a function where they knew in advance about the violations, there would be a limited penalty for them. He said the code in no way attempts to usurp parental authority. The 35 bids opened for school equipment were tabled for further study. It was announced by Lantz that no bids had been received for gasoline for school buses and fuel for heating, as was the case the past two years. He said no one will submit a firm bid, and other school corporations have the same experience. School officials will seek the lowest price available at the time, as has been done in the past. The financial report as of June 30 confirmed a balance in the State Bank of Syracuse of $633,852.62; Counting House Bank oi North Webster, $55,115.23; First National Bank of Warsaw, Milford Branch, $37,521.36; and Lake City Bank, North Webster Branch, $7,160.56. Re-Elect Officers The board re-elected officers for another year — Little, president; John Kroh, vice president; Floyd Baker, secretary. It also re-appointed Baker to the special education coop advisory committee, and Philip Payne to the vocational education advisory committee. Members set the same bond of $50,000 for the treasurer; set the same S3OO per year for their own salaries, and retained the board’s meeting time of 7 p.m. the second Tuesday in each month in the school administration-building. Also re-appointed were Lantz, corporate treasurer; Evelyn Fawley, recording secretary; and Robert E. Reed, school attorney. Ecology Study Cited John Naab, curriculum coordinator, reported that the project developed at Wawasee High School for the last three years on freshwater ecology, paid for by Title IV C funds, had received a citation from Governor Otis Bowen. It has been requested by the division of innovative and exemplary education of the Indiana Department of Public Instruction that Wawasee’s program be disseminated to every high school in the state. The board approved a supplemental contract for a needs assessment Survey of the adult community regarding future adult education offerings, funded by the Dept, of Public In-

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struction, amounting to $3,648. It also .approved Lakeland Community School Corp.’s share of the North Central Special Education Co-op program in the amount of $40,200, the same amount budgeted for 1978. Naab announced that Lakeland has received notification that the Wawasee In-School Supervision Center will be funded for the 197879 school year. The Center has been proposed as a more effective means of dealing with student discipline. New Teachers Hired The board approved the hiring of Timothy A. Caldwell to (each career education at WHS, and act as head swim coach and freshman football coach. Caldwell has a B.A. degree from Eureka College, Eureka, 111., and an M.S. degree at Illinois State University, Normal, 111. He has had four years swim\ ming experience in a high school of 4,000 enrollment; four years on Eureka College swim team; all conference swimmer for two years; had an assistantship this past year at Illinois State, and was the assistant swimmingcoach working primarily with the divers. Also hired was Neil Hinton, a graduate of North Wood High School, with a B.S. degree from Ball State University, to teach science at Wawasee, and assist in football and wrestling. The board announced a special meeting to be held next Tuesday night in the school administration building. BZA hearing ; set for July 20 A public hearing is scheduled by the Town of Syracuse Board of Zoning Appeals at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 20, in the main meeting room in the Syracuse Town Hall on a petition filed by David McGrew. McGrew requests a special exception be granted to permit the real estate located at the east side of the intersection of SR 13 and Harrison St. North, in the town of Syracuse to be used for the purpose of multi-family dwellings (30units.) The real estate is presently zoned as Residential by the Kosciusko County Zoning Ordinance.

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Dean's list given for DePauwU. Several area students at DePauw University, Greencastle, have earned academic distinction on the dean's list. Achieving at least a 3.5 (A minus) or better grade average out of a possible 4.0 (straight A), second semester dean’s list » students include: Nancy L. Mortis, a junior, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jay Morris, 258 E. John St., Nappanee; Ruth E. Bettinger, a senior, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Shipley, box 510 r 3 Warsaw and Robert D. Walters, a sophomore, son of Robert Walters, r 7 box 24 Warsaw. Von Buren Advisory Board sets meeting The Van Bure), Township Trustee and Advisory Board will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. July 18, at the trustee’s home, to receive ideas from Van Buren Township citizens concerning use of federal revenue sharing funds during the 1978 and 1979 calendar years. The township’ expects to receive about $7,500 during 1978 and 1979, according to Walter Wuthrich, trustee. All citizens, including senior citizens, are invited to participate in planning the use of the money. j Lake Assn, to meet The Syracuse Lake Association will hold its annual dinner meeting this Saturday, July 15, beginning at 6:30 p.m., at the Smith-Walbridge dining hall. A buffet dinner will be served at 7 p.m. A short business meeting and treasurer’s report will be presented immediately after the dinner. The floor will then be turned over to the general membership for discussion on any subject pertinent to the lake and its surrounding environment. All members are urged to attend.

WARE, Inc., meets with architect

Further plans for the development of a Senior Citizens apartment complex in the Syracuse area were considered when the board of directors of WARE, INC. (Wawasee Area Realty Endeavors), along with Architect James McCleary, met at the State Bank of Syracuse on June 27. The complex is to be situated on optioned land currently known as Lake View Camp Sites, located west of Long Dr. at the city park, and extending westerly to SR 13. Architect McCleary was instructed to proceed with a topographical survey and,'along with WARE’S attorney, arrange to meet with Farm Home Administration (FHA) personnel to make final determination of suitability of the optioned site for development The board also scheduled a special meeting of the charter members to be held at the State Bank of Syracuse Tuesday night. July 25. to act on the adoption of amendments to the Bylaws of the Articles of Incorporation as required to comply with FHA rules and regulations for financing. Also on the agenda for the special meeting will be the consideration of a plan tp open the membership to all persons interested in providing housing units on a not-for-profit basis. Hope was expressed that the

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