The Mail-Journal, Volume 27, Number 4, Milford, Kosciusko County, 9 March 1988 — Page 12

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THJ2 MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., March 9, 1988

Standing room only

School board approves bonds

I By DEB PATTERSON Staff Writer Despite a standing room only crowd that overflowed outside the board meeting room, Wawasee Community School Corporation Board of Trustees heard no response Tuesday evening from taxpayers on advertised hearing issues. The hearings regarded the $950,000 additional appropriation on general obligation bonds for Syracuse School remodeling and improvements, and a $649,000 additional appropriation to complete the necessary funding for the Syracuse school project. Action was also taken by the board, upon the recommendation of Robert Reed, school legal counsel, to name Lake City Bank of Warsaw trustee and paying agency for the bonds. Reed noted he contacted six area banks regarding the issue and received response from all. However, he felt Lake City Bank was the best

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deal. A resolution was passed to issue the general obligation bonds for the remodeling and improvement project at Syracuse as was a resolution for additional appropriations. Taxpayers will be given another chance to be heard at a hearing in 15 days set by the State Board of Tax Commissioners. The Kosciusko County Auditor’s Office can be contacted for the time and location of the hearing. In other matters regarding the major projects for the corporation, Dr. Roger Thornton, superintendent, announced a middle school board study session for Tuesday, March 22, at 7 p.m., in the board meeting room. This session will bring the board up to date with what the patron advisory committee has been working on. He noted no decisions will be made that evening and the public is invited. Recommendations have been received from the Environmental Protection Agency and the state of satisfactory results from the radon tests to proceed with the middle school building project. Dr. Thornton noted however,

unexpected radon tests results were initially received. The EPA was immediately contacted when the initial results were received, to gain further input on what action should be taken. As recommended by the EPA, Dr. Thornton contacted the local health department who tested nearby structures, as the EPA had no established practice of testing bare lands. The results were below necessary levels. Materials were also received by the EPA prescribing two construction techniques, both of which will be used. These include the placing of a plastic vapor barrier when doing the pre-slab preparation and to have a slightly pressurized heat ventilation system. 1988-1989 Calendar Approved The 1988-1989 School Calendar was unanimously approved by the board, which includes the state mandatory five extra days and potential snow make-up days. Dr. Thornton stated the calendar met the approval of the Wawasee Community Educators. Association. Points highlighted by Dr. Thornton was the first teacher

day, August 22, and the final teacher day of June 2. He noted the dates of January 13, records and reports day; February 20, President’s Day; March 24, Good Friday; and June 2, records and reports day, as make-up days. He stated if a day of school is cancelled prior to January 13, that day will be used as a makeup day and teachers will be required to use their own personal time to complete the records and reports by the morning of January 16. February 20 will also be a make-up day if a day is missed prior to that date as will June 2. Dr. Thornton noted Good Friday would be used in a similar way businesses operate on this day. the superintendentnoted when ever possible a make-up day would be scheduled on Saturday during the school term. Further make-up days, if needed, would be scheduled the first week of June. Attendance will be required of the staff and students on any of the make-up days, except in the instances of illness and bereavement. All other absences will be unexcused. This is where a difference of opinion between the WCEA and administration has occurred. Phil Metcalf, spokesman for the WCEA, pointed out that all negotiable leaves are viable options for teachers, including personal leave which the WCEA feels should be included in the attendance exceptions. Dr. Thornton stated he understood the statement being made, but conditions need to be set to administer it. “We need to communicate loud and clear to have these days of school, if we are to operate and have teeth in it.” Metcalf also explained to the board the WCEA’s reasoning for requesting Saturday make-up days as away to keep continuity in lessons. Noted also was that when a Saturday make-up day was scheduled sufficient notice would be given for all concerned to make proper arrangements. Highlights of the calendar include: August 23, first student day; December 21-January 3, Christmas break; April 3-7, spring break; June 2, last student day; and June 4, graduation. Alternate School A proposal is being considered for an alternate school for “At Risk Students” for the five'dttry porations with in the North Central Indiana Special Education Cooperative. The alternate school will be for those not able to adjust, cope or succeed in public schools. The school, to be by application only, will initially serve those 14-21 years old, who no longer are involved in school and request admittance into school and meet criteria of the admittance committee or if returning to home school from a restricted setting. The maximum cost the WCSC could be charged in the next 12 months is SIO,OOO. Dr. Thornton noted the funds would come from the “At Risk Student” grant and there is a chance after the first year the alternate school could fail. In other business, approval was given for the summer school programs. These include recreational instruction, (camps and lessons), non-credit instruction (driver’s education), credit instruction, keyboarding and music

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lessons along with the required summer remediation for students in grades one through three, six and eight, who fall below the cutoff score on the ISTEP. Dr. Howard Hull, assistant superintendent for instruction, explained all but the music lessons are cost efficient and the corporation looks at the music lessons as a community service. Roger Kryder, business manager, received approval to hire ATEC, Fort Wayne, in Regards to the new Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act. ATEC will inspect all corporation school buildings for friable and non-friable asbestoscontaining building materials, take samples and develop a management plan. ATEC agreed to complete all the requirements by the October 12 deadline at a cost not to exceed $14,200, or two cents per square foot on the inspection and sampling, $25 for each sample and S6OO for developing a management plan and initially training the necessary personnel. Dr. Thornton pointed out the penalty for not complying with the October 12 deadline is $5,000 per day. It was also noted a better rate could be obtained if three or four other corporations decided to make it a co-operative effort. The next regular meeting of the school board will be Tuesday, April 11, at 7 p.m.

Robert J. Beer is new BZA member

I By GLEN LONG Staff Writer The Kosciusko County Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA), with new member, Robert J. Beer, representing the Town of Milford, present, granted a variance to the Apostolic Christian Church of Milford at its March 8 meeting in the Justice Building in Warsaw. The variance will permit construction of an elevator addition on the south side of the church, 11 feet from the road right-of-way. The property is located on the north side of Fourth Street on the west side of SR 15 in Milford. Harold and Judy Moser were I* I t . >9 8L MR * _ ■k JM NEW BOARD MEMBER — Robert J. Beer, Milford, is the new Kosciusko County Board of Zoning appeals board member representing the town of Milford. He and his family reside on Emeline Street in Milford.

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granted 30 days to make arrangements for parking a large school bus away .from their home photography business on the south side of Wawasee Lake. The operation of the photography occupation at that site will be reviewed again in one year to assess if it has outgrown the neighborhood. Robert and Sue Dumford received a variance to permit building a garage 35 feet from the water’s edge and 19 feet from the road right-of-way. The property is located on the north side of a 20 feet road and 408 feet east of CR 800E in Turkey Creek Township. Harold Fultz was granted a variance to permit a residence addition four feet from the road, a deck 25 feet from the water’s edge and a screened-in porch 32 feet from the water’s edge. The property is located on the north side of Grand View Blvd, on the south side of Sechrist Lake in Tippecanoe Township. The board denied the petition of Darrel Stearley for a variance to construct a gcreened-in porch 29 feet from the water’s edge because this would be closer to the water than surrounding buildings. The property is located on the north side of Karen Drive and 450 feet east of Robert Lewis Drive in Tippecanoe Township. Also denied was the petition of Richard Shipley for an exception to build multi-family dwellings, four in number, in a residential district because it would not be compatible with the area. The property is located on the north side of Armstrong Road on both sides of Sullivan Road in Tippecanoe Township. Johnson Bay Marina was granted an exception for a parking lot in an agricultural district. The property is located on the east side of Forest Drive and 650 feet south of Walnut Drive in Turkey Creek Township. Danny Tenney was granted an exception for the purpose of a home operation (portable toilet warehousing) in an agricultural district. Several neighbors were present to remonstrate and the exception was with the stipulation that all storage and operations will be inside a building in strict compliance with section 3.17 of the county ordinance on home occupations. The property is located on the south side of Eight Square Road and west of Gunter Road in Plain Township. The board voted to table its approval on the cleanup of the G & M Recycling auto graveyard conyj 457-2561

dition west of Atwood to give the Area Plan. Commission staff time to contact county and state health officials, Indiana Department of Environmental Management and the Environmental Protection Agency to inform them of the neighbors’ concerns about the large G & M used tire stockpile. The BZA had, over a year ago, ordered Gary Baker, of G & M Recycling, to remove old autos, mobile homes and equipment from his property, which is used to store used tires. Baker and his attorney, Mike Miner, appeared and stated that the items stipulated in the clean-up order had been met. This was supported by Dan Richard, director of the Area Plan Commission, who had inspected the site. Baker explained that the problem faced in tire recycling is that technology to recycle steelbelted tires is not advanced enough. He said he takes as many tires as he can to Chicago, but the steel-belted type will not be accepted. He is paid by tire dealers to take the tires off their hands and his pile gets bigger and bigger. This fact was agreed to by several neighbors who rose to dispute Baker’s right to keep operating. Jack Garman, who borders G & M on the south, said “He’s overspilled fences and his pile is 100 feet high. He don’t have money to change it. He’ll move out and county taxpayers will own it.” He added, “You guys let him get away with it. ” Justin Roberts, another adjoining neighbor, said G & M should Big Brothers Big Sisters to hold meetings On March 15 and 16 Big Brothers/Big Sisters of • Kosciusko County will be hosting two informational meetings in Milford and Syracuse. Both programs will focus on the services the agency provides to children (age seven to 17) from singleparent homes in Kosciusko tyAdults (age 18 and over) who are interested in volunteering their time to become a Big Brother or Big Sister to a child are encouraged to attend either meeting. Also, parents who believe their children will benefit from Big Brothers/Big Sisters services are invited to come March 15 and 16. The first meeting will be held Tuesday, March 15, at 7 p.m. in the Milford Community Building. It is being made possible through funds received from the Milford Junior High School Student Council. The next program will be presented Wednesday, March 16, at 7:15 p.m. in the multi-purpose room of the Lakeland Youth Center in Syracuse. Monies recently collected in the Syracuse “Bowl for Kids’ Sake” fundraiser are assisting with the program’s expenses. Both meetings will last one hour or less. Refreshments will be served.

be bonded in case the pile catches fire. He said the operation devalues all property around Atwood by 50 percent. James Roberts said “To my knowledge there never has been an auto graveyard there, only an old gravel machine.’ ’ Pam Roberts expressed concern about water pollution caused by the tire stockpile and asked if there has been any water tests in the area. Neighbors refuted Baker’s contention that water in the tires was not spawning dreaded tiger mosquitos last summer. Several said they had caught and identified these mosquitos. i JOINS CARDINAL STAFF — Cardinal Center, Inc. announces the addition of JD Geiger to its staff. Geiger will operate as the public information coordinator. He will be assisting in setting up several new programs for Cardinal Center. His duties include planning and directing public relations activities, supervising membership and special event activities, developing and monitoring relationships with community agencies and coordinating programs and services with community-based organizations that might further the missun of Cardinal Center. Geiger is 58 years of age and was married in 1948 to Bonita McLallin. They both graduated from Cromwell High School. He then attended International Business College in Fort Wayne, studying Business Administration. In 1951, he attended Indiana University, studying police administration. In September 1951, he was appointed to the Indiana State Police Department and was assigned to North Webster in Kosciusko County where he still resides. Geiger has been in business for himself and for approximately 11 years was with Lyall Electric, Inc. where he ended his employment as general manager of their Cromwell and Washington Products Plants. He was manager of the Warsaw License Branch for three years (1981 through 1983), and on December 31, 1987, completed a four-year term as Kosciusko County Auditor. The Geiger’s have three grown children: Dawn (married to Lanny Fisher), Jill (married to Dean Miner), and Brian (married to Kelly Hyndman), all who currently work in the Warsaw area. They have four grandchildren. JD is past master of Square and Compass Masonic Lodge #747 at - North Webster and a member of Valley of Fort Wayne Scottish Rite. He is currently a board member of the Warsaw Community Driver Education Co-op and attends the United Methodist Church in North Webster.