The Mail-Journal, Volume 27, Number 35, Milford, Kosciusko County, 12 October 1988 — Page 2

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THE MAIL-JOURNAL—Wed.. October 12,1988

Residential development planned north of Syracuse Lake

(By GLENLONG Staff Writer The Kosciusko County Area Plan Commission voted unanimously at its Oct. 5 meeting to recommend that the county commissioners approve the preliminary plat for a residential development on the north side of North Drive in Turkey Creek Township. Ned Myers,**- Progressive Engineering of Gosheh, (g)iese'nted the petition, which included plans for 16 building lots around a lagoon connected by a channel to Syracuse Lake. He said it will be at least two years Syracuse can tell if the sewer system can be hooked to the town’s system. / Jim Hughes, who is president /of the Syracuse Town Board, clarified that comment by stating that the State of Indiana will allow no new hook-ons from outside the corporate limits until the sewer upgrade project in Syracuse is completed. Virgina Lambright, who said she owns a property across the road, said she is concerned about the number of lots in the area and Myers reported that quality of the houses built will be good because prices of the lots will be from $15,000 to $40,000. The board approved two petitions to rezone land along SR 13 south of Pierceton from residential to commercial districts at its Oct. 5 meeting* The petitions were presented by Diana Clingenpeel and Charles Collier, who operates Collier’s Station. Clingenpeel said she wants to be,3ble to use a garage on her property for a commercial operation which she did not define. Collier said his 2y 2 lots have been used for years to park trucks and he wants to “make it legal.” With the recommendation of the APC, the Collier case will now go before the Pierceton Town Board, since it is in the corporate limits of Pierceton, and the Clingenpeel case will be heard by the Kosciusko County Commissioners. Other Cases The board voted to recommend rezoning of 4.73 acres of land east of Winona Lake from an agricultural to a residential district as asked for by Russell Long. The property is located on the north side of Wooster Road, 1,150 feet east of CR 250E in Wayne Township. The petition of James F. Myers for a preliminary plat approval for a residential subdivision on a tract of ground north of Syracuse Lake was approved with the stipulation that the county highway department agrees to take the 85 foot road with a cul-de-sac into the county highway system. The board heard the presenta-

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tion by Melissa Craft of a petition for preliminary plat approval for Bonnie Stevens, who could not attend the meeting. The land is located on the south and west sides of Wooster Road, just west of the community of Wooster in Washington Township. When it was learned that letters to adjoining property-owners had just been mailed on Monday, Oct. 3, the board voted to table the petition until its November meeting to allow notices to be sent to the neighbors in a more timely manner and to give the petitioner time to provide more information for plans for her property and a list of restrictions which she feels would apply. Several neighbors expressed concern that mobile homes might be parked on the lots of the subdivision. Orville Taylor, who owns an adjoining property, asked if the area would be used as a trailer court. Craft responded with, “No mobile home restrictions are planned. It’s up to the

Another used car business for Milford

I ByGLENLONG Staff Writer | Dennis Newcomer, r 1, Milford, was granted an exception by the Kosciusko County Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) on Oct. 11 for the purpose of placing an automobile sales operation in a commercial district in Milford. The approval was by a split vote of 3-2. It is with the conditions that no nondriveable vehicles be stored outside and no commercial service and repair work will be done. The operation will be reviewed by the BZA in one year. Newcomer declined to name the individual to whom he plans to sell his property at the comer of SR 15 and First Street. “I will sell the property to a reputable businessman who plans to use it as a used car sales operation,” he said. “I closed my service station there on March 31, 1988, after running the business there for 12 years.” Milford resident Warren Evans spoke against the petition and stated, “We’ve got used car lots up and down that road. I think there should be some hard restrictions put on that. We’ve gotfiye garages on that street (SECIS) now.” After board members expressabout the inclusion of “service and repair” in the petition, Newcomer verified that such work will be for the operator’s vehicles only. He said

people what they want.” Dan Richard, APC director, pointed out that the 16 lots planned are individual lots .34 acre or larger and could have no more than 16 mobile homes, one per lot. Mark Anderson, another neighbor, said, “We don’t want no trailer court out there.” Grundy Akers, who said he has lived in Wooster for 32 years, stated, “If they sell off lots I don’t want old 25-year-old trailers and junk cars hauled in there.” After the day’s petitions had all been heard, to avoid future late mailing of notices, the APC voted to include in petitioner directions that notices to adjacent landowners must be mailed at least 10 days prior to the APC meeting date. The board also accepted final plats for The Dells, Third Addition, located north of CR 300 N near Warsaw Municipal Airport, and Brookshire Addition south and west of Maple Run Subdivision by Walnut Creek Church.

there will be no commercial service and repair operation. Newcomer said his buyer, who is in Florida for the winter, will not set cars on the lot until next spring. He said the man has a son who will work in the business and operate it when his father is in Florida in the winter. He added that members of the Milford Town Board have stated their approval with the stipulation that the property be uncluttered with old junk cars. Other Cases Quaker Haven Camp, located on the east side of Dewart Lake in Turkey Creek Township, was granted an exception for the purpose of an addition to a nonconforming use (construct a meeting room and kitchen facilities onto an existing building) in a public use district. Alice W. Rinker, who operates Rinker’s Family Store in North Webster was granted a variance to extend the front of her store east to two feet from the right-of-way of SR 13. The board voted unanimously to approve and agreed with Mrs. Rinker that removing the area from parking will improve safety because customers will not be backing onto SR 13. Dan Richard, APC director, stated that North Webster Town Board members had expressed their approval. Alice’s son, Phil, added that they will be putting in curbs and sidewalk along the street. United Methodist Church of North Webster was granted an exception for the purpose of building a church in a light industrial district as referred by

B : IB- ; * ■ -flB! IBB' «■ lUIA IB 9| ■Lb 111 *■ U * sn a \ ■■■lß wSKv s vRFa ■■ < ■ NEW FLOTILLA CHAIRMAN — Ev Ganz, Syracuse, took over the reigns as chairman for the 1989 Wawasee Flotilla Event,' last Wednesday evening, Oct. 5. Ganz was handed the gavel by Max Ganshorn, the 1988 chairman. The flotilla committee is comprised of volunteers who plan several events for the annual Fourth of July Flotilla. Events include a flotilla parade on Lake Wawasee, road run, bike race, and several other events. Persons interested in helping to plan the 1989 event are encouraged to attend the committee’s meeting. The next flotilla meeting will be on January 4 at 7 p.m. with the location to be announced at a later date. Flotilla meetings are the first Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m. To find out the location interested persons can contact Ganz or Kay Caskey, secretary. Shown in the photo are Ganz, the 1989 chairman; and Ganshorn the 1988 chairman. (Photo by Deb Patterson)

the county area plan commission. The 10-acre property, which was donated to the church by Bart Culver, is,located on the north side of Epworth Forest Road and 530 feet east of SR 13 in Tippecanoe Township. The approval is conditional until the county surveyor checks and approves drainage plans to verify that increased water will not be run onto adjacent land. Mrs. Daniel Cartwright was present to present the petition of Daniel Cartwright to allow an Bxlo foot accessory building to remain on a lot with no principal structure in a residential district.

Ward-Hiler forum Oct. 22

(Continued from page 1) tion and answer session. Flumbaum said people in attendance at the forum will have a chance to get their questions heard as well. They can sign a card with their question on it and the card will be given to the moderator, who may present the question to the candidates.

'Happy The Hobo'to MC Halloween Madness

i By DEB PATTERSON Staff Writer “Happy The Hobo” will be the master of ceremonies for the Annual Halloween Madness festivities in Syracuse, Thursday, Oct. 27. Plans were formulated during the monthly meeting of the Syracuse-Wawasee Chamber of Commerce Retail Merchants Division meeting last Friday. Participation this year is expected to triple due to the large following of “Happy The Hobo.” Thus far the plans include for the costume parade to begin at 6 p.m. at the Lakeland Youth Center. The parade will go through Wawasee Village on the access roads, concluding at the youth center. “Happy The Hobo” will entertain the group while judges conclude the costume judging. Merchants who attended the meeting agreed that every participant would receive a prize, in addition to the top three winners in each age category and overall winner. Certificates will be given in lieu of cash this year to winners in each of the age divisions.

They Got Our Money — Where Are Our Roods? Kosciusko County j ranks 74th Out of 92 counties in receiving __ ~ gas tax money back. Vanderberg Co. (Governor Orr's home ’I UP^*** o ***^" Xu county) ranks 1 st. I > We have one of the —jy Jfe highest gas taxes in country and we TxJL ** have had three in- ! creases since 1981 1 (1981. 1985 and 1988) needrepoir ' To Get Thing* Done Elect H. Dale Tucker At State Representative District 18 Democrat Paid Pol. Adv. By Mike Armey, Chairman Os Elect Tucker Committee, 212 N. Buffalo, Warsaw, IN 46580

It is located in Manayunk Addition on the north side of Wawasee Lake. The board heard the statements in favor of removing the structure from Charles Purdum and Larry Harkleroad, representing the property owners association. They pointed out the building was constructed without a permit and does not meet minimum size requirements of the neighborhood. Approval was given for the building to remain for one year, by which time it must be removed. Its location 34 feet, 7 inches from the water’s edge was approved only until the building is removed.

Flumbaum said the questions that were mailed in covered a wide range of topics. “We wanted questions that are of major concern to our community, whether it’s local, state or federal,” he said. The schedule will call for the incumbent, Hiler, to go first. The candidates will not engage in a head-to-head debate.

It was voted that the overall costume winner would receive a chamber gift certificate to be used at any business that is a chamber member. The certificate prizes for each age division will be: first place, $25; second place, sls; third place, $lO. The age groups will be three and under; four-six; sevennine; 10-13, 14-17 and 18 and above. The five judges for the event will be selected from the area service clubs. During the discussion, concern was expressed over those who used creativity and were original in the costumes worn. It was voted that simple rules and guidelines for the costume judging would be , drawn up and publicized. Judy Moser volunteered to provide the rules and guidelines. Mike Flumbaum, who offered the assistance of Syracuse Jaycees, will be in charge of finding the judges and obtaining the certificates for prizes. Jim Evans will arrange for the apple and candy bar for refreshments. - A special meeting will be held on Friday, Oct. 21, at 8 a.m. to finalize plans. Other topics included the announcement that Carol Hurd, director of the Lakeland Daycare Center, would attend the November meeting concerning the holiday festivities.

Up 86 —

3,468 students in Wawasee

The official student enrollment for Wawasee Community School Corporation is 3,468 students, up 86 students from the 1987-88 official total and an increase of 45 students over the beginning enrollment. This is the largest enrollment in the corporation’s history. The official enrollment was presented to members of the WCSC Board of Trustees last evening (Tuesday) during the regular board meeting. North Webster School leads the three elementary/junior high schools in enrollment with 974 students. Syracuse has a total of 874 students and Milford’s official enrollment is 652 students. The official enrollment figure for Wawasee High School is 955. There are 13 North Central Indiana Co-Op students included in the official enrollment. The totals for each class, corporation wide, are: Kindergarten, 302; readiness, 42; grade one, 273; grade two, 286; grade three, 288; grade four, 262; grade five, 240; special education in elementary, 10; grade six, 290; grade seven, 235; grade eight, 262; special education in junior high, 10. The total number of students in kindergarten through grade five is 1,703; with 797 students in grades six through eight. A break down by schools and individual grades shows the following:

Expect to name Milford town attorney next month

(. Continued from page 1) . would be willing to pay for rental space. Seek Consideration Reporting for the utilities department, Winchester informed the board that his department would gladly pick up bagged leaves if residents call. “We’re asking that they be more considerate about raking or burning leaves on the streets,” he said. The commissioner also noted that fall maintenance on the city vehicles would begin soon, with a schedule being prepared so the board can “keep better track of our expenditures.” The department will also run a water line on Emeline Street, from James to East Street, within the next few weeks. Winchester, who was nominated for vice president of the northeast district of Indiana during a recent American Water Works Association meeting, also updated the board on work completed during September. The Bagged leaves will be picked up Milford Utilities Commissioner Dallas Winchester II would like to encourage anyone who is raking leaves to bag them for disposal. The utilities department will collect bagged leaves if residents call at 658-4614 and leave a message. Raking and burning of leaves on town streets is banned. utility department flushed all water hydrants within town, while they have also been drained for the winter, and manholes were raised on the east side of town where street construction was recently halted. After his report, Winchester was allotted S3OO to attend an Indiana Rural Water Association

North Webster Milford Kindergarten —122 Readiness —l6 Kindergarten — 84 Grade one —lls Readiness —l2 Grade twot —115 Grade one — 70 Grade three —llß Grade two —7B Grade sou Grade three—7s Grade five—96 Grade four—69 Grade six—l 23 Grade five —63 Grade seven —95 Elementary special education Grade eight — 90 —lO Syracuse Grade six — 65 Kindergarten — 96 Grade seven — 53 Readiness —l4 Grade eight — 63 Grade one —BB Junior high special education Grade two —93 —lO Grade three — 95 Grade four —lO9 W awasee Grade five—Bl Grade nine — 224 Grade six —lO2 Grade 10 — 231 Grade seven — 87 Grade 11 — 227 Grade eight-109 Grade 12-273 Enrollments Os The Wawasee Community School Corporation 1983*84 To 1987-88 School Year ' 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 K 203 251 261 259 247 ' 1 275 252 299 323 340 2 213 244 229 249 282 3 242 223 250 238 266 4 199 246 224 264 233 5 206 211 251 226 272 6 236 220 218 253 227 7 265 240 203 217 267 8 253 278 246 212 219 9 240 253 284 271 240 10 226 249 250 284 250 H 198 220 230 226 268 12 223 200 206 225 231 SpecEd 22 22 16 21 26 NCI 12 11 16 20 15 TOTAL 3013 3120 3183 3288 3383

meeting in Nashville November 1-2. The police report was reviewed in Marshal David Hobbs absence, with 213 complaints fielded between September 10 and last Friday, Oct. 7. The police also investigated seven accidents resulting in $29,000 damage, while six misdemeanor and four juvenile arrests were made. The Milford Police logged 2,642 miles during the month at a cost

Wolferman land rezoned to residential district

(Continued from page 1) lots as time and money permit. He said that he and Sue feel Milford needs to have more medium income residential housing sites. “We feel it (our land) has better use as residential than agricultural, especially since it’s within one half mile of Waubee Lake.” he said. One of the concerns facing the couple is the plan of Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO) to lease an easement across their land for a large power line from the Leesburg substation to the Topeka area. Wolferman said he understands the need at Topeka is for a new in- - dustrial, park, not for the town’s use. Wolferman said he has a com-

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of $181.12 for gasoline and oil and $49.88 for police car repairs. In other matters: Trick-or-treat hours within town were set from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Halloween, Oct. 31, and Bice was allowed S3O entry fee, plus travel expenses, for a stress management seminar sponsored by Ball State University. The seminar is scheduled for October 25 in Carmel.

pleted soils report and a letter of approval for septic systems from the county board of health for the lots along CRIISON. Ken Traylor, Kosciusko County Highway Department engineer, will be working with Wolferman on layout of streets at his planned residential site. TWO OPINING! IN A GROWING CHURCH CHRISTIAN MUSICIAN To Direct Youth Choir For 8:30 A.M. Worship CHRISTIAN YOUTH WORKER To Direct Youth Program Avg. 10-15 Hours Per Week FOR EITHER POSITION: Write: Calvary U.M. Church P.O. Box 9, Syracuse, IN 46567 Or Phone 457-3778