COUNCIL PRESENT: Jeff
Carroll, Jerry Clevenger, Dave Delp, Joy Lohse, Rolly Ortega,
ABSENT: Retha Hicks
OTHERS PRESENT: Craig Allebach,
Pete O’Connell
Town
Council President Dave Delp called
the meeting to order. He opened in
prayer and led the pledge of allegiance.
Minutes:
Jeff Carroll made a motion to approve the minutes
of the May 8, 2007
Council Meeting. Rolly Ortega seconded the motion. The motion passed.
“Winona Happenings”
May 30 – Water
Quality Meeting at Senior
Center
June 2 – IHSAA
Golf Sectional at Stonehenge
June 2 & 3 – 8th
Annual Art Fair in the Village at Winona
June 3, 3:00 p.m. – Outdoor Symphony
June 23 – Optimist Lake City
Triathlon at Winona
Lake Park
June 24 to July 21
– MasterWorks Festival
June 30 – Firecracker
5K Race at Winona
Lake Park
June 30 – Winona Lake
Great Fourth of July Celebration at Winona
Lake Park
June 30, dusk –Fireworks
over Winona Lake
Floor Topics:
Greenway: Jan Nelson read a letter
regarding a portion of the Greenway Trail.
The area she is questioning is on East Canal Street between the Cerulean
Restaurant and Administration
Blvd. The
street is one way going south and the trail is not wide enough for bikers to
pass. She is asking the Council to address the situation. Dave Delp thanked her for her comments and
the council will look at the situation.
There have also been a few parking problems at the entrance to the
Greenway on Roy Street. Cars are parking on both sides of the
street. Bikers and skateboarders have
also been seen exiting the trail without looking for oncoming traffic. Craig has talked to a representative at GAI
about designing a parking lot near the entrance on Roy Street and also an additional lot on Boys City Drive
across from the existing lot. In the
meantime, an informational sign may be a possibility to let motorists know
where parking is available.
Stonehenge: Fay Jagger, a resident of Stonehenge was curious about the surveying that is going
on in Stonehenge. Craig explained that the streets in Stonehenge were put in by the developer and is not up to
Town’s standards. The subdivision was
annexed into the Town several years ago and the Town accepted responsibility of
the streets. Eventually, all of the
streets will need to be torn up and replaced.
Repaving the existing streets will not solve the problems. The new streets will include curbs and
guttering. Larry Long, the Town engineer
has been authorized to take soil samples and begin design work on storm
drainage. The storm drainage needs to be
taken care of before the roads are replaced.
The project will take place over several years because of the cost.
250 East Sidewalks:
Tanna Wright, a resident of Heritage
Lake Park
presented a petition with over 150 signatures, requesting a sidewalk be
installed along 250 East when the road is reconstructed this summer. She stated that she approached the Council five years ago and was told it was too
late. Craig explained that historically,
the Town has not paid for sidewalks unless it was to replace a sidewalk that
was torn up during a project. The Town Council held a meeting in August, 2000 with
residents of that area to get input before the 250E project started. At the time, the Council
thought sidewalks would be a good idea.
The residents at that meeting overwhelmingly stated that they did not
want sidewalks. The next meeting, that
Mrs. Wright attended, was held after the design had been completed and
submitted. Some residents at that
meeting did want sidewalks, but others did not.
The 250E project was approved and bid out last week. It cannot be changed at this time. There was much discussion and many
suggestions regarding sidewalks in that area.
Craig stated that after the road is constructed, the Council can look at how much of the right-of-way is
remaining and determine if sidewalks are even a possibility. Craig thought the residents could consider
putting in sidewalks in the subdivisions rather than along 250 East. Maybe a crosswalk could be put across the
street near Lakeland,
but it could be a safety issue. If the
residents wish to put in sidewalks, the Council
would support the project. It was
suggested that a donation fund be set up.
Other suggestions from residents included turning the road into a town
road rather than a county road and putting in a stoplight. The council accepted the petition and a
formal response will be forthcoming.
Dave Delp asked the residents to keep in touch with the Council.
The notice to proceed on the 250
East project is expected any day. In the
next couple of months, the road will be torn up. Work will begin on the south end and proceed
north.
Resolution 2007-5-3
Temporary Loan:
This is a loan from the wastewater fund to the general fund for a period
of two weeks. It will be paid back when
a CD matures. Jeff Carroll made a motion
to approve the temporary loan. Joy Lohse
seconded the motion. The motion passed.
Revenue Sharing Agreement
for Crash Reports:
This is an agreement between a private company, Holt, Sheets and
Associates, LLC and the Town of Winona Lake to provide accident reports
online. The agreement had been previously
approved but some of the verbiage needed to be changed to allow citizens to
continue to pick up reports at the police department if they desire to do
so. Jerry Clevenger made a motion to
approve the agreement. Rolly Ortega
seconded the motion. The motion passed.
Reports from Supervisors:
Wooster Road: Pete reported that striping on Wooster Road would be done this Saturday.
NIPSCO: The street cut NIPSCO did last Fall has
still not been repaired satisfactorily.
Craig will ask Phend & Brown to make the repair and then NIPSCO can
be billed for it.
The meeting was adjourned.
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