By Brianna Pitts
InkFreeNews

WARSAW — Warsaw’s Board of Works approved 2024 fuel bids for both the Warsaw Police Department and street department during an Aug. 4 meeting.

There were two competing bids submitted for WPD’s fuel from Ceres Solutions and Lassus Brothers. Initially, Ceres Solutions looked like the more favorable price at $2.739 per gallon. However, Mayor Joe Thallemer noticed the pricing did not include the excise tax at $0.34 per gallon, which increased the price to $3.07. This led to the city approving the bid from Lassus Brothers instead for a price of $2.97 per gallon total, with the excise tax included.

The city accepted a bid from Ceres Solutions for the street department. The on-road diesel will be locked in at $3.168, off-road diesel for $3.321 and ethanol-free gasoline for $3.263. However, these prices do not include the excise tax.

Other business discussed:

• A road closure for September’s Third Friday was tabled due to seeking further discussion on the location.
• Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory and WPD received approval to enter into an agreement with Cummins Sales and Service Planned Maintenance.