A decision by the Syracuse Town Council to approve an easement brought questions for a member of the Kosciusko County Area Planning Commission during the council’s regular monthly meeting Tuesday night. The council approved a request by Patrick Industries to build a warehouse above an existing sewer line … Read More
A request for a tax abatement by Poly-Wood was approved by the Syracuse Town Council during its regular monthly meeting Tuesday night. Attorney Steve Snyder briefly outlined Poly-Wood intends to invest $7 million in real estate with a new building on its property and $16 million in equipment. … Read More
After much discussion the Syracuse Town Council approved a resolution to transfer the technology park to the newly formed Redevelopment Corporation to sell the property during its regular monthly meeting Tuesday night. Town Manager Henry DeJulia explained the Syracuse Redevelopment Commission and Syracuse Redevelopment Corporation would negotiate … Read More
The January meeting of the Syracuse Redevelopment Commission Friday began with Clerk-Treasurer Julie Kline swearing in the members. Members of the commission are Dan VanLue, Paul Stoelting, Larry Siegel, Ernie Rogers and Syracuse Town Manager Henry DeJulia. The commission elected officers and approved tax increment finance reports. DeJulia … Read More
Syracuse Town Manager Henry DeJulia requested his contract be renewed during the Syracuse Town Council monthly meeting Tuesday evening. Council member Larry Siegel requested two slight language changes in two paragraphs of the contract, which DeJulia agreed to. Discussion ensued when Siegel asked to limit DeJulia’s compensation time … Read More
Syracuse Town Council approved its 2015 budget at its regular monthly meeting Tuesday evening. The total budget is for $3,375,727. Home rule funds, those that are not taxable are $122,500 and the tax levy for the town is $1,739,783. The council also approved the 2015 salary ordinance. Brett … Read More
What started out as a relatively brief Syracuse Town Council meeting hit a snag Tuesday night during the council’s regular monthly meeting, when town manager Henry DeJulia requested $20,000 from the Elkhart TIF (tax increment finance district) on behalf of the Syracuse Redevelopment Commission to market the industrial … Read More
An attempt by Kim Cates, president of the Turkey Creek Fire Territory Board, to improve communication between the fire territory board and the Syracuse Town Council ended as an exercise in frustration. Cates sent a three-page memo and a 19-page timeline regarding the fire station renovation to the … Read More
Public comments from the floor caused the Syracuse Town Council to abruptly change its agenda during its regular monthly meeting Tuesday night. Several residents from Oakwood Park came to comment on the proposed renovations to Syracuse Fire Station No. 1. During public comments on agenda items, members of … Read More
The majority of the meeting of the Syracuse Redevelopment Commission was spent discussing possibilities for marketing of the newest of three TIF districts at the industrial park which is currently under construction at U.S. 6 and SR 13. While the new industrial park should be finished, with utilities … Read More
