August 1998

The Winona Lake Plan Commission met at 4:30 p.m. on August 25, 1998, in the Community Building in Winona Lake with the following present:

Lee Jenkins, Dick Taylor, Mike Grill, Betty Kaye-Smith, Dick Leaf, Leon Horn, Elaine Grill.

Mr. Grill opened the meeting with request for approval of minutes of the last meeting. The minutes were approved.

Larry Long reported on the "planned unit development," a part of the Heritage Lake Plan. The area in the presentation included 14 lots located off the northerly end of Freedom Parkway. There will be a leeway on lot sized and will include villas, sold separately, with restrictions, but operated like a condominium, according to Elaine Grill. Maps, etc were presented for all to examine and Mr. Endicott moved to approve this preliminary plat plan; Mr. Taylor seconded. It was unanimously approved.

Mr. Long reported on the survey of the route through the Boys Club property to Southtown and secured proper legal description. Plan Commission moved to recommend easement on this land to the Town Council.

Dick Leaf reported on the name for the dead-end street east off Kings Highway. Since it is private property and the owner representative did not like our suggestion of "Kingsway," it will be called "Missions Drive" at their suggestion for the convenience of the post office, and emergency services.

The meeting adjourned.

July 1998

The Winona Lake Plan Commission met at 4:30 p.m. at the Community Building on Tuesday, July 14, 1998 with the following present:

Lee Jenkins, Rusty Koenigshof, Dick Taylor, Dick Leaf, Brent Wilcoxson, Kim Endicott, Mike Grill and Betty Kaye-Smith.

Mike Grill opened the meeting with presentation of minutes from the last meeting which were approved. First order of business dealt with approval of the Lexington Manor Plat. Dick Leaf said that all was in order. Rusty Koenigshof said that proper bond had been made and approved by the bank, first sewage payment had been made and Larry Long had approved the plat. Dick Taylor moved to approve, Lee Jenkins seconded and the vote was unanimous.

Brent Wilcoxson presented the matter of a tract near Sunset Drive, owned by the Town of Winona Lake, for which there was a purchase request. After some discussion, Lee Jenkins moved that the property be made available for purchase. The motion was passed unanimously.

Owing to growing development and traffic on 250 East, it was deemed wise to hire an objective party to negotiate with owners affected for allowing a 10’ (ten foot) easement along the road. Dick Leaf agreed to do some research in the situation.

There was also some discussion about a future road along the ridge from Boys City Drive to Roy Street, including a possible sewer path. However, Larry Long’s part in the survey of a path needs to be finished before anything can be done. Mike Grill agreed to call him.

Meeting adjourned.

June 1998

The Winona Lake Plan Commission met at 4:30 p.m. in the Community Building, June 9, 1998, with the following present:

Dick Leaf, Dick Taylor, Lee Jenkins, Betty Kaye-Smith, Kim Endicott and Brent Wilcoxson.

In the absence of Mike Grill, Lee Jenkins opened the meeting. Business dealt with rezoning of tracts west of the traffic light on Winona Avenue, which had been discussed in the May meeting. After considerable discussion and presentation of much earlier uses of these tracts and others extending further west, Lee Jenkins made the following motion: that we recommend all tracts east of Smith’s Mobile Home Park be zoned RC. Kim Endicott seconded and it was passed unanimously.

The above recommendation was actually a confirmation of the motion made and passed at the May meeting. It was thought that with the RC recommendation, an owner in this area could easily apply to the Board of Zoning Appeals if he wished for RA zoning, probably without much of a problem.

May 1998

The Winona Lake Plan Commission met at 4:30 P.M. May 12, 1998 in the Community Bldg. with the following present:

Randy Ruppel, Mike Grill, Betty Kaye-Smith, Dick Taylor and Lee Jenkins.

Grill opened meeting with presentation of minutes of April meeting, which were approved.

First order of business dealt with the Town of Winona Lake issuing revenue bonds for financing of economic development. Certain others did not wish to do so because of "religious discrimination" and since Walmer assured that issuance would not involve the town in any financial responsibility in case of default, Taylor moved that we recommend such issuance, seconded by Jenkins. Passed with one negative vote.

Second matter of business dealt with rezoning, a total of six tracts. The first four designated by the Commission as "All had been considered favorably earlier. Jenkins moved that we recommend zoning of all four (two Wooster Rd. homes across from Grace Village entrance; Boys Club; former Leo Boyer property on King's Highway) to RA, seconded by Taylor and unanimously approved.

Third consideration was properties on East Winona Ave, and later considered in two parts: mobile home park owned by Mr. Smith and the remainder to the east. Jack Birch, attorney, spoke for Mr. Smith. After discussion by commission members and property owners, Jenkins moved that entire tract be zoned RC; Taylor seconded, but with exclusion of mobile park area. Vote on motion, with exclusion of mobile home park area, passed unanimously.

Finally, Mr. Woodward pointed out property on map near Flagstone Terrace, which he wanted rezoned, but since he declared he was in no hurry, Ruppel moved to consider it later; Taylor seconded and it was passed unanimously.

Taylor requested that we review certain material designated 80-86-1 at the next meeting.

Meeting adjourned.

Betty Kaye-Smith, sec.