By Tim Arnett
WABASH,Indiana – At their regular meeting Monday night, the Wabash City Council unanimously adopted Special Ordinance No. 1, which creates a new Receptionist / Office Assistant position which will pay $21,840.00 per year. The new Receptionist / Office Assistant will answer the phones at City Hall and greet people as they come in door.
The council also approved three continuing tax abatements. One five-year tax abatement dating from 2012 to Steven and Jane Bissell for new home construction was transferred to Nancy Radabaugh with the council’s approval. According to Wabash Mayor Scott Long, new owner Radabaugh will see the benefits of the tax abatement for the next year-and-a-half until it runs its course in 2017. Two other continuing real property tax abatements for Marcia Winfield and Robert and Patricia Meagher were approved Monday night.
Now former Wabash City Police chief Larry Schnepp was honored by Mayor Long at the meeting. A humble Schnepp thanked the city of Wabash and the administration before taking a round of applause. Mayor Scott Long.
The mayor also swore in new probationary Wabash Police Patrolman Andy Johnson in front of his front of his family.
Mayor Long also proclaimed March 20th through March 26th Safe Place Week in Wabash. Jan Williams, Executive Director of the Youth Services Bureau of Huntington County, accepted the proclamation and later talked to MiBash News about recent vandalism of the Youth Services Bureau building in Huntington. Williams said that $50,000 of damage was done to the building and that number is expected to rise.
Mayor Long also proclaimed March 24th through the 31st Farm Worker Awareness Week in Wabash. Additionally, he proclaimed March 31st as Cesar Chavez Day. The last fact is interesting because Chavez is widely considered a hero of the left for his community organizing of farm workers and civil rights activism of Hispanic empowerment. President Barack Obama adopted Chavez’s slogan “Yes, one can” for his 2008 campaign.
Finally, the Wabash City Council approved a rezoning of land close to US 24 from Residential to General Business for the new Parkview Wabash medical facility to built on site. The council also amended the Aviation Rotary Fuel Fund from $42,000 to $70,000 so as to accommodate more planes flying into the Wabash Municipal Airport.
