Winamac Town Council
All town streets in Winamac – except for state owned roads – will drop down to 20 mph, per a 3-2 vote at a regular Winamac Town Council meeting on Oct. 12. At their September meeting, the town council had approved an ordinance designating a 20 mph speed limit for the entire length of Riverside...
The speed limit for the entire length of Riverside Drive in Winamac will soon be reduced to 20 mph from 30 mph through the direction of the Winamac Town Council. The proposed reduction was first brought to the town board at the Aug. 10 meeting by resident Brian Ledley. He explained that he is...
The two ongoing street construction projects in the town of Winamac are making progress, according to an update given by town manager Brad Zellers at a regular town board meeting on July 13. Projects are currently occurring at the entrance of Eastern Pulaski Schools on Riverside Drive and at the...
The Town of Winamac's firework show is a community favorite, but escalating costs have made fundraising into a yearly challenge. At the town council meeting on June 8, Eric Galbreath of Galbreath Family Charities presented funds that will help offset some of those costs. Eric Galbreath told the...
Winamac Police Officer Chuck Kent plans to retire within the next year, according to information given by Winamac Police Chief Branson Eber at a regular town council meeting on May 11. Chief Eber said that Officer Kent will be fully into the 1977 Fund this summer, which is the 1977 Police Officer...
The Winamac Town Council received information about the municipal unit strategic taskforce, created by House Bill 1210, during a regular meeting on April 13. Clerk-treasurer Kendra Craft advised that recently passed House Bill 1210 allows each Indiana county, prior to Oct. 1, to develop a taskforce...
The Winamac Town Council held its first public hearing on the grant application for a proposed wastewater improvement project during a regular meeting on March 9. The floor was open, but no comments were brought forward from the public. Justin Kleinpeter, of Kleinpeter Consulting Group LLC,...
Plenty of business came before the Winamac Town Council during their regular meeting on Monday, Feb. 9. Some notable points of business were the approval of quotes presented from the street, wastewater and police departments. First, Water and Street Superintendent Jeremy Beckner gave his report to...
The Winamac Police Department received approval from the town council to purchase a new vehicle for their fleet during a regular meeting on Jan. 12. Police chief Branson Eber informed the board he would like to purchase a 2026 Ford Police Interceptor for the police department. He said that this...
A second and final public hearing was held by the Town of Winamac on Dec. 8 to provide citizens with an opportunity to express their opinions on the recently completed master utility plan. Mike Kleinpeter, of Kleinpeter Consulting Group LLC, explained that the plan was paid for using Federal...