By Dan Spalding
News Now Warsaw
WARSAW — Kosciusko County has reached an agreement on the sale of property needed for the proposed city-county parking garage in Warsaw.
County Attorney Ed Ormsby brought the issue to the commissioners on Tuesday for a deal with Snapping Turtle LLC, in which the county would acquire the parcel near North Buffalo Street and the American Legion Post 49 for $475,000.
The agreement concludes a process that began with the filing of eminent domain by the county.
The commissioners unanimously approved of the plan but did not discuss what happens next or their thoughts on the issue.
Ormsby pointed out that the agreed upon price is less than the appraised price of $553,000.
The city and county can now move forward with a final decision on working together to cover the cost of constructing a parking garage.
Just a week ago, several key supporters of the downtown spoke in support of adding the parking garage which is expected to improve parking accommodations for county employees and motorists vising the downtown.
