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IT staff member Eric described the agenda item as an updated agreement the county has had for some time for fiber connectivity between the justice building and Warsaw Police Department, saying the arrangement is \"pretty much status quo.\" \"Basically, it's just an updated, agreement that we've had in the past for I'm not sure how long, but for a bit of a long time,\" Eric said.

A commissioner moved to accept the agreement and another seconded; the board approved the item by voice vote. Eric also thanked commissioners for sending an invitation to an upcoming cybersecurity training and noted he had signed up.

The meeting transcript does not include the text of the agreement, any cost or term details, or Warsaw Schools' response; commissioners authorized the updated agreement as presented.

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Staff member Steve Mori presented the request, describing the contract as a consultant agreement between USI and the county to perform right-of-way services for Bridge 139. When a commissioner asked for the bridge location, Mori said it was over the \"Yule River\" on 700 East and that it is one of the county's largest bridges. \"This is 1 of our largest bridges in the county,\" Mori said.

A commissioner moved to accept the request and another seconded; the board approved the contract authorization by voice vote. The county attorney (Ed) reviewed the item prior to the motion, according to Mori.

The meeting record does not include contract dollar amounts, specific schedule or a copy of the agreement; commissioners approved only the execution of the LPA consultant contract as presented.

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The presenter, identified in the meeting as a Lifewise representative, said Lifewise is already in more than 1,000 school districts and described results reported from other communities: \"They're seeing the drop in absenteeism amongst these kids who are problematic. They're seeing the in school suspensions and out of school suspensions virtually disappear,\" the presenter said.

The presenter also discussed legal permissibility for off-site religious instruction and attributed the basis to past U.S. Supreme Court rulings: \"Since 1952, the Supreme Court has ruled that if Christian education in a public school is done off the site, paid for by private or churches, not by the school system, and parents give permission for their kids to leave the school during the school day that that you can do this,\" the presenter said. The presenter cited a 2012 start in Van Wert, Ohio, and Noble County examples, but did not provide citations to specific court cases during the meeting.

Presenters said the local rollout will begin this fall at Jefferson (the presenter named Mike Gormley as the planned first teacher at Jefferson) and identified Nikki Bowers as \"director\" and Steve and Sandy Stoffler as local Lifewise board members. The presenter said organizers hope to be in all district schools by 2028 and repeated program claims about youth mental-health indicators and participation rates.

Commissioners did not take formal action on the presentation. No formal agreement, school-district approval, or funding commitment was presented during the public meeting. Several factual claims about program reach and outcomes were presented by Lifewise representatives during public remarks; the meeting transcript records those claims but does not provide documentary evidence or district response in the session.

","A group promoting Lifewise Academy described the program and its local rollout plans to county commissioners, saying it will begin at one school this fall with hopes to expand; presenters attributed legal permissibility to historic Supreme Court guidance and cited success in other districts.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},5997996,"Kosciusko County commissioners approve start of eminent domain process for 225 North Buffalo Street",91,269000,360000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5844680-fd77cbde571e71ec15360ecb4294697e&start=269&end=360","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5844680-fd77cbde571e71ec15360ecb4294697e/thumbnail_269000.jpg","/articles/5997996/Kosciusko-County/Indiana/Kosciusko-County-commissioners-approve-start-of-eminent-domain-process-for-225-North-Buffalo-Street","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5997996-9dbf62d2874b645362f7ddde12f00b82/orig.mp4?Expires=1770733023&Signature=lAkbAKtJJyMIg6Eb7AiiAJ19MjETXLHkJnYl52cnEPFipin26EQ2JgrrYkxtcoCQ1Ojx5zLZxUa5NXrZuz7By72SKRv4hFUmzXdv6gEvII1t3YypyRcAH-CbKZ~2Q6n-TKtFISBozrxODtYI~O-WijMOsbkkdhwesdlBwiW-CAMXmK5PTjCfIyKoBoZ6f3HDEc8UsFw5C0zj41neZcAYdLecDHaRbtQh0z~9B6rUdSkWSo~ucTfaXyEDzhHu-BRzDW6X9FsXF6elNLvW6js-YooPxQj3-XkPFGViui5nvjzFbdUfp8V-Yk3vuOuXylnovc35ptxz6381BIDnbFXniw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Kosciusko County officials voted to authorize the start of eminent domain procedures for a downtown property the county seeks to buy for a planned parking garage.

County Attorney Ed said the county has been negotiating to buy the Meraprise building at 225 North Buffalo Street from Snapping Turtle LLC but that the owner would not accept an offer based on the average of two appraisals. \"That necessitates us, proceeding under the imminent domain statute,\" Ed said. \"To initiate that process, we need to do a uniform land acquisition offer. That is a letter that is specified by the statute, that requires us to give a good faith offer to the owner, and that will start the negotiation process.\"

The commissioners voted to authorize the county attorney to issue the required uniform acquisition offer and to proceed under the eminent domain statute. A commissioner moved to approve the action and another commissioner seconded; the board signaled approval by voice vote.

The item stems from the county's prior direction, given at an earlier meeting, to try negotiated purchase of the property at a price at or below the average of two appraisals. Ed said the owner declined that approach, leaving eminent domain as the county's next step.

No appraisal values, proposed purchase price or timetable for filing eminent domain litigation were disclosed during the meeting. The county attorney described the uniform acquisition offer as the statutorily required initial, good-faith offer to the owner. The board did not take additional, immediate actions beyond authorizing issuance of the acquisition offer.

Background: commissioners have discussed locating a county parking garage at the Meraprise building site; the county previously authorized negotiations with the owner conditioned on an appraisal-based price. The owner is identified in the meeting as Snapping Turtle LLC. The county did not provide an exact schedule for further steps in the eminent domain process during the public meeting.

","County attorney told commissioners the property owner declined the county's appraisal-based offer, and the board approved issuing a uniform land acquisition offer to begin eminent domain negotiations for a planned downtown parking garage.","actionData","errors"]

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County renews fiber agreement with Warsaw Schools for justice building–police connectivity

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Local presenters pitch Lifewise Academy as off-site program for county school district

Kosciusko County commissioners approve start of eminent domain process for 225 North Buffalo Street