MENTONE – The Mentone Town Council approved the purchase of a granite-colored Dodge Ram from Warsaw Chrysler at its meeting Monday. The four-wheel drive, crew cab truck will be delivered in four to six weeks. In other new business, American Tower will pay Mentone $20,000 to extend their lease at the water plant. The company continues to pay the town $690 a month according to the current agreement. The council OK’d the purchase of a new all-electric and stainless salt spreader. The cost will be $6,956 after trade-in. An additional $1,780 will be required to move one manhole due to a conflict between sewer and gas lines. The move will be a part of storm drain repairs approved at the October meeting. Town marshal Jim Eads and deputy marshal Lou Mediano have completed training in the use of Narcan, the antidote for heroin overdose. The training was done by the Warsaw Police Department. In old business, a permit was approved for Aubrey Walls to put up a privacy fence at 203 N. Broadway St. Councilman Tim Croy commended the fifth-graders of Mentone Elementary for raking leaves for the elderly and others unable to rake their own leaves.
