Whiteland council accepts disclosures, minutes and approves several infrastructure contracts and waivers
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Summary
At its Feb. 10 meeting, the Whiteland Town Council accepted three annual conflict disclosures and approved administrative minutes and vouchers, authorized a design contract for a sewer relief project, granted a stormwater waiver for a Gateway subdivision road tie-in, approved a homeowner encroachment for a patio, and authorized replacement wastewater flow meters.
Whiteland Town Council on Feb. 10 accepted routine administrative items and approved several actions related to infrastructure and development.
The council unanimously accepted three annual conflict-of-interest disclosures — for Dale Glick (service on Whiteland Parks and Recreation Board and contract work through Commonwealth Engineers), firefighter Lindsay Raker (family business relationships), and Jason Kephart (owner of Summit Response Group LLC, which provides paid public-safety training). The council also approved packet minutes for Jan. 13, 2026, and the voucher packet for Feb. 10, 2026.
On project approvals, the council authorized a professional services agreement with Wessler to design and engineer the Chadlo (Chadwell) relief sewer project, a standalone portion of a larger wastewater plant plan. Staff described the larger plant upgrade cost at roughly $1.78 million and said the Wessler design contract is not the construction contract; the design-and-bid phase was described in the staff packet as up to $196,000 including allowances for easement work and appraisals. Council voted to authorize the contract and departmental signatory.
The council also granted a stormwater waiver for a proposed road tie-in at the Gateway subdivision near Whiteman Road, allowing a deviation from Whiteland’s minimum cover and slope standards where the developer’s design would otherwise place a manhole in a travel lane. Commonwealth, the town’s outside review engineer, recommended a flowable-concrete backfill alternative; council approved the waiver with staff conditions after discussing vehicle loading, avoidance of cutting new pavement, and long-term durability.
Separately, the council approved an encroachment for a 16-by-40 concrete patio at 191 Walker Drive, allowing an 8-foot encroachment into a 20-foot drainage and utility easement conditional on the owner executing a recorded encroachment agreement that indemnifies the town and requires the homeowner to remove obstructions at their expense if the easement requires work later.
Finally, the council authorized procurement and installation of two magnetic influent flow meters for the wastewater treatment plant. Staff said the current meters are obsolete and that replacement meters require professional installation and calibration to meet NPDES reporting requirements.
No construction contracts for the larger wastewater plant were awarded; staff said financing options for future construction include cash, a bond anticipation note and eventual bonding. The meeting also included updates about post-tornado facility repairs and an RFQ process to evaluate possible build-operate-transfer options for plant rebuilds. Council members commended staff and frontline crews for snow response and ongoing recovery work.
The council recorded roll-call votes for the major actions; where recorded in the meeting, votes were unanimous.
