Warsaw Plan Commission members Monday night voted unanimously to approve the final plat of the commercial development at Warsaw Commons.
Warsaw Commons, consisting of Kohl’s and T.J. Maxx among other noted chain stores, has been the result of efforts by Thompson Thrift to both develop the area and attract business. The WPC approved the developer’s final plat plan which includes an 11.55 acre tract.
Although Don Potter of Thompson Thrift said there are no retailers that have yet agreed to locate on the acreage, he added, ” … hopefully we’ll back sooner rather than later” to make an announcement.
The plat approval was the only agenda item WPC members had to contend with Monday night, but after the meeting talks centered around city planner Jeremy Skinner’s notation that the board will be asked to begin piecing together a comprehensive plan in 2013. “A good comprehensive plan consists of a 5 to 10 year plan,” said Skinner, adding that the plan will include arterial routes and areas to be annexed.
Skinner did tell the board members that any remnants of discussion on a SR 15 bypass have died off, nor does he believe Warsaw needs to even consider one at this point. “There are good and bad things with a bypass and we’re not ready for that now anyway. Traffic is not that bad yet and the economic impact needs to be considered as well,” he explained. “I think we’re 10 to 15 years away from a bypass.”
The WPC meets at 7 p.m. the second Monday of each month. Board members are Tom Allen, Jeff Grose, Jim Gast, Dave Baumgartner, Lacy Francis and Rick Keeven.