Marysville council approves $10,000 for county housing pilot, adopts fireworks ordinance and several facility repairs

The Marysville City Council voted to contribute $10,000 to the Marshall County Partnership for Growth to help start a pilot housing project and approved multiple facility and event items during its meeting.

The council approved the Partnership for Growth contribution after hearing a presentation from Mike Miller, director of the Partnership for Growth, who said the organization is “getting ready to move forward on housing” and described plans to use early purchases and resale to create a revolving fund. Miller told the council the group is seeking to fill a long-standing local need for homes in a middle-price range; “We need houses in this middle range desperately,” he said.

Council members also approved a temporary permit for a golf cart to transit through Marysville on a one-time cross-country trip planned for late September, accepted a single bid for guttering at Lakeview, authorized drainage work and grass removal at Lakeview (an amended motion…