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Moroni council outlines July 4 plans, community service project and facility repairs; adjourns unanimously
Summary
Council members discussed July Fourth events including a pickleball tournament and parade float logistics, a May 30 youth service project to paint bleachers, playground mulch orders and possible middle-school bathroom repairs, and ongoing weed‑spraying contracts. The meeting ended with a unanimous adjournment.
Moroni City Council members discussed plans for upcoming July Fourth events, community maintenance projects and routine facilities work and voted unanimously to adjourn at the end of the meeting.
Council members said a pickleball tournament will be scheduled two days before July Fourth, with play set for the Wednesday and Thursday immediately preceding the holiday. Council members also described a service project organized for May 30: the youth council will paint bleachers on Center Street after a grant leadership meeting that day so the work will be completed before the summer and Fourth of July activities.
The council discussed parade float logistics and long‑term storage. Members said they purchased a wooden safety stand for riders to use in the float and discussed options for keeping the float and the stand protected between events. Ideas raised included a lean‑to or an added building extension and prefabricated steel garages; one council member said a basic steel garage could be purchased for about $5,000. Members also discussed locking or securing any storage structure to prevent vandalism.
Council members reported ordering rubber playground mulch for the local playground, describing the chosen color as bright/hot pink to match the building. They also discussed potential repairs to middle‑school restrooms, saying the city may have “a few thousand dollars” in leftover funds and that capital outlay money could cover roughly $5,000 if needed. No formal appropriation or contract award was made during the meeting.
The council addressed grounds maintenance and weed control. Members noted past practice of awarding multi‑year spraying contracts and said the contractor’s application typically begins the week before Memorial Day; specifics on the current contract term were not presented. Members described using rollers to collect dried weeds after spraying and planned to coordinate with the spraying contractor to improve results.
Votes at a glance: the meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn that was made, seconded and approved unanimously; the motion’s mover was recorded as Fred and the second as Sherry. The meeting ended at 9:13 p.m.
The council thanked city employees and volunteers for recent cemetery work and other event support, and members urged continued volunteer and contractor coordination for upcoming summer activities.
