Votes at a glance: Bolivar council approves fire engine purchase, trail grant application, code recodification, asphalt bid and board appointments

The Bolivar City Council approved multiple formal actions at its meeting, including authorization to purchase a new fire engine through the NASPO ValuePoint cooperative, application for a recreational trail grant for Sand Beach Lake, recodification of the city code by MTAS, approval of an asphalt bid for neighborhood and city streets, and reappointments and new appointments to the DEFCO board.

Summary of council actions (as recorded in the minutes):

- Fire engine purchase (Resolution 20 25 0 0 7): The council approved a resolution authorizing purchase of a fire engine under the NASPO ValuePoint cooperative purchasing program; the purchase is tied to a CDBG grant for the fire department. Councilman Williams moved the resolution and Councilman Lamp seconded. The motion carried. The presenter said most of the cost would be grant‑funded and estimated a local match of around 5%.

- Sand Beach Lake trail grant (Resolution 20 25 0 0 5): The council approved a resolution to apply for a recreational trail grant to asphalt the existing outer trail at Sand Beach Lake. The project total is $392,000 with a local match of $98,000 if the grant is awarded. Councilman Golden moved the resolution; the second was recorded as "seconded." The motion carried and the council agreed to provide the local match if the grant is awarded.

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