Durant Beautification committee recommends city buy embroidered polos for volunteers; outreach items deferred

The Beautification Committee recommended that the city manager and city council approve the purchase of embroidered polo shirts for committee members, voting unanimously to free up $210 to cover seven polos at $30 each.

Committee members discussed several other outreach items during the meeting. A local vendor, identified in discussion as Mike Forbes, told committee members he would make and donate the planned yard‑of‑the‑month sign; committee members said Forbes had cut the sign and planned to powder‑coat the front green with a white backing so the design would show through. Plans for downtown recycling bins were not pursued after initial attempts to coordinate with a…