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Georgetown council OKs parade, routine payments and departmental reports; alley request tabled
Summary
At its Oct. 20 meeting Georgetown's council approved minutes and vendor payments totaling $120,703.62, approved departmental reports, approved the Dec. 7 Christmas parade, tabled an alley request when the petitioner did not attend, and scheduled finance and water/sewer committee meetings.
The Georgetown City Council on Oct. 20 handled routine business in a 23-minute meeting, approving minutes, vendor payments and departmental reports, clearing the way for the city’s Dec. 7 Christmas parade and tabling a request about an alley when the petitioner was absent.
Mayor Darin Readnour opened the meeting at 7 p.m. and the minutes record a quorum. During public comment, Tammy Hodge described plans by parents of an eighth-grade class to stage a side-by-side-vehicle fundraiser in front of the American Legion and asked whether the route could include Walnut Street; the mayor said the group may stage on the Legion’s south side and use city parking lots but warned Walnut Street is narrow and could cause traffic issues.
On routine items the council approved the Oct. 6 minutes (motion by Alder Robert Weaver, second by Alder Stephanie Lyons) and authorized vendor List 895 — 28 payments totaling $120,703.62 — on a motion by Alder Jack Morrison, second by Alder Curt Gordon. The treasurer’s report and the clerk’s report were approved; the clerk reported issuing building permits to Garrett Rollins (410 S. Main) and Curt Gordon (160 W. Mulberry) and collecting waste lab payments totaling $5,248.75 and water lab payments totaling $200.
Streets & Alleys and Water & Sewer staff presented routine maintenance and operations updates. Streets & Alleys reported pothole repairs, sewer work, new concrete on McKinley and banner installation; the department logged 21.5 overtime hours (Oct. 2–15). Water & Sewer staff identified as Ed and Will reported communications upgrades (new radios and SIM cards), routine sampling and cleaning tasks and 34.5 overtime hours for the same reporting period.
Under new business the council approved the Christmas parade planned for Dec. 7 and the accompanying Holiday Happenings organized by the Ladies Club; the minutes list the parade route from the high school to the fairgrounds and record the vote as 6–0. When a petitioner, Beth Hall, could not attend to discuss an alley between the pumphouse and the carwash the council tabled the item (motion by Alder Robert Weaver, second by Alder Stephanie Lyons).
The mayor asked that the finance committee meet to discuss the tax levy and employee raises and that a water/sewer committee meet to discuss water rates; he said he would coordinate with Alder Nick Krabel on scheduling. A question about the status of the third well will be forwarded to staff member Ed Hitt. Alder Jack Morrison asked about the Digby property, which the minutes say remains in court. The meeting adjourned at 7:23 p.m.
