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South Amherst council hears updates on Hero Banners, playground grant and cemetery cleanup
Summary
Volunteers and the historical society updated council on a Hero Banner rollout (approx. 40'50 banners, March 31 application deadline), the village accepted an LCPH grant of $9,857 for playground equipment, and the annual cemetery cleanup was set for March 30'April 1; a cemetery-software import was proposed at ~ $5,000.
Volunteers and local organizations briefed the Village of South Amherst Council on several community projects at the March 9 meeting, including the Hero Banner program, a Lake County Public Health (LCPH) playground grant and cemetery cleanup and records modernization.
Patty Baier of the South Amherst Historical Society said costs are covered for 14 Hero Banners, with 26 additional committed and roughly 10 more possible, for an estimated 40 to 50 banners. The banners are planned at 30 inches by 84 inches, double-sided and to be produced by Jet Signs. The application deadline is March 31 and the society hopes banners will be installed by mid-April before Memorial Day. The Historical Society asked the village for help with installing and later removing the banners; a lift will be required and an initial quote was approximately $870 per month. Council agreed to obtain additional lift quotes and coordinate with the Flag Committee and beautification volunteers to avoid placement conflicts.
Separately, the village received a Lake County Public Health grant for $9,857 to pay for a swing set, wood-fiber surfacing, border, landscape fabric, fabric pins and crating for park playground equipment; additional vendor quotes are being collected before procurement.
Visitor David Leshinski asked to speak during the cemetery report; annual spring cleanup was scheduled for March 30 through April 1. Leshinski also recommended changing cemetery-management software; he said a Wisconsin vendor proposed importing existing records for about $5,000 plus ongoing maintenance fees and that he would forward the vendor information to Councilmember Jeanne Maschari.
Council agreed to collect additional lift quotes for the banner installs and to gather more equipment quotes for the playground grant before finalizing vendor selections.
