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Council questions road carryover and praises volunteers for cemetery upkeep
Summary
A council member asked whether municipal road aid carryover reflected unfinished blacktopping; the clerk said the funds can be carried across years and are restricted to road maintenance. The mayor highlighted the cemetery fund carryover and thanked local volunteers for improvements.
A council member asked whether the municipal road aid carryover represented uncompleted road blacktopping projects; City Clerk Christopher Ramsey replied that the funds are allowed to be carried over across years and are restricted to road maintenance, so the money can remain until used for paving or related work.
Mayor Mary Eddie Thomas also raised the cemetery fund, noting the city had previously carried over funds into cemetery maintenance and praising local volunteers (referred to in the record as "Hootie") for improving the site after the city assumed responsibility. The exchange underscored that some city funds are held across years for capital or maintenance needs and that volunteers play a role in local facility upkeep.
