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Lyons council approves equipment purchases, housing grants, multiple Black Hills resolutions in unanimous votes
Summary
At its March 15 meeting the Lyons City Council unanimously approved a series of routine motions including equipment purchases (mower, pump, grader payment), MIH housing grants, sewer-rate changes, and three Black Hills-related resolutions; each recorded vote was 7-0 with members saying "aye."
The Lyons City Council on March 15 approved a package of motions and resolutions covering equipment purchases, housing grants, utility-related resolutions, and administrative items. Council members voted unanimously on measures ranging from a cemetery mower purchase to adoption of Black Hills utility plans, with the record showing a 7-0 tally on major items and members signaling approval by saying "aye."
Key approvals included acceptance of a bid and purchase of a Grasshopper mower for cemetery operations for $11,002.50; authorization to purchase a new influent pump for the wastewater treatment plant for $24,432.00; and approval of the annual grader payment of $27,950.00. The council also approved MIH Housing grant applications for properties at 1116 and 1120 ½ South Bell (Denney and Carmen Butts) and Quivira Heights Lot 7 (Luis Rascon), and authorized a 2021 sewer rate change.
On utility-related matters, the council adopted three resolutions related to Black Hills Energy: an Operations and Maintenance Plan (Resolution No. 853), a Natural Gas Public Education/Awareness Program (Resolution No. 854), and a Black Hills Emergency Plan (Resolution No. 855). The meeting record also shows acceptance of a Black Hills ATP estimate for $10,445.66. The council voted to impose a temporary wage freeze, citing extraordinary winter energy costs in February; that freeze will be revisited in three months. Each listed motion passed unanimously, with the minutes noting council members saying "aye."
The council handled the items as routine business with no extended debate recorded in the minutes. Next scheduled council meetings and related pending items — including a public hearing on a street vacation and routine calendar items such as drinking water week and compost permit sales — were set for future dates.
