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Residents and council raise concerns about water alerts and upcoming school meal price increases
Summary
At public comment, councilmembers and staff discussed shortcomings in emergency notifications after recent water restrictions, mosquito abatement costs, a Boys & Girls Club ribbon-cutting and announced school meal price increases for the coming year.
During general public comments on July 9, Councilperson Denise Taylor said she returned from vacation to find community discontent over recent water restrictions and reported she "had signed up for the TextMyGov alert system but did not receive a text notification," expressing concern about residents—especially the elderly—who rely on other notice methods. Mayor Dana Holbrook said he had personally received the text and encouraged citizens to sign up while staff indicated the city would continue promoting the system.
Other public items included a mosquito-abatement update—staff reported one spraying at a cost of $10,000 and said negotiations saved $2,000 from an initial $12,000 quote—and a community announcement that the Boys & Girls Club will hold a ribbon-cutting for its after-school program. Councilmember Lyndsie Whigham noted the school district will not qualify for universal free lunches next year and stated meal prices would be $4.25 for elementary, $4.50 for middle and $4.75 for high school, with reduced-price meals at $0.40 for those who qualify. Robert Loveridge raised a code-enforcement complaint about an unlicensed garbage collection service and said he had filed photos with the city.
