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Council orders winter preparations, schedules pool winterization and considers hiring nuisance-control for rat problem

Overbrook City Council · November 12, 2025

Summary

Council reported ongoing maintenance: dump truck repair, snow blower service, 30 tons of salt and sand ordered and ice melt to support new sidewalks; Midwest Pool will winterize the pool; council asked to hire Cooks Nuisance Control to address a rat problem in the Surrey/Devon area.

City maintenance updates included repairs to the dump truck scissor lift and service on the snow blower (pending a cable repair). The city has ordered 30 tons of salt and sand and plans to order a pallet of ice melt to keep the new sidewalks safe. Midwest Pool is scheduled to winterize the municipal pool this week or next, and the pickleball bathrooms will be winterized before Thanksgiving.

On public safety, council discussed a rat problem in the teachers' loop (Surrey and Devon area) and expressed interest in hiring Cooks Nuisance Control to investigate and recommend solutions. No contract award for nuisance control was recorded at this meeting; council directed staff to pursue investigation and options.

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