No Parking Allowed in Sheridan Park

The Sheridan City Council approved posting a sign on the northwest corner of the park saying that no parking was allowed at their regular meeting Monday night. People frequently park there during Sunday evenings; however, that is not allowed under city ordinances. They will also extend the chain link fence so that cars cannot get in it without permission.

The water pump quit working on automatic and Water Superintendent Dave Parman said that he and Chuck Warner could not figure out how to get it to work again. Parman said he would see what a new one would cost. Jeff Haley's water meter was not working; the city will check and see if they can get new meters with the grant that they are in the process of applying for. Currently, the city is awaiting word on funding for the Preliminary Engineer's Report funding that they must complete. After a long period of time, Parman said that some meters would quit if there was a small leak in the system.

The city turned down a purchase for their old truck for parts. They also turned down an offer to purchase a new tractor for $20,000.

Street Commissioner Doug Allee said that it was not a good idea to try and drag gravel back onto roads after it was washed off, saying that would create more of a mud problem.

The City of Parnell has borrowed the roller from Sheridan for use on their own streets. They will return it when they are done.

The council passed an ordinance allowing the tavern to operate until 1:30 a.m. at nights in accordance with state regulations. The tavern cannot be open on Sunday except for specific days of the year as before.

The council said that they needed to figure out who would clean up during Old Defiance Days this year. Dave Thomas, who also serves as assistant scoutmaster, said that the scouts could do it this year.

The council awarded the mowing bid this year to Zach Ragan again for $100 per mow. Last year's bid was $90; however, gas prices have gone up since then.

The Park Restoration Fund money that had been dedicated for a Noah's Ark for the Park has been transferred to the CBC. If the money had sat in the bank account untouched for long enough, the funds would have been turned over to the state. The CBC will use it to purchase stuff for the park. However, prices for a Noah's Ark have ballooned to $40,000 for the cheapest that they could find with just a plastic slide costing as much as $8,000.

Mayor Leland Wake said that he had talked to Grant City Mayor Debbie Roach about dog enforcement. He said that the city would put together a plan to enforce dog ordinances. "We may have to bite the bullet and spend some money to address this problem," he said. He said that "we'll just have to shoot it if worst comes to worst." Currently, dogs are required to be on a leash if they are not on their owner's property and people may not have more than three dogs in city limits.

Larry Dowis donated grass seed for the park while Dale Rowe and Gene Via helped to plant it.