Sunday, April 21, 2013

Littering, Dog Euthanasia Discussed at Grant City Council

Littering and dog euthanasia were discussed at the regular Grant City Council Meeting Wednesday night. There were reports that there had been littering around the Saundra Campbell home, all over the highways, and up and down. The area east of the Grant City Baptist Church was another trouble spot for littering. Littering is a misdemeanor in the State of Missouri; persons with information about littering can contact the Worth County Sheriff's Department at (660) 564-2222.

Dogs were once again discussed at the meeting. Public Works Director Carl Staton said that he had thought long about the euthanasia policy and that the best thing to do was to keep dogs for five business days and no longer. Current city policy is to euthanize dogs after five business days if the owner does not come in to claim them or they do not pay requisite fees. Councilwoman Cathy James said that they did not run a dog shelter; Mayor Debbie Roach said that if people wanted to keep dogs within the city, that they had to be a responsible pet owner. The city has recently euthanized one dog in the past few months. City crews do not do it themselves; they take it to a vet to do it.

Economic Developer Tammy Ueligger reported that the CDBG does not cover asphalt projects if the city is interested in pursuing money to finish its project of doing all of the streets. It would take an estimated $600,000 to do all of the rest of the streets without a grant; in the meantime, some of the streets that the city had initially paved are starting to fall into disrepair, such as School Bus Road. The city currently has $107,000 in street construction funds on hand.

Water Superintendent Greg Miller reported on the Wholesale Water Commission meeting in Savannah. By August 1st, all interested parties have to decide whether they are in or not. Currently, St. Joseph, Cameron, and Maysville are on board. The more that hook on, the cheaper it gets; however, it could mean substantially higher water rates for the city. They will not run a line up to cities just for emergency backup purposes.

The prebid conference for the 11 mile water line project will be April 25th with the bids to be opened on May 7th; both times will be at 10:00 a.m.

The council decided to keep last year's swimming pool rates. Daily admissions are $4, a weekly pass is $24, a season pass is $50, and a family pass is $100.

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