Sheridan to Build New Shed North of Tavern

The Sheridan City Council voted Monday at their regular meeting to purchase materials for a new storage shed east of the park at an estimated cost of $8,800 from Bearcat Lumber for materials. The labor would be volunteer. The city says it would be convenient for their personnel to access, they can store a vehicle there more easily, and it would free up space for Bart Hawk, who rents part of the former Transportation Building from the city. The vote was unanimous.

Water Superintendent Barry Lyle reported that he plans to flush the hydrants at some point.
Delinquent taxes were discussed by the city. The city has delinquent taxes on the books all the way back to 1960. Before that, people could work off their taxes for the city, or the city would sell their property. The city will look over and zero out some taxes after getting appropriate wording at a future council meeting. Taxes still delinquent and collectable will result in the sale of tax property, similar to the county’s process.

The city plans to remove tree stumps in the park. Mayor Ashley Rush reported that there were citizen complaints about flowerbed conditions, the sidewalk, someone owning too many dogs, vehicles parked along the park where kids could run out from behind them, and weeds. Residents within city limits are required to have only three dogs by city ordinance.

By ordinance, trucks cannot park alongside the east or west side of the Sheridan Park; that was passed in 2007. By ordinance, residents cannot allow grass or weeds to grow more than 12 inches or have standing water or various debris. Rush plans to send letters of violation.