Grant City Closes Lobby; Department of Revenue Open by Appointment

The Grant City Council, at their meeting Wednesday, closed the lobby to all traffic, and the Department of Revenue is open by appointment only.

The city is still open to the public, but through the drive-in window only. The city also has a drop box for payments. If you have billing questions or other questions, please call (660) 564-3369.

To make an appointment for the Department of Revenue, please call (660) 564-3369. When making the appointment, the employee will ask some health-related questions for the health and safety of the staff and the citizens.

The City of Grant City will not be closing businesses or doing a mandatory city-wide shutdown at this time.

The city met with Dustin Wiley regarding water lines on his property. There is a water line that runs through his property that is the city’s water line. The city will place two meters on the line so that the city can pay for any leaks on its side of the line.

Councilman Bruce Downing requested a breakdown of the water funds, and the council requested that this be done with all accounts.

The council approved a building permit for Brian Monticue to put in a duplex on High Street.
The city put rock on some dirt roads in town.

The city will advertise applications for lifeguard for the summer of 2020. Application deadline is April 14th. There has already been some interest.

The city is in the process of doing a grant for an outdoor basketball court, which would replace the sand volleyball pit at the Pool Park. The city is in the process of getting letters of recommendation and donations, and the council agreed to put up a 20% match in addition to any donations received.
The council voted to accept a bid from Midwest Data Center to replace two computers for a cost of $2,625.00. The current computers do not handle Windows 10, and Microsoft is ending support for Windows 7.

Easter eggs were previously purchased by the city for the Worth County Care & Rehab Easter Egg Hunt; however, the facility subsequently closed the place to outside visitors due to the Coronavirus Pandemic. The city is in the process of finding an alternative way to distribute the eggs.

The council gave clerk Lana Robinson permission to take down two phone lines no longer in use, which will save their Windstream bill $930 a year.