The basketball and volleyball court at the Grant City Pool Park is nearing completion, the Grant City Council learned at their regular meeting last Wednesday. The rubber for the court arrived Wednesday, Public Works Director Carl Staton reported, and the basketball coals will go up and the concrete for the sidewalk poured shortly. The city is still waiting on the volleyball poles. The city will purchase edging. The contractor will come back during the first or second week of August to put the rubber in.
Carl Staton provided a list of nine different residents not on city sewer. The city will look at options.
The city is planning on revising its zoning ordinances down the road, after the sewer project is completed.
Kevin Fisher has been hired as the new Economic Developer by the Worth County Extension and the Worth County Progress Organization. One of his first acts is to get a group of several people outside Sheridan hooked up to rural water.
Staton reported that the city had a main break on the square. The county helped haul dirt, since the city dump trucks are not operational. The second dump truck broke down recently. Staton is in the process of finding a new one.
The county is in the process of getting bids for the equipment grant.
The council voted to authorize Staton to purchase up to $10,000 worth of cold mix.
The council voted to approve the rental of a 135 foot lift truck to repair the water tower leak at a cost of $1,370.
The city is thinking of running a use tax ordinance, to collect use tax from Internet sales. It would not raise peoples’ taxes, which already go to the state. It would authorize the state to remit a portion of use tax revenue back to the city.
The council set their meeting date for August 18th. Before the regular meeting at 6:30, there will be a public hearing at 6 for the CDBG Grant for the sewer.
Councilwoman Charlotte Jones reported that she has received positive feedback regarding the swim lessons at the pool. Around 15-17 people are attending the water aerobics class Tuesday and Thursday evenings. They have had one pool party, with one more scheduled. People have expressed interest in a cleanup day at the park. The city is looking into a grand opening for the basketball and volleyball court.
Cissy Fletchall reported she is stalled in her cleanup efforts. She is having trouble getting a dumpster, getting KCP&L to do tree trimming, or getting the county equipment, since the county is replacing the Dannar Bridge between Grant City and Worth. The city does not have a claw to remove roofs.
The city went into closed session at 7:55 pm and ended the session at 9 pm.
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