On Wednesday, November 16th, it was announced at the Grant City Council Meeting that it had been approved for a $5 million wastewater grant to upgrade its wastewater system to come into compliance with DNR regulations. The grant requires a $65,870 match, which will come from ARPA funds that the city has already received. There were 358 applications, of which 35 were approved, most of which were in the southern portion of the state.
An ordinance has been proposed to dissolve the Park Board. An ordinance has been posted and will be voted on at the next meeting.
A request for volunteers for the Zoning Board has been put out to the community with no response.
The city will be the Santa letter writing station for Jingle & Mingle.
Grant City will have a booth at Great Northwest Days. The city voted to approve a $600 fee and a $75 booth registration fee.
The city is preparing a list of unsafe buildings to be inspected for condemnation and demolition purposes.
Public Works Director Carl Staton reported that the city was working on getting equipment winter and snow ready. A salt neutralizer has been purchased to treat trucks and other equipment. The city sold some old equipment on Purple Wave and got $48,240. A blade is needed for the back of the tractor. The city voted to accept a bid from Bison.
Guy Fletchall will be retiring from the gas department. His last day will be December 29th, 2022.
The medical plan is due for renewal. The city voted to renew it.
The city voted to pay a $200 Christmas bonus to all full time employees and $100 to all part time employees.
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