Point of View

"Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole." – Roger Caras, author of A Dog Is Listening: The Way Some of Our Closest Friends View Us

Monday, 6PM - City Council will consider:

• Beer & Wine by the Drink License @ 415 S. Thompson.
• Agreement with DEP for DEP's Facade program to match private investment for awning & signage improvements in downtown (ARPA $50,000).
• Agreement with Vireo to resubmit grant request to fund Safe Streets & Sidewalk program (ARPA $51,900).
• Agreement with PSI for geotechnical services for Century Park dam modification (County ARPA $18,750). Pond will provide stormwater control for the Community Center & new Aquatics Facility.
• Agreement with Lamp Rynearson ($47,400) for 2022 Overlay Project, engineering contract. Street improvements planned in Westwood Hills Subdivision including Pierson, Virginia Road, Garden Lane, Wisconsin & Frontier for a mill/overlay, base repairs in Cherry Hills & portions of N & H Highway inside city limits (S. Marietta & St. Louis Ave) will include prep work for a chip/seal project in 2023. Trans Trust will allocate up to $800K to fund as much street improvements as possible.
• Agreement with D&B Equipment for pump replacement at WWTP to transfer water back from storm water basin to plant for treatment, $45,034 from Sewer Rates.
• Consider rezoning on Meadowlark Lane to C-3 to provide for commercial development of the land & appropriations.

Tuesday Municipal Elections - one seat is up this year, with three candidates on the ballot - Brent McElwee, Sharon Donat, & Mark Spohn.

Celebrating Work Anniversaries: Court Administrator Taran Swoboda - 11 years, PT Firefighter/ EMT Nicholas Green - 3 years, PT Community Center Custodian Shelley Anderson - 1 year. Save the Date: Cornhole Tournament & Bunny Brunch 4/16; Mayor's Prayer Breakfast 4/19; Volunteer Appreciation Dinner 4/21; Communities of Excellence National Conference 4/21-22; Earth Day Cleanup 4/23; Community Health Fair 4/30.

• Roof replacement is underway at the Police Station
• Naviline, the ERM software was moved from dish to fiber this week, improving our connectivity; Fire Station also moved to fiber, enables switch to VOiP phones & savings
• Digester at WWTP is close to completion & Salt Barn concrete floor is being poured
• Plan to demolish donated house on Curtis after Fire Department uses the house for training & Installed culverts on Lover's Lane, road closed this week to patch road
• Street Sweeper completed winter maintenance, ready for spring
• Community Center Phase 2 - Visual Perspectives are coming soon to share what the aquatic facilities will look like
• Community Foundation has received 3 donations to Community Center Membership Scholarship fund. Enable students who have worked hard to qualify for the gift of membership at the Center.
• Listening Post held to discuss the pro & cons on whether to lift the Pit Bull Breed Ban. Panelist included KC Pet Project April Moore, Animal Attorney Katie Barnett, Veterinarian Dr. Pete Rucker, Police Chief Greg Dull, & citizen Angela Argit. Panelist shared their viewpoints & engaged perspectives from Animal Control Officers Kristina Baxter & Melissa Davis.

With an extensive menu of spa & salon services, & a gracious staff of over 60 practitioners, the Grotto experience attracts "over 200+ treatments a day, on the weekends," comments Lead Therapist. Truly, The Elms is an exotic locale, once a stomping-ground reserved only for the rich & famous, steeped in a colorful history of Prohibition-era intrigue, with a few ghosts thrown in for good measure. Florida-based freelance travel writer, published @ myitchytravelfeet.com

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