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WILLIAMSTOWN — Williamstown Town Council achieved Tuesday to explore the development of the outdated Williamstown Elementary School and the pool.
Council member Pat Peters was absent from the assembly.
Mayor Paul Jordan stated they are nonetheless doing the job on obtaining the information and facts together to set a bid out on the demolition of the old Williamstown Elementary College.
Council member Marty Seufer, finance chair, mentioned he would really like to have a stakeholders assembly for the neighborhood creating that council is arranging to build over the college. Council agreed to have a assembly on May possibly 3 at 6 p.m. at the Williamstown Center/Higher College Auditorium.
Council plans to invite the county library, Fenton Artwork Glass, the Senior Centre and the Lions Club to take part in the conference to see if the groups are intrigued in doing work with council on the community centre.
Seufer explained any other space teams that are wanting for a location to identify that would be fascinated in encouraging council renovate section of the faculty developing, or would probably like to be a tenant in the new local community middle is welcome to join the assembly.
Council member Randy Dick announced the opening working day of the Williamstown Pool would be Might 28, the Saturday right before Memorial Day. Dick stated the chemical controller for the pool will be set up on April 13. He also reported the metropolis has been authorised for the Williamstown Fund for Excellence grant from the Parkersburg Region Local community Basis. He stated this $1,075 grant will shell out for an computerized vacuum to aid thoroughly clean the pool.
Seufer questioned council to take into consideration a pay out boost for elected officials. He said the city pays council $200 a thirty day period and the mayor $1,500 a month. He proposed an improve to $250 for council members and $2,000 for the mayor. He reported the modify would not go into result
July 1 for new customers.
“We are still miles powering our surrounding metropolitan areas,” Seufer mentioned.
Council authorized the very first reading and will have a next looking at on the spend enhance at the future town council meeting.
Seufer brought up government periods, and how the ethics commissions said that particular person general public bodies need to make their own rules regarding executive sessions. Council accredited the 1st reading to establish a coverage pertaining to govt classes and will have the next examining at the subsequent council meeting.
Council appointed a sidewalk committee to assist with the sidewalk task and the $100,000 grant cash from the point out.
Committee members are Peters, Dan Rinard, Brandon White and Maria Hardy. The initial buy of small business will be reviewing two bids for engineering solutions, which the committee will then refer again to council for a final decision.
In other news, General public Operates will commence street sweeping the last two weeks of April and will begin flushing hydrants at the commencing of Could.
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