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Columbia City Council meeting February 2005
Mayor Pat Bell opened the regular February 2005 meeting of the Columbia City Council with a note on the empty chair at the table, usually occupied by Senior Council Member Louise Hutchison. "We are very saddened that she is not with us, and extend our hopes and prayers to her," he said. Mrs. Hutchison is gravely ill at this time. All other members of the council, Larry Marshall, Joe Moore, Charles Grimsley, and Criag Dean and Edwin Taylor were present, as were City Clerk Carolyn Edwards and City Attorney Marshall Loy. City will grow by three parcels; new water rates enactment proceeds The City will grow by three parcels when all readings are completed. The first parcel is a 1.51 acre lot on Jamestown ST owned by Ronnie Janes, which will come into the city, as recommended by the Columbia Planning and Zoning Commission as C-2 Commercial. The parcel had previously been zoned R-1. The other parcels are two lots on on Highway 55 North now owned by Orvis and Tony Grider, which will be re-zoned R-2 when the property is annexed into the city instead of R-1. A separate ordinance to upgrade the official city zoning maps to reflect these changes was approved. A second reading of the ordinance amending sewer and water rates was approved. Fire Department will get $1,000 per month rent from City The Council meeting room was packed with members of the Columbia and Adair County Fire Departments, as their spokesman Dennis Loy requested the City reimburse the County Fire Department $1,000 per month for the additional space the fire department will need to house the new ladder truck. The request was granted almost immediately on a motion by Council Member Larry Marshall, seconded by Charles Grimsley. The voice vote was unanimous. Mr. Loy thanked the Council after the vote, and reported that five of the local firemen had been to Columbus for the pre-construction conference. "Everything is on schedule," he reported. "but they've got orders for four trucks going to Baghdad, and that might bump our truck." Columbia Fire Chief Mike Glasgow, who had made the detailed request for the $1,000 per month rental in an earlier Council meeting, said that the Fire Department hopes to have an open house in July or August to show of the new ladder truck and the fire departments renovated Fire Station on Merchant Street. The city plans to continue paying its share of utilities costs as before. Green River Kruzers get $1,000 for prize money The Council unanimously approved Jeff Thomas' request for $1,000 for prize money for the Green River Kruzers' April through October shows on the Square in Columbia. The vote came on a motion by Council Member Larry Marshall, seconded by Charles Grimsley. Several members of the GRK were present, and Mr. Thomas' wife, Valerie Thomas, thanked the Council and noted that the club is bringing an increasing number of fans and participants to Columbia. Mayor promises Paul Hayes action on streets Paul Hayes, stepping out of his journalist's role, addressed the Council. "I'm not speaking as a newsman, but as a citizen," he said. "I want to know when are they going to try to patch some of these streets which are torn up by the water line construction. I've warped a front end and worn out two tires," he said. Mayor Bell said, "That's a good point. We're aware of the need to fix them as soon as possible," and, he added, "our plans now are not to just patch, but completely redo the whole street when we do." Mayor promises to look into Citizen Anderson's requests on sign, Air Board Meeting Citizen Bill Anderson asked for City assistance to redo the sign on Greensburg Road across from J. Downey Mill, and for the City to move the Columbia-Adair County Air Board meeting from the Airport to the Courthouse Annex or City Hall. "It's dark and dangerous at the airport," he said. Mayor Bell answer both questions with a promise for further study. "We'll look into that," he said, he said. City Clerk to investigate new signs, with population numbers City Clerk Carolyn Edwards is to contact the State Highway Department about new signs with the city's name and population on them, to be erected at major entrances to Columbia. Council Member Edwin Taylor had asked why there are no, or few, signs on the major approaches with the city name and population. Council Member Larry Marshall said that he had noticed a scarcity of the signs elsewhere in his travels. "I liked the signs with populations on them," he said, "but you hardly ever see them anymore."Council Member Taylor was advised to introduce a resolution on the matter following the findings of Clerk Edwards. Mayor voted authority to seek funds for water and sewer departments Mayor Bell asked for and received the Council's authorization to sign necessary application forms seeking funding through the USDA Rural Development program for water and sewer projects. Council authorizes Mayor to get costs for razing Old Corbin Property The Council authorized Mayor Bell to get the costs for razing the house the City owns on Tutt Street, which was bought about a year ago for $17,000. The house was once owned by the Corbin family. It is now dilapidated and fire-damaged. "If we make an effort to get the city cleaned up, we ought to set an example," Mayor Bell said. He noted that one problem in removal will be proper disposal of the asbestos shingles on the homes exterior walls. "They'll have to be bagged for disposal," he said. Eubank Spring stone blocks to be moved The Council approved a Renaissance Columbia request to move the stone blocks from the historic Eubank Spring house from it's first location, behind what is now Lynn's Service Center, at the bottom of Jamestown Hill, to the Trabue-Russell House, now owned by the city. The cost of removal will be borne by Renaissance Columbia. The springhouse will be reconstructed on the Trabue Russell property at a later date. Ethics Board gets two new members The City Council approved Mayor Bell's two nominees to the Ethics Commission. They are Debbie Jessie and Travis Paul Scott. Both received unanimous approval. Joe Moore continues tradition Council Member Joe Moore continued his long tradition when he moved the Council adjourn at 6:33:05 p.m. This story was posted on 2005-02-07 21:28:09
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