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City Council meeting, Monday, July 1, 2013. Report Here's what happened in last night's City Council meeting:
Click on headline for complete story with photo(s) By Ed Waggener In last night's brief 20 minute Columbia City Council, agenda items were quickly dispatched, with citizen's and council announcements and exchange providing the most interest. Mayor Mark D. Harris presied over the session during which minutes for three minutes were approved and the accounting firm of Campbell, Myers, and Rutledge, CPAs of Glasgow, KY were hired for a second year to audit the city books. All City Councillors were present: Craig Dean, Linda Waggener, Robert Flowers, Dr. Ron Rogers, Charles Grimsley, and June Parson, and all voted unanimously for approval of items on the agenda. Let there be light, especially where taxpayers are paying for it. Street light updates Councillors Charles Grimsley Dr. Ronald P. Rogers reported on City Street lights, and the results - if not tabloid level sensational - revealed that 31 of the lights the city pays for each month were not functiong. Over the past month, Grimsley & Rogers rode the streets in the evening and found that 31 of the city's street lights were not functioning. That surveillance took 6 hours Councillor Grimsley said; or 12 man hours when a two person team does the job. They're calling for help on the task, asking that City Gas, Police, Sanitation Department members, staff at City Hall, and other Council Members to report outages. Bad street lights should be reported, with the Number on the Pole along with the street location. Call City Hall at 270-384-2501; or Mr. Grimsley at 270-384-5658; or Dr. Rogers, or any Council Member. The City is paying for the same service whether the lights are working or not, Councillor Grimsley says. All present approved of the flag program All the council and the mayor, as well, praised the City Street Department for the timely installation of the City's U.S. Flags in time for the Fourth of July. The flags are being display only a few days before and after patriotic holidays. This year, all the flags appear to have retained bright red, white, and blue colors and few, if any, torn or frayed flags are evident in start contrast to the 2012 flag display. Police, Street Department praised for roles in successful return of June Dairy Day Many on the council voiced approval for the conduct of the June Dairy Day, which Councillor Charles Grimsley said went very smoothly. He commended the City Street Department and Superintendent Donnie Rowe for the work they did, and said that Chief Cross and his men did an excellent job providing protection and traffic control. Grimsley said that plans are already underway for next year's June Dairy Day. Linda Waggener asks for action on sidewalks for Tutt & Hurt Streets Linda Waggener again called for a new look for ways to get sidewalks on Tutt Street and Hurt Street. Councillor Ron Rogers said tha problem is rights of way and money. Mayor Harris said that there is money in the budget for sidewalk repair, but not for major new projects this year, but that a new look will be taken at the situation. After the meeting, Linda said that the new look, and a more determined look is a start. "I keep hearing why we can't get sidewalks. Why we can't have safer downtown streets. Why we can't control traffic. I think we can find a way if we keep asking the next question when we get another 'no,' even if those 'no's' come from the State highway department or out of a rule book. Rules and minds can be changed if we have the determination." Citizen Bill Anderson confronts council on the changes in gas charges Citizen Bill Anderson appeared before the Council and questioned the reasons for the changes in pricing structure. Councillor Robert Flowers responded that the changes were aimed at fairness and to recover escalating transportation costs from the pipeline company. He said that the new rate structure will stop people who were gaming the system by cutting off service in the summer, which, he said, costs big users like Betty's OK Country Cooking by making them share more of the burden than is warranted. Mr. Anderson was satisfied with the answer, but not with the council's - and the medias' - communication skills. He told the council that if the reason had been clear, there wouldn't have been so many citizens upset with them over the rate changes. Mayor says he'll handle the redbud hiding Sue Rowe's store sign problem Sue Rowe came before the Council to ask that the tree in her corner of the Square be trimmed so her store sign can be seen from the Square. She acknowledged that some wouldn't like it, recalling the public outrage from a number of highly regarded environmentalis who condemned the hatracking mutilation of the tree a short time back. Councillor Dean asks that Bowen Street, Smith Street be paved Councillor Craig Dean, in the Councillor's Comments segment of the meeting, asked that Bowen Street and Smith Street be repaved in the next paving shedule. "They're both getting in pretty bad shape. Meeting adjourns after 20 minutes The meeting was over in a respectable 20 minutes, adjourned by Dr. Ron P. Rogers. Besides the council members - Craig Dean, Linda Waggener, Robert Flowers, Dr. Ronald P. Rogers, Charles Grimsley and June Parson; Mayor Harris, C.A. Marshall Loy, and Rhonda Loy, deputy city clerk standing in for Clerk Sonya Biggs; Police Chief Cross, City Planning & Zoning Commissioner Sam Rademacher, City Gas Superintendent Ron Cook and Linda Cook, the meeting was attended by many of Columbia's highly esteemed press corps and Citizen Bill Anderson and Columbia Business Leader Sue Rowe. About the Columbia City Council COLUMBlA CITY COUNCIL holds its regular monthly meeting each first Monday at 6pmCT in City Hall, 116 Campbellsville ST, Columbia, KY. The meetings are open to the public. Mayor Mark D. Harris.. Councillors Craig Dean, Linda Waggener, Charles Grimsley, Robert Flowers, Dr. Ronald P. Rogers, and June Parson. City Clerk Sonya Biggs. City Attorney Marshall Loy. City Police Chief Jason Cross. City Gas Superintendent Ron Cook. City Sanitation Department Superintendent (). City Recycling Coordinator Kenneth Dulin. City Street Department Superintendent Donnie Rowe. Deputy City Clerk Rhonda Loy. This story was posted on 2013-07-02 11:00:22
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