City Council Clashes Over Roof Costs and Bus Funds
City Council scenes friction as debates rage over whether roof repairs at the recycling center cost five thousand or fifteen thousand dollars. Council members spar over parking ordinance timing and a four bus purchase, ending with adjournment after a long session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amey Messenger
Ed Beckett
Board of Control
Phil Goldsberry
Margaret Topping
Ellsworth Holden
Donald Barrett
Barrett
Recycling Center
Holden
Phil and
Phyllis Katz
Second
Jerry Adams
Adams
Goldsberry
Harry Crewson
Greg Hill
First measurable snow last year in area on Nov. 22
Mrs. C.L. Colmer reports the first measurable snowfall occurred November 22 with one inch in the area, followed by 0.5 inch on November 25 and 2 inches on November 29. She notes no snow forecast yet for this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.L. Colmer
U.S
Registrar's Office Closed In Athens County BMV
The Athens County deputy registrar's office will close Thursday and reopen for business Monday, halting services temporarily. Officials advise customers to plan ahead for license and registration tasks during the closure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
The
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Prices at Athens and Gallipolis cattle auctions
At Athens Livestock Sales 800 head sold with records for slaughter steers 29.50 to 33.25 and slaughter heifers 25.25 to 27. Feeder and utility cattle ranged with good and choice grades, while veals and baby calves fetched 24 to 35 and hogs 29.39 to 39.30. At Ohio Valley Livestock Co in Gallipolis stocker steers 26 to 37 and stock cows 145 to 210 per head were noted along with veals 37 to 55 and top lambs 38.50 to 44. Stock ewes sold 12 to 27.50 per head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Ohio Valley Livestock Co
Gallipolis
Council Transfers Funds and Schedules Budget Actions
City council shuffled about $97700 within budgets and approved purchases and street work. Transfers included $954 in the solicitor budget and $12700 in the water budget to cover bills and electricity. A $1700 transfer in the garbage fund to cover holiday overtime is set for Wednesday. A 23 passenger bus purchase and parking meter maintenance contract were approved. A traffic collision on Richland Avenue caused $1500 damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finance Committee
Joe Johnson
Water Department
Ellsworth Holden
Johnson
Council
Urban Mass Transit Administration
Richland Avenue
Pomeroy Road
Charles Lee Associates
Cincinnati
Joseph
School bids stymied by grant rules and red tape
Henderson blames grant restrictions for poor bids on Winter City high school upgrades. Only insulation bid far surpassed estimates, while ceiling walls bid met, but electrical work and ventilation bids failed. Board waived 30 day ad requirement to attract bidders. LPW rules deter contractor participation. Stevenson & Associates of Columbus won the wall contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Robb
Winter City
Sam Henderson
Henderson
Athens County
Stevenson & Associates of
Columbus
Commission to Seek Amended Opinion in Jurisdiction Dispute
The County Regional Planning Commission discussed three mile jurisdiction over subdivisions near the city and will wait for City Solicitor Rick Taylor's opinion. Taylor will not state a view but outline strengths and weaknesses of the 1968 plan. Possible solutions include a new plan, county involvement in a court case, or relinquishing city jurisdiction, all requiring months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
County Regional Planning Commission
Rick Taylor
Taylor
David Frey
Bruce Burns
Planning Commission
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Second Street
Scott Southwell
Biddle Hall
Charles Hall
Reedsville
Hall
Southwell
Christine Sepulveda
Cleveland
Valley Acres
Charles Hanning
Freyt
Frey
Burlington House
Burlington
Imperial Rose
Fieldcrest
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