Winston County Journal

The Louisville Board of Alderman moved through a lengthy agenda Tuesday, Oct. 4 in a quick manner resolving several issues.

The board in their first order of business approved the application to the USDA Rural development for a grant to pay for 15 percent of the purchase of a police car and brush fire truck through Phyllis Benson of the Golden Triangle Planning and Development District. Benson explained to the board that If the city receives the grant they will be reimbursed for 15 percent on the purchase of the two vehicles. The vehicles could cost an estimated $76,000 with the grant paying around $11,000. The city had budgeted for a new police car and the fire department had planned the purchase of a new brush fire truck using rebate funds that are specially earmarked for fire fighting equipment.

Fire Chief Mike Stevenson also informed the board of the possibility of receiving FEMA funds for fire fighting and communication equipment. (See LFD earns slate of grant article on page 1A).

In other business the board:

€ addressed several unclean property issues.

€ approved agreements for using Community Development Block Grant funds for Louisville Utility Public Facilities Projects.

€ approved the purchase of a new lawn mower for the Parks and recreation department.

€ approved the docket of claims $106,177.85 for the month of September.

€ discussed Jake's Recycling and lack of a privilege license and also non compliance on some of the property with the zoning ordinances.

€ Paid several storm related cleanup bills for equipment rental with possible reimbursement from FEMA.

€ Kenny Morris, city engineer, updated board on South Church Street bridge project denoting "you can't put an exact date on cronstruction project because of so many variables,"

€ Morris also stated the city parking lot is about 17 percent completed and many city projects are being addressed but storm cleanup had slowed many other projects.

€ Discussed adding a free standing building to be built for E-911 behind city hall with the board requesting Taylor Tucker draw up a new interlocal agreement for the county to contribute $25,000 to the project.

€ asked Morris to make sure utilities were billed for any street repairs made when the utilities damages streets to repair lines or gas mains.

€ Mayor Yarbrough informed the board of Jody Fulton's swearing in as the animal control officer on Wednesday. (See New animal city ordinance in full effect page 1A).

The next regularly scheduled Board of Alderman meeting is Oct. 18 at 6 p.m.