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| Written by Danetta Barker | |
| Wednesday, 14 July 2010 | |
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By Danetta Barker Editor Dealing in used vehicles seems to have become a part of local government. City Council opened bids Monday night for surplus vehicles then discussed repairs needed for a used sludge truck bought within the last year. “It’s not a new truck,” said Dale Clary, Waste Water supervisor. “With a used truck you have your problems.” There is no heat, no air conditioning and the windshield wipers don’t work. “You don’t need heat in this weather,” replied Councilman Marty Voiers. “I won’t need air conditioning in December either,” Clary said. The joking banter continued with remarks from Mayor Louie Flanery. “You can’t move sludge in the rain.” All in all Clary is pleased with the truck and hopes to get the problems fixed. Flanery opened sealed bids on a cruiser, a truck, a lift gate and a box bed for a truck. Council accepted the high bids on the cruiser and truck. However they felt they could get a better price at auction for the lift gate and the box bed. The truck was sold to Dewey Gulley for $575, while the cruiser went to Pamela Everman for $512. Homeland Security funds are on the way to Flemingsburg Police Department. Council passed a resolution regarding the application for the funding that will be used for equipment. Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Crystal Ruark gave a rundown of recent activity at the chamber. In the fist six months of the year the chamber received 928 phone calls, 404 visitors and 10,128 hits on the Web page. Ruark is still looking for volunteers to work in the Fleming County booth at the Kentucky State Fair. She has a schedule of time slots and anyone wishing to help can call her office at 606-845-1223. With the World Equestrian Games just around the corner, Ruark said volunteers are still needed for that event. Fleming County will share a booth with the Ohio River Valley Region and have the opportunity to showcase events in the county during the games, which begin Sept. 25 in Lexington. Economic Development Director Steve Donovan announced that A Ramon Tinnerman will expand. No details were given at the meeting. Gov. Steve Beshear visited the plant Tuesday. The process for funding the repairs to Grange City Covered Bridge and Ringos Mill covered Bridge is still in the works. Donovan said the funding process is slow, but he is confident the money will come through. Money to move the Johnson Junction Depot is another slow process. “Hopefully by this fall we will have the funding released and can get moving on this project,” Donovan said. Repairs are being made on the City Park playground. The old slides are being taken down and a new one is ready to put up. The city has hired John Cannon to oversee the project as well as repairing the apartments in the two buildings the city owns, which are located beside the police station. According to Assistant Police Chief Falon Fugate, neighborhood watches are being organized around town. A meeting for the Ingram Avenue and Garr Street area was held recently. Anyone wishing to be part of the watch can contact the police station to get details. A grant to buy a new recycling trailer and a vertical baler has been approved. Voiers told council that the recycling trailer will cost $12,125 and the baler will cost $15,660. The grant came from the Kentucky Pride Fund. The city is once again asking residents to make sure they recycle only materials that are recyclable. Many of the recycle bins are being used for household garbage. |
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