Members of the Brandenburg City Council change their mind on the location of a proposed dog park during their regular meeting Monday (5/8) night.
The topic came up during the council comments at the end of the meeting. Councilman Bruce Fackler voiced his concerned about the locating the dog park in the back of the Riverfront Park between the playground and RV park. He said that he had done his owned research and felt the park should be some where else. He asked Mayor Bryan Claycomb to poll the council for their opinion on the topic. During the half hour discussion, several concerns were voiced by council members resulting in the council voting 5 to 1 to rescind their action from the March meeting granting approval of the site in the downtown park. Mayor Claycomb said that he felt that was the best practical location for the dog park. The mayor noted that no city funds were being used to for the project and the effort was being worked on by various community volunteers, who also work closely with other groups in the county. During the discussions several council members agree that a dog park would be a valuable amenity to the community but are unsure of the best location.
In other business, the council approved the first reading of an interlocal agreement with Meade County Fiscal Court related to the insurance tax proceeds being split 50 percent between each government due to the recent state changes for annexations. Currently, the City of Brandenburg collects an eight percent tax on insurance policies that are within the city. The agreement is meant to forgo an issues that could block the city from annexing any land from the county. The agreement has a clause that would allow the document to be adjusted based upon future actions of state policy.
The council heard and approved the second reading of 5 ordinances for the recent voluntary annexations into the city. The council also heard and approved the first reading of an ordinance amending the ABC regulations related to age restrictions for those who can serve an alcoholic beverage in restaurant establishments. The action aligns the local ordinance with update state law.
Councilman Bradley Johnston made a motion to provided the Senior Citizens Center $4,800 for the propose of assisting with repaving their parking lot. City and county leaders have had reservations of providing assistance to the center’s board of directors due to many concerns related to the operations of the center. Mayor Claycomb and Meade County Judge Executive Troy Kok are scheduled to meet the center’s board of directors to begin conversations to repair relations.
The council approved the $5,000 purchase of .449 acres of land around the Donna Drive sewer lift station. The purchase will allow crews to conduct repairs or upgrades to the lift station. The council approved the purchase of a new truck for the city public works which will be financed through Meade County Bank at an interest rate of 2.99%.
At the beginning of the meeting, Mitch and Becky Crump were recognized for the Yard of the Month. In Department reports, Police Brian Haag reported Main Street has reopened for traffic. Construction continues along Main Street for the side walk project. Construction is expected to be completed over the next month. Chief Haag also informed the council members that the Main Street would be closed on Saturday, May 20 for the Meade County Bicentennial Celebration. The roadway will close at 10 AM and will remain closed for most of the day. A parade is also scheduled at 11 AM on Saturday (5/20) to travel along Mooreman Road and Broadway into the downtown area as part of the celebration.
Public Works Director TJ Hughes reported that contractors continue to work on issues telemetry systems of the new Waste Water Treatment Plant. He said that the plant is operating into the parameters expected. Mayor Claycomb told the council the contractor is requesting their final payment and a portion of the funds will continue to held until the facility met all of the proper requirements and is fully operational. Hughes also reported that the water treatment system is still working properly in controlling levels of manganese even with a well known to issues.
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