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The Butler City Council meeting saw Shawn McVey and Kyle Dubray take the oath of office as new Council members for Ward 4, to fill two open positions there.
It was a busy night, with a meeting of the Finance Committee and the City Owned Facilities Committees at six, even before the regular session began. Among the things, they discussed the proposed street improvement projects…also the proposed Butler Solar Farm Redevelopment Area Plan, and the Property Tax Levy. Also on their agenda was the 2012-13 City audit. Concerning the street projects, they would include Nursery Street from the Fairgrounds to Business 71/49, Fulton Street from Nursery to Fort Scott Street, High Street from Nursery to Fort Scott, Pine Street from Business 71/49 to Mechanic, and Pine street from Prospect to the railroad. Micro Sealing for 35 blocks is also on tap.
The Parks and Recreation Commission had already had a meeting August 1st to discuss a football storage building south of the pool. The City will help get that done. The fence around the Osage ballfield will get some work, extending the west side and adding some height in places. Really nothing was necessary for changing of the size of the Park Commission…next time persons are named to that Commission, no new names will be necessary, and only six will be necessary for a quorum. A matter of convenience, since it was so hard to get enough people together for a quorum. And they discussed Swim meet finals for next summer, but those plans must wait until the new season. They’ll see that some smoothing will be done at the Skate Park.
The public hearing to consider the Butler Solar Farm Chapter 33 Re-development Area Plan would allow them to receive property tax abatement on the project. More discussion will come concerning that. And the same concerning the Council Ordinance for the approval of the Re-development Agreement and Novation agreement.
The Butler Downtown improvement project is all but complete. One thing that will wait because of a delay in shipping on hand rails and benches. That should be done by the end of the month.
The Council approved a proposal to replace equipment at the Wastewater Treatment Plant, due to age of the present gear. Also, the purchase of two police vehicles was approved.
The Council authorized the taking of bids for Fire Department Equipment, including a replacement vehicle for the Assistant Fire Chief…new sets of replacement bunker gear…and authorizing the taking of bids for a replacement two-thousand gallon tanker truck with a five year lease-purchase agreement. Approved. These items will be financed by the one-eighth cent Fire Protection Sales Tax approved by voters last August. And remember the public meeting set for Tuesday, August 20th at seven p.m. during the next Council meeting, to consider the 2013 Property Tax levy. Actually, no changes are necessary…the same tax rate of just over six cents on the dollar will continue. That’s the picture at the Butler City Council up to now.
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