Stacy Davis approached the council for permission to hold the third annual Living Nativity to be held at the First Baptist Church. The drive through nativity will be held December 6th and 7th and open to the public 6-8 pm.
Police Chief Jarrett Wheatley reported that all is going well with code enforcement, some changes are being made to help streamline the process. He also reported that an electrical issue at the police station has been resolved, it appears a groundhog chewed through some underground wires that caused various issues over the past few weeks. He thanked the Butler electric department for their quick response to the matter.
Some 22 million gallons of water was produced at the Butler water plant last month, according a representative of Alliance Water. He went on to say efforts are ongoing to save money and currently three companies are bidding to supply chemicals at the plant, which certainly will help overall. He also noted that the wastewater plant improvements are completed and from this point forward Missouri DNR should find that plant operating well within legal limits.
An agreement was made during the previous council meeting that Butler will take ownership of Rice road, as now the road is split between Butler and Mount Pleasant township, leaving maintenance to be a troublesome issue. Mayor Henry said he will be communicating with township officials soon to firm up details.
Initially the city was facing a nearly 20% increase in insurance premiums leaving recourse to be finding a new plan. Of three options given, the best deal appeared to be one that offered only an 11.5% increase while still providing the best overall plan for employees.
Remember the Butler city council meets on the first and third Tuesdays, 7 pm, at city hall. The public is highly encouraged to attend.
