By Sherri Blevins
The Rainsville City Council met June 4th, 2018. After the work session, the council met in regular session and acted on the following items:
Approved the Back to School Tax Free Resolution 064-2018.
Rejected the bid on the Highway 35 Scott Street Wastewater Pumping Station Project.
- Approved rebidding the Highway 35 Scott Street Wastewater Pumping Station Project.
Approved the hiring of Luke Yarbrough as patrolman for the police department at $13.72 per hour effective June 9th, 2018.
Approved the hiring of Thomas Blizzard as fireman at $11.41 per hour effective June 20,2018.
- Approved accepting applications for a new fireman to replace a vacant position.
- Approved the purchase of five rolloffs for the sanitation department at $21,650.00.
- Approved the purchase of four and eight yard dumpsters at $11,168.00.
- Approved the purchase of 100 garbage cans at $6,410.35.
- Approved the repairs of culverts on three roads at a cost of $2,500.00.
- Approved accepting Keith Avenue into the city as a city street.
- Approved the building of a chert driveway behind the stage of the Agricultural Center at a cost of $1,200.00.
- Approved the naming of the pavilion at the Field of Dreams as the Reece Colburn Pavillion.
- Empowered the mayor to sign a contract to send to the state concerning the construction on the Chavies Bridge.
- Approved repairing the heating and cooling system at the library and awarded the job to Bryant’s Heating and Cooling at a cost of $5,250.00.
- Approved the landscaping of the Tom Bevill Center at a cost of $11,296.00 by Patriot if the plan meets the requirements.
- Councilman Freeman also encouraged the public to visit the Field of Dreams Complex to view all the new additions including the Rainsville Farmer’s
- Market which opens this Thursday at 4:00 P.M. for the public.
- Councilman Taheri reported that the state highway project will start back Tuesday and last for two to three weeks.
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