By JOHN BADEN
Record Herald Writer
Courtesy of the Weekly Record Herald; Printed 9.16.12
WEST MILTON – The West Milton Village Council took time to reward city residents who had taken care of their homes with Community Pride Award plaques at their meeting on Tuesday night.
The winners of the award were Harold and Beverly Badders of 100 Tracie Lane, Karen Huston of 254 Lowry Dr. and James and Carolyn Green of 210 Wagner Road.
“It was very nice of someone to nominate me,” Huston said.
Mayor Michael Coate commended the winners and said that their care for their property “showed great character.”
“We appreciate their enthusiasm and the job they do to take care of the homes,” Coate said.
Each of the homeowners spends about 6-8 hours a week taking care of their lawns.
“We’re trimming all the time,” James Green laughed.
Also on Tuesday, the council was informed by the Ohio Division of Liquor Control that West Milton’s Brickhouse Café at 2 South Miami Street had applied for a liquor permit.
The council voted unanimously not to request a hearing. The matter will be voted on by the public in the November election.
Appropriations were also approved to changes in the street, SRTS (Safe Routes to School), water capital improvement, sewer capital improvement, water and sewer fun to reflect “unanticipated expenditures.” Appropriations authorize the village to set aside money for specific spending.
According to Finance Manager Jill Grise, the street fund was amended with an increase of $14,000 and sewer capital improvement fund with $72,200 for a newly hired maintenance worker and the new GPS mapping system.
The water fund was appropriated by $17,100 for the new maintenance worker and water line maintenance. The sewer fund set aside an extra $5,500 for contract testing and the maintenance worker as well.
Grise said the SRTS fund is completely funded by grant money and is strictly an in/out fund (what goes in, comes out). Part I of the project was non-infrastructure and was partially received and disbursed last year.
The remaining $9,611.35 was billed and collected this year. The remaining appropriations in this fund were to be for Part II, which has not yet begun, hence the decrease of approximately $20,000.
“Appropriations cannot exceed the available projected fund balance and therefore needed to be adjusted accordingly,” she said.
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