City hears routine reports
Only routine reports were the business when Marion City Commission met Tuesday afternoon. The meeting lasted 30 minutes.
City Administrator David Mayfield said $37,572.86 was transferred from the utility fund to the capital improvement fund to make payment to Sunflower Construction on the library project.
Warrants were approved in the amount of $76,278.44, said treasurer Linda Holub. Mayfield said $58,023.14 was due to KP&L electricity costs.
Mayfield said Alden and Betty Slusser donated $1,000 toward the new "Woody" proposed for Central Park. "We appreciate their generosity," Mayfield said.
The first Tuesday of each month will be a reading to pre-kindergarten kids at the city library. Mayfield said he has volunteered, and urged other department heads to do the same.
Fire Chief Thad Meierhoff denied Victor Buckner to burn the remains of a barn on his property.
No hunting or fishing signs were discussed at Central Park, as was the additional cost of health insurance.
Director of Public Utilities Harvey Sanders said they are working on the street sweeper and will sweep downtown one night a week, and the residential area once or twice yearly.
He said holiday lights are up and new outdoors lights have been installed at the library .
Alleys are being rocked and bladed he said, "just have patience." They will start sealing cracks in asphalt soon.
Voltage has been taking sudden five-volt drops all over town, Sanders said. "We are working on it."
Susan Cooper said she is getting more inquiries about Marion, "I hope something develops."
