Speed reduced on East Main Street
Staff reporter
A resolution to reduce the speed limit on East Main Street and the construction of a storage shed were approved Monday by Marion City Commission.
A resolution was adopted by the commission to reduce the speed from 40 mph to 35 mph from Eastmoor Drive to the east city limits on Main Street/K-256. The commission followed a recommendation made by Kansas Department of Transportation for safety purposes in that area.
Baseball/softball boosters are paying for the expense of the shed to be constructed at the baseball complex. It will be a wood structure, 10-feet-by-13-feet, said Margo Yates, recreation director. A concrete slab is already in place with the structure attached to the slab. It will be located near the north batting cage and will be used to store equipment and supplies.
City officials were reappointed to their respective positions: David Mayfield, city administrator; Linda Holub, city clerk; Angela Lange, city treasurer/assistant city clerk; Michel Soyez, chief of police; Thad Meierhoff, fire chief; Bryson Mills, municipal court judge, and Dan Baldwin, city attorney.
In other business:
— Swimming pool passes for city employees were approved. All full-time city employees and specific part-time personnel including library, recreation director, commissioners, police officers, and firefighters, may receive a family or single season pool pass.
— The commission rescinded a previous appointed of Pat Foth to the museum board. Foth declined the appointment. Wendy Youk was approved to serve in Foth's place who was completing Mary Jeffrey's term. Youk will accept the appointment.
— Warrants in the amount of $25,012 and payroll in the amount of $23,435 were approved.
— Yates reported the KVC bike rally was a success, despite the weather. A rally is being planned for next year in Central Park.
Yates expressed her appreciation to volunteers who worked the city booth at the Sampler Festival this past weekend.
A new brochure and welcome bags are being planned.
— Librarian Janet Marler showed the commission the plaque the library recently received from the state historical preservation society. Marler said the award will encourage groups to tour the library and other sites that received recognition.
— Harvey Sanders, public utilities director, reported Cedar Street will be completed this week.
High winds caused broken limbs and resulted in one outage in the city. The city's tornado sirens were set off Tuesday, caused by the wind slapping the tree limbs and wires.
The baseball complex is ready for summer activities with the drinking fountains hooked-up and the tractor repaired.
— Police chief Michel Soyez presented a written report. Officer Duane McCarty has begun the 14-week school at the officers' training academy in Hutchinson.
— Dan Baldwin, city attorney, reported continued work on utility easements. Baldwin said the city will need to consider hiring a new surveyor and the cost may be significant.
"Mr. Brosemer knew this town and provided information at a fraction of the cost of what another surveyor may charge," said Baldwin. "A new surveyor will have to start from scratch, since he won't be familiar with the city."
Baldwin said the city has five or six projects a year that require a surveyor.
— Mayfield said he will be checking into a grant for the museum.
The next commission meeting will be 4 p.m. Monday in the city building.
