SPRINGTOWN — SPRINGTOWN - Marvin Riley, at the Aug. 14 Springtown council meeting, announced it would be his last meeting due to his resignation as alderman for Position 2, effective at 11:59 p.m. that night.
Jan Cox, city clerk, passed out a copy of the 2012 yearto-date cash-flow report, current through the last day of the previous month, for the General Fund and Street Fund and pointed out that, with the resignation of Riley, only the clerk and mayor are authorized to sign checks (each check requires two signatures).
She requested that the council add two of the remaining aldermen’s names as co-signers for checks drawn on the town's two bank accounts at Arvest. A motion was made to add
the names of Amanda Richardson and Lisa Lawrence as co-signers for checks.
Mayor Paul Lemke said there are three projects that he would like to see accomplished, which will probably require money to be transferred from the General Fund to the StreetFund:
The whistle at the end of the culvert in front of Town Hall is stopping up. It needs to be unplugged and a second whistle installed. Another concrete box with a grate would need to be poured. Since the stop page in the culvert affects the flow of water in front of the Highfill Fire Station next-door to Town Hall, the mayor agreed to furnish the new whistle and have the present whistle cleaned out. Lemke will talk with Vernon Reams and Mike Catron about doing thetrench work and concrete work that would be required.
The yield sign on the west end of the Aubrey Long Road Bridge needs to be moved back. Before this can be done, a pin needs to be set to mark the edge of the town's property. He will get Michael James to do the survey and set the pin.
The town may be required to pay for the asphalt for paving the approaches to the Aubrey Long Road Bridge, although it had previously been indicated that the county would furnish the asphalt as well as provide the labor for the paving. Lemke said he would get a final answeron this and report back to the council. Lemke said he will see if the county will extend the apron at the Arkansas Highway 12 and Springtown Rd. intersection at the same time that the paving for the bridge approaches is done. The council agreed the projects are needed. Lemke will follow up.
Lemke said the area by the creek needs to be mowed. Tim Richardson will take care of this. Mayor Lemke will also start working on trying to get a street light at the end of Springtown Road.
Under unfinished business, Lemke said he has a written proposal for $2,500from a person who can hook up the interface to the sirens. Lemke said he passed this proposal on to Marshall Watson, Benton County Administrator of Public Safety. Lemke said work can begin as soon as he hears from Watson that the county has approved the projects.
Amanda Richardson said Casey Elliott will get in touch with Lemke to complete the grant proposal paperwork for the city park.
The town should know by the end of the year whether it will receive the grant.
FEMA money
Mayor Lemke said, with the continued help of ERAssist, the town is approaching a closure with Arkansas Department of Emergency Management concerning the $30,000. He suggested that if the town could show that the money would be put toward a definite alternate project, such as drainage work in the town, that would facilitate matters. The council agreed with the suggestion.
Under new business, Lemke said he and the council appreciated Marvin Riley for his long service as Alderman No. 2 for the town of Springtown.
Information for this report was taken from unapproved minutes of the Aug. 14 meeting.
News, Pages 8 on 08/29/2012