Carrollton council reviews maintenance projects, dry weather impacts

Carrollton Village Council discussed village maintenance and dry weather conditions at its Sept. 8 meeting.

Street Department Superintendent Ben Palmer gave village maintenance updates, which included slowed mowing because of dry conditions, removal of old school signs on Second and Third streets and elimination of a “no turn on red” restriction at Second and Lisbon.

Palmer thanked Malvern Village Street Department and Carroll County Highway Park for allowing the use of their hot boxes to spread asphalt and patch.

He said the paving project has once again been set back until either the week of Sept. 22 or the week of Sept. 29 due to Superior Paving being in a longer contract job with ODOT.

Kevin Moore with the Sewer Department reported all four new water filters are installed and operational, though only two are running at a time due to low demand. This has cut chemical and electric consumption by about half. This presents no problems, but the reasoning is because of the dry conditions.

In an unrelated matter, trick-or-treat was scheduled for Oct. 31 from 5 to 7 p.m., and the homecoming parade was announced for Sept. 24 at 6 p.m.

In other business, council:

— Held executive session for appointment and compensation of a public employee at 7:14 p.m. No action was taken.

— Heard Village Administrator Mark Wells completed the walkthrough and punch list for the Third Street storm water improvement project, and all pay documents were submitted.

— Heard the village vac truck was posted on GovDeals.com as the new truck is completed.

— Heard the Cintas boot truck was on location at the Water Department for purchasing winter work boots.

— Heard resident concerns about an abandoned property on Edgewood Circle, including overgrown grass and mosquito problems. Wells said the health department has been contacted recently regarding these issues, though follow-up is ongoing.

— Paid the village bills of $123,226.21; $56,726.11; and a payment without certification of $2,646.13.