Mayor discusses future demolition plans for primary school
Mineral City Mayor Laurie Green updated council members on Oct. 12 on a meeting she had with Mark Murphy, director of operations for Tusky Valley Schools. Green said they discussed draft demolition plans, and she communicated council’s wishes for keeping the playground equipment, demolishing a garage on the property and other topics.
Green said she and Council President Terry Nill met with representatives from the Mineral City Area Historical Society to answer questions they had about the building lease.
Reports to council
Parks and recreation chair Rick Cain provided an update on benches he ordered for the new park, saying the benches will be shipped once the company receives payment from the village.
Cain also updated council members on the status of the Transportation Alternatives Program grant he is seeking from the Ohio Department of Transportation for the new park. He said all documents are complete and will be provided to the Ohio Mid-East Governments Association, which is helping him gather the necessary information and letters of support needed to apply for the grant.
Sam Moore, street supervisor, reported the completion of repair work on a catch basin on North High Street.
Moore, who also is the fire chief, told council the department received a grant from the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation in the amount of $38,242 to be used for three sets of turn-out gear.
Council votes
Council approved the purchase of a new carbon monoxide detector for the fire department at a cost of approximately $800.
Council also passed an emergency resolution authorizing the mayor to apply for a grant through the State of Ohio Land and Water Conservation Fund to be used toward the new park. Because TAP is a matching grant program requiring the village to kick in a percentage of the total amount requested, Green said the village is combining the TAP and OLWC grants and looking to raise additional funds.
Mineral City Council meets on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month at 7 p.m. All meetings are open to the public.
