—Resident Dan Miller asked council why nothing was happening with the smart streetlights that were discussed a few months ago. He suggested doing something was better than doing nothing. He said traffic has been an issue for years, and the village has an opportunity to make it better with these smart lights.
Village Administrator Nate Troyer said council had asked for other villages to send them information on their lights. Council member Andrea Kellogg expressed concerns over the cost.
Council member Brad Conn suggested they put a time frame on the discussion. Council member Tom Vaughn suggested council get some phone numbers and make some phone calls to the villages that have the cameras to see how they worked out for them.
Troyer said he would get council members different phone numbers for different villages. Mayor Kelly Hoffee asked council members to make the phone calls and bring their information back to the next meeting for discussion.
—Thomas Concrete has started back up on some of the sidewalk work from last fall and should be starting the post office project soon.
—GameTime equipment has been ordered for Airport Park. Council will provide an update when it receives the ship/install dates.
—The village will start to send out mowing reminders/enforcement letters more consistently. It reminds all property owners to make sure they are keeping their property mowed and trimmed consistently throughout the grass-growing season.
—Council was asked to consider making the first two on-street parking spaces on West Jackson, in front of its office, reserved for village staff Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. This would allow the spaces to be used by the public after hours and on the weekends. Council approved the request.
—Council accepted the resignation of one of the village’s police officers.
—There are “Mental Health Matters” yard signs available at the village office for any resident or nonresident who would like to put one in their yard.
—The village completed its audit on May 7.
—Council decided to have the business and housing committee discuss short-term rentals and report its recommendations back to council.
—The court-appointed receiver for the Millersburg mobile home park is working on bids to sell the park.
—Village Cleanup Day, as well as shredding, will be available to village residents on Saturday, May 31 at the street department.
—Mosquito spraying began last week.
—The new entrance signs to the village will be picked up May 13 and installed by the street department.
—Council voted to approve Solicitor Bob Hines to send a letter to PUCO, issuing its concerns about its plan to raise rates for municipalities.
The next council meeting will be Wednesday, May 28 at 7 p.m. due to Memorial Day.
