Facilities Maintenance employee Tim Kelley informed the council that there is only one dugout left standing at the Hunt Park ballfield, which is not deigned to meet safety standards. He presented the council with the option to purchase commercial dugouts, which designed to meet safety standards. The cost for the purchase of four Americana Shawnee dugout roofs was approved in the amount of $47,664 from Dave Bang Associates, Inc.
Public notice was made of the primary election date of Tuesday, Aug. 2, with three council seats to be on the ballot that are currently held by Adam Marsh, Earl Kester and Kip Woolford. The polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Machusak Recreation Center, located at 404 First Ave.
The annual audit was presented by Scott Graff a third-party auditor with Colby & Graff. The details of that audit will be in the Feb. 23 edition of The Tribune as the transcript of that meeting was not available as of press time.
