1 00:00:00,640 --> 00:00:06,560 Hello everyone. This is Tim Notetaker, chairman of the board for the village of 2 00:00:04,160 --> 00:00:12,480 Eolia. Just wanted to give an update. It's August 2025. 3 00:00:09,679 --> 00:00:17,680 The grant came available once again through MODOT for sidewalks. This time 4 00:00:15,200 --> 00:00:25,680 we decided that we're going to try to do it in two sections, uh, two parts. 5 00:00:21,920 --> 00:00:32,160 And the first part if we are awarded uh we will go from Scotty's 6 00:00:28,480 --> 00:00:40,160 uh put in a new sidewalk around the corner there down the front of the uh 7 00:00:37,040 --> 00:00:45,440 businesses and we will replace all that. It'll stop there and then next year we 8 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:51,360 will reapply for the second stage uh and it will go all along Main Street 9 00:00:49,600 --> 00:00:57,360 and replace the sidewalk that's currently there. So hopefully we get 10 00:00:53,199 --> 00:01:02,640 awarded that this year and uh if we do we will find out uh I think second week 11 00:01:00,239 --> 00:01:07,680 of September around September 12th if we are awarded that. We have done updates 12 00:01:05,199 --> 00:01:14,000 in the park. We moved the swings over next to the other playground. Uh we have 13 00:01:10,880 --> 00:01:23,439 extended put in a new basketball court, new basketball goal. And the uh idea is 14 00:01:19,119 --> 00:01:30,000 to try and surface the concrete and make it also where we could use it for pickle 15 00:01:26,159 --> 00:01:34,960 ball. Um, we would have a uh a net that maybe is on wheels uh something like 16 00:01:32,079 --> 00:01:40,560 that where it can be rolled off and then uh set to the side if people want to use 17 00:01:37,119 --> 00:01:44,400 it then uh we can also have it moved over or if they want to use basketball 18 00:01:42,960 --> 00:01:51,600 goal then it can be moved out of the way. Uh we are looking at maybe putting 19 00:01:47,439 --> 00:01:56,399 two or three basketballs in the um office where if it's during the day kids 20 00:01:54,720 --> 00:02:02,159 are wanting to play, they could come in and uh sign out a basketball from Angela 21 00:02:00,320 --> 00:02:07,759 and uh and then they could have a basketball to use if they don't have 22 00:02:05,439 --> 00:02:13,840 their own basketball. Um we did do sewer testing last month, 23 00:02:11,440 --> 00:02:20,400 smoke testing. I appreciate everybody's patience. on that. Uh we did find quite 24 00:02:17,120 --> 00:02:27,120 a few uh areas where there is an influx of rainwater coming into the system. Um, 25 00:02:24,239 --> 00:02:35,120 we were told by um the guy that was helping us with DNR that or I'm sorry, 26 00:02:31,040 --> 00:02:45,200 Missouri rule water that uh if we get these areas cleaned up um we may not be 27 00:02:40,400 --> 00:02:51,680 as uh reliant on getting a new lagoon to put more houses on the system. Um 28 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:57,200 we're just getting that much rain water in the system. So, in the future, we 29 00:02:54,480 --> 00:03:02,319 will need to look at getting a grant or uh I have been talking to Chad Perkins 30 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:08,640 with the state of Missouri uh to maybe get some funding uh for sewer upgrades 31 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:14,239 and um we're just trying to get some numbers put together. Uh so, just be 32 00:03:11,280 --> 00:03:22,000 patient with us uh as we fix some of these uh influxes of of places that are 33 00:03:18,640 --> 00:03:26,959 allowing water into the system. And um as we address those 34 00:03:24,640 --> 00:03:31,760 uh there will be a public hearing later this month on tax rates. Uh we have not 35 00:03:30,239 --> 00:03:37,280 set a date, but we will be setting a date at the next meeting. Tax bills will 36 00:03:34,879 --> 00:03:43,920 be mailed out no later than October 10th and they are due on December 31st. We 37 00:03:40,319 --> 00:03:49,280 did pave First Street uh this year. We paved the parking lot to the park and we 38 00:03:46,640 --> 00:03:56,480 also paved the parking in front of uh the businesses. got them all striped. 39 00:03:51,519 --> 00:04:02,560 The plan is also uh going forward uh is putting a little 40 00:03:58,560 --> 00:04:08,799 sidewalk from the handicap area to the gazebo uh so that anybody that is uh in 41 00:04:05,920 --> 00:04:13,920 a wheelchair or uh has trouble walking would not have to step down or anything. 42 00:04:11,519 --> 00:04:22,240 It'll be from the black top straight over to the gazebo. Uh, and then we are 43 00:04:16,720 --> 00:04:27,680 looking at taking out the old pad where the barbecue grills are, putting in a 44 00:04:25,199 --> 00:04:34,479 long pad where we can put all three picnic tables together, putting in a two 45 00:04:30,639 --> 00:04:39,360 new grills, and eventually covering it with a uh kind of like the gazebo, 46 00:04:37,280 --> 00:04:44,479 putting a cover over it so that if it's raining or something, um, people can 47 00:04:42,080 --> 00:04:47,759 still be out there eating and not get wet. 48 00:04:46,240 --> 00:04:52,560 Um the plan is next year, now that we have 49 00:04:50,639 --> 00:05:00,400 most of the streets and everything caught up, uh repaved, the plan next 50 00:04:55,280 --> 00:05:06,560 year is to work on, um trying to fix culverts, ditches, drainage. Uh that 51 00:05:04,080 --> 00:05:14,639 way all the work we've done on repaving is not uh undone through poor drainage. 52 00:05:10,880 --> 00:05:19,199 Um so look forward to that next year. Um, 53 00:05:16,160 --> 00:05:25,039 we did discuss with DNR the over overflowing on the lagoon. It's been a 54 00:05:21,520 --> 00:05:30,400 rainy year. Um, looking at options to prevent prevent that without needing to 55 00:05:27,759 --> 00:05:35,440 rush into putting another lagoon in for it to drain into or whatever like that. 56 00:05:32,560 --> 00:05:42,080 Um, and so that's that is ongoing. Homecoming is September 20th. Um the day 57 00:05:40,080 --> 00:05:48,160 uh the events that day will start at 11:00 a.m. and end at 700 p.m. I 58 00:05:46,240 --> 00:05:53,280 appreciate everybody's patience, everybody that has been helping out, 59 00:05:49,680 --> 00:05:56,600 doing stuff for us in the city, and um I hope you're blessed.