[0:00] If you can, I mean, if it's legal, I mean, I don't want to do anything not

[0:03] legal, but >> I'll call them.

[0:04] » If State work out says that's That's Like I said, we built for it, so I would

[0:08] say to use it for it.

[0:12] » I'll continue it. Um

[0:15] the other one Phil just sent this to me. It's for the

[0:21] Weed and weed sprays and stuff. >> Okay.

[0:25] This is for Magnus that he get the chemicals to spray.

[0:29] » I don't have

[0:31] » I'll make a motion to pay it.

[0:36] » I'll second. >> All those in favor say aye.

[0:39] » Aye. >> Aye.

[0:40] » Aye.

[0:44] » Okay. And then the other thing I wanted to let you know is we didn't receive

[0:50] our tax distribution. Um

[0:55] the general property tax that we received is $100,807.52.

[1:03] And the license excise tax was $5,695.32 for a total

[1:09] of $106,502.84.

[1:16] » 106284, is that what it

[1:19] » 106 >> Four.

[1:22] » 10650284 total.

[1:31] » And that was spraying and installing the fence.

[1:34] » Yeah, maybe. Yeah, we just got it.

[1:38] They just posted today. >> Um

[1:41] is this the bigger one compared to the

[1:45] » Yes, usually one in the one in the last >> All right.

[1:53] Any questions on that?

[1:57] We give what give. >> Yes, yes.

[2:01] You need to strike 30,000 next year.

[2:06] Every year. >> Yeah.

[2:08] » Comes to a point campaign begins. >> Have they given indication of

[2:13] how much less we're going to get for next year?

[2:17] » That seems to be the mystery. >> Yeah, I know.

[2:21] I deal with that with my job and it's like they don't even know the formula

[2:25] for this stuff. >> The cost variant

[2:28] » That seems to be the most

[2:32] I think there's just so much in the air happening here right now that

[2:35] everybody's afraid to do anything. venture

[2:39] » And I believe it. They were talking about money.

[2:44] local option and contact and stuff like that that

[2:48] That depends on what the county sets that at and everything else.

[2:51] » Yeah. >> Okay.

[2:54] » It's all about the money. >> Okay.

[2:56] Uh next on the agenda is the

[3:00] some of the stuff we haven't got repaired yet. Yeah, Senator working on

[3:04] the playground equipment number 87. The next I guess is

[3:09] Janelle on the Matthews

[3:13] Yeah, whatever. Green space that you sent to us.

[3:19] » Did you guys all get a chance to kind of look at the design and everything?

[3:23] » Yeah. >> Yeah, we The survey results were great.

[3:25] We got a good response from the community and and it wasn't much bad.

[3:31] Which is good. Uh cuz you never know that. But yeah, I

[3:35] I think that we try to take everything into consideration in that design that

[3:38] was brought up by the community and and try to take into consideration

[3:42] that you only have like one person that's able to

[3:44] do maintenance, try to keep it low maintenance.

[3:48] Mr. Boston I know that the plan that they gave this morning to me for like

[3:51] what the maintenance would look like for the space that's designed that way.

[3:56] Um And he said as long as you approve of

[4:00] that design and feel comfortable with that maintenance plan, we can get

[4:03] started right in the month. All is all paid for through my grant.

[4:07] Well, you know, once I sign the contract with Crossland Works,

[4:10] they should all back it.

[4:18] » I see. Yeah. >> He sends copies of the drawings

[4:22] through email.

[4:26] » Any questions anybody has or comments or >> He wasn't going to make it here tonight,

[4:32] but if we have questions, I I can call him or I can write them down. If it's

[4:36] something that's pressing. >> I think the only I mean, I think this is

[4:41] well done and I think it's going to be nice for the community. Yes.

[4:45] And even the the company that we had come in way before then that really

[4:50] wanted us to go in debt and update the building was talking about we needed to

[4:55] do something to the front of the building to draw people

[4:58] more into it. The only kickback I'm seeing is, you

[5:02] know, that's the fire department's biggest revenue is

[5:05] the uh car show.

[5:08] And we're going to have to make room for them, I would say, by taking down the

[5:13] pine trees in the back to where people will park a $150,000 car in the

[5:18] back without sap dripping on it. And Phil

[5:22] don't like the trees anyway cuz they're messy and keep breaking and whatever.

[5:27] So, if we stay with it here in the front, I

[5:31] say we have to make room in the back for um

[5:35] take them trees down back there on that back row and

[5:38] open that up to the car show. >> Yeah, I guess that was I didn't want to

[5:43] be able to attend the meeting that you know, but I was kind of under the

[5:46] impression it was going to be more over by the sidewalk, the whole setup. Which

[5:50] I thought that would be nice. I I thought, you know,

[5:54] it wouldn't be so far in front of the building. I mean, the

[5:58] picture that you showed it where it's way it's probably over halfway on

[6:03] the front of the building and >> We can make it smaller or move it over

[6:07] to the >> I just I just think, like you know what

[6:11] I said, I think it's going to take a lot of the front and I don't know if it's

[6:15] going to be on the I don't know. I Like I said, I just I

[6:19] just don't know if it's going to be so much on the front that it's

[6:25] You know what I mean? I don't know. I thought, like I said, I thought it was

[6:28] going to be more east of the sidewalk.

[6:33] » Just just almost to his office, straight out to the street is what we were

[6:37] talking about first.

[6:40] » The design came back like this and I just kind of

[6:45] » I took took up a lot more property, but it

[6:48] really makes the building look nice with the landscaping up against the building

[6:52] and any other drawings and stuff.

[6:56] » It's totally up to you guys. We can change that.

[7:04] » I can I just tell you my vote, I would like to see it a little changed, but I

[7:08] don't I'm just one vote. You know what I'm saying? I just

[7:11] I don't want to You know what I mean? I just I don't

[7:16] want to slow the project up and but I would like to

[7:19] » I think it looks good for the amount of money that they're giving us. It looks

[7:22] like they're putting a lot more than more than

[7:26] the spaces that they've done in other spots.

[7:31] I'm assuming that's gravel. >> It's a

[7:34] » walkway >> deep line crushed limestone.

[7:36] » Yeah, it's like >> You You listed that in the maintenance

[7:39] plan. It's really low maintenance. It It says like you just need a spot weed and

[7:44] make sure that you have down

[7:47] edgy.

[7:50] » Well, let me ask you this. If we did try to change the design a little bit, is

[7:54] that something you could get us

[7:57] » I mean, I Tim's pretty quick on the design. So, it usually takes him not too

[8:01] much time. Let me give him a call real fast.

[8:03] So, you can talk to you about like >> Yeah, I mean,

[8:06] I I if you don't mind, I just I'm not I'm like Dennis. I just think one, I

[8:11] don't want to overwhelm our worker that all he's doing is now that you're

[8:15] spending time trying to keep that well maintained and I don't want it to

[8:20] say not be able to maintain it. I mean

[8:24] It's not like it's a full-time

[8:28] I mean extreme on this thing.

[8:33] Yeah, that or I don't know if they can incorporate it like this direction.

[8:38] You know what I'm saying? Like if I just

[8:43] got to swing this >> Right.

[8:45] » this way. >> Yeah.

[8:47] » I don't know if you put the corner more towards the road.

[8:51] » Yeah. >> Yeah, we can talk I definitely

[8:53] » Yeah, I don't know if you can do this one way or the other.

[8:58] Like I said, I just What do you think?

[9:03] » Okay.

[9:05] Hey Tim.

[9:08] Sorry, I we're in the meeting right now and they had some questions about the

[9:11] design. So, I just wanted to get you on speaker phone.

[9:15] » I guess Tim, what we was kind of wondering is, you know, we didn't really

[9:19] want it to go that far across the front of the

[9:21] building. Is there a way Is

[9:24] I guess my opinion, I thought it'd all go more towards the sidewalk area, but

[9:29] is there a way to kind of I don't want to say shrink it or

[9:32] » Shift it. >> Shift it.

[9:35] » Um my one thing is if you guys have any like what else maybe we could put into

[9:40] it, just from a design aspect, the thing I was thinking I didn't want it to like

[9:43] be so busy cuz like you got an open feel,

[9:47] you know, like a lot of openness and then like if we put a bunch of stuff in

[9:50] there, you know, I didn't want to make it too

[9:52] busy, you know what I mean, like squishing everything. So,

[9:55] what thing would you like to take out or things would you like to maybe add to

[9:58] the plan? If you had any thoughts there if we can

[10:02] can like bring it in tighter, if that makes sense.

[10:04] » Yeah, I feel like >> Yeah, I guess the cornhole thing toward

[10:07] the sidewalk to the >> Okay.

[10:10] » Uh, something Yeah, maybe move it towards the shelter or I don't know.

[10:15] » Okay. >> Something.

[10:16] I guess my question or our question was, you know, is this something that you

[10:20] could do and still be on your time frame to

[10:23] » Absolutely. >> Sorry.

[10:24] » Oh, this is priority. I can do anything right away. If I need to send you guys a

[10:27] design, I can just tell me what's best for you guys. So,

[10:32] » So, what we're looking at is >> I wonder if you guys What about these

[10:35] lands? Do you have these landscape beds that we put all just in one landscape

[10:40] bed instead of three and then move the cornhole over where the second landscape

[10:47] bed is next to like where the um >> Yeah.

[10:50] So, wouldn't that be closer to the road? >> Yes.

[10:53] » Or closer to the sidewalk? >> Sidewalk. Yes.

[10:56] » Closer to the sidewalk. So, we could cut out all the stuff past that um

[11:01] » ball. >> circle.

[11:03] » So, where's the defined line you guys would like to stop at?

[11:06] » I'd be honest with you, I'd rather even the round circle with the flowers

[11:12] in the middle even if it was a little closer to the shelter but still

[11:17] » Closer? >> Yes.

[11:19] » Yeah, cuz the three out this wall right here is where we were thinking.

[11:22] » Yeah. >> Cut right to Chad's office.

[11:24] » Yeah. >> How many windows over?

[11:26] » About About two windows over to the north

[11:29] of the on the east side of the building it I think what we were thinking no

[11:33] farther going past there. >> So, the reason we kind of wanted to do

[11:37] this is the fire department have a car show every

[11:40] September during the bridge festival and um if we go we use both sides of the

[11:47] driveway when we have the event and if we had to move them down on the north

[11:51] side we got a lot of pine trees down there that

[11:54] I know with the tree sap they're not going to park people close. We've had

[11:57] that before where driver home home owners of cars would be

[12:01] like we're not even close to that. >> It's only next to it.

[12:05] » Can we turn it that way and like

[12:08] » Yeah, that's what she was saying is if we can take maybe these things and put

[12:11] it the other direction. I think the biggest thing is if we can incorporate

[12:15] the sign >> Yeah.

[12:17] » um somehow cuz I like I said I don't want it to

[12:21] look like the sign you you don't want to cover it up. You know what I mean? Like

[12:25] » It's next to it. >> The tree is right next to it.

[12:27] » Oh no, I don't I don't want to take the trees down.

[12:30] » That's my favorite tree. That's my favorite tree. I love that tree.

[12:33] » Yeah. I guess I guess Tim I would say is if

[12:36] you could have us something maybe redesign maybe by the end of the week if

[12:40] we can if we have to call special meeting or whatever to get approval.

[12:46] » Or email that or email to someone and we can look at it like we did this last

[12:51] time. >> Yeah, that'd be great.

[12:52] » And then one person could call and say yeah, we're good with that.

[12:56] » So, I can just send it to you like I I just sent it last week to get it out to

[12:59] everybody. >> That'd be perfect. Yeah.

[13:02] » Yeah, I was going to say and like I said we we've only got one part-time

[13:05] maintenance guy so I don't really want to go

[13:08] » overwhelming >> overwhelming him that you know

[13:10] » That's the only part of the step guy so it totally makes sense. So

[13:13] » And we definitely want to keep it up once we get it.

[13:16] » Yeah. >> Okay.

[13:18] Sounds perfect. That's pretty clear and I got you so I'll send that and I'll

[13:21] work on that tomorrow or probably Wednesday or Thursday and I'll get back

[13:24] to you Thursday the latest. >> Okay.

[13:26] » Thanks. >> Thank you very much.

[13:28] » Yeah, appreciate you all. >> Yep, thank you.

[13:33] » All right. I just need to be quick. I'll turn

[13:36] around real quick. >> I don't know if they're going to be 100%

[13:38] but they're pretty good at it.

[13:40] » And I and I thank you for giving us the maintenance plan and stuff like that cuz

[13:46] you know, it helps especially on the first few

[13:49] years make sure we get water uh >> Sure, yeah. Um the trees are the only

[13:53] thing that take a lot of water. The other stuff is mainly for that first

[13:57] year. After that they kind of get rooted in everything.

[14:01] Up until then it gets to be a lot easier.

[14:04] Okay, so once we get the design approved and we get the awning we can get

[14:07] something back like early next week cuz he wants to start at the end of the

[14:11] month. I don't really want to hold him up so we can always have an opening

[14:14] before summer's over at some point. >> That'd be really good.

[14:17] » Yeah, that'd be fine. So we'll we'll get back with you as soon as we can.

[14:21] » Okay, perfect. >> All right, thank you.

[14:22] » Everything else has already been approved. You just need the design

[14:25] approval. >> Right. Yeah, I was going to say

[14:27] everything >> Well, I think we need to have a special

[14:29] meeting just to approve the design. >> Yeah, I think we better because it

[14:33] for you know, public, you know what I mean? I don't want you know, I think we

[14:38] need to have something either we all three there's more than three

[14:42] majority rules and kind of thing but you know, if you if one person gets an email

[14:47] that says I really don't like that then I think we need to at least meet again

[14:51] just to say what don't you like or what >> Yeah.

[14:54] » Or even on the email if Tim's in the email you say we can also comment on it

[15:00] the email what if you did this? Would that work? You know, and and you might

[15:04] be able to just say yeah, let me change that real quickly. Still let us review

[15:08] it and then still get back with her. >> Yeah, I mean it can all be done through

[15:11] email or if you guys want me to set up a Teams meeting I can do that as well.

[15:15] Whatever works for you. >> Okay.

[15:17] » So just let me know. >> Thank you.

[15:20] » Yeah, thank you. >> Okay,

[15:23] uh we talked about the new business for the green space.

[15:27] Uh Mark, do you have any other new business?

[15:29] » Mm-mm.

[15:32] » Yes, we got new >> Uh

[15:35] yeah, I mean some of them we've already asked about the

[15:38] streets things, but um I can't

[15:42] all I get is sending a big loop when I call Spectrum's

[15:47] customer service. I don't get a real live person and it

[15:51] prompts you to another thing, then it's going to get a call back in

[15:56] within 24 hours. >> It's not like I want to

[15:59] I think I finally found a phone number today, so

[16:02] » Okay. >> I'll try to get a hold of them or I'll

[16:03] give it to you and you can try them. >> I was going to say if um we end up

[16:09] having to patch James's thing, maybe we can talk

[16:13] to that person and see if they'll look at the two spots we know about.

[16:17] But I wanted to make sure Spectrum has that permission or

[16:22] inspection before they do any more and we ought to be able to back bill them

[16:27] for the road repair. >> Right.

[16:30] » Yeah. >> So, I'll get you that phone number

[16:32] tomorrow, so >> Okay.

[16:34] » Uh anything else?

[16:36] » Somebody had asked me to send me a text message

[16:39] to ask if you'd be interested in adding horseshoes next to the corn hole.

[16:43] He found something. He sent me a picture of the concrete park,

[16:47] but something like that. >> I think we can find them there.

[16:52] Maybe one of each or something. >> One of each you could probably What's

[16:55] that? >> Horseshoe.

[16:58] » The only thing is >> How are you going to keep track of the

[17:00] horseshoe and who's going to get hurt? >> Yeah.

[17:03] » Yeah, and they're a little bit less corn hole that's a little

[17:06] safer. >> Yeah.

[17:07] Yeah, I don't think I don't really want a horseshoe to come

[17:10] hitting me like that kind of thing. >> You ever seen me play horseshoes?

[17:14] » I'm playing >> It's going to be close to the road side.

[17:17] It's going to be close to the road. >> The horseshoe being hit and coming down

[17:19] here right at >> How about a Jared course no ticket?

[17:22] » We said some Jared earlier. >> Back in the day we used to do it.

[17:29] » We need to really look at the golf cart situation that they spoke of earlier.

[17:34] We need to really start to enforce that because what's going to happen is we've

[17:37] got the ordinance in place and somebody does get hurt they're going

[17:41] to try to fall back on us because we're not enforcing.

[17:44] We really need to get enforcement on that.

[17:47] Even if we have to use days off or there's times when he's not here

[17:52] have county assistant county coming in and out.

[17:55] » They won't do it. Town ordinance, they won't come in and

[17:57] do it. It has to be the town marshal.

[18:01] The county won't do any ordinances in any other town. I can tell you that

[18:05] right now. Same with the state police, they won't

[18:09] oversee this a county ordinance. So, it has to be the town doing it.

[18:14] That's why it's a town ordinance. >> Correct me if I'm wrong, Chad. Is that

[18:18] correct? >> Yes, that's correct.

[18:19] » That's what I thought. So, I >> And as a matter of fact, they tell most

[18:23] of the people that call that they can't

[18:27] enforce it. They would have to give them

[18:31] » So, I guess I would say Chad is you just have to start stopping everybody and

[18:35] make sure they have proper proof of insurance and make sure they're

[18:39] 16 >> 16 with a driver's license.

[18:42] » With a license to drive? >> Yeah, they have we have our town has it

[18:44] there. >> Have a 16 with a driver's valid license

[18:48] and an insurance. >> Okay, right. That was our town ordinance

[18:51] they approved. And then

[18:55] with your discretion to let them somebody come and get it and take it

[18:59] back to first offense or is that how that works or

[19:03] » I won't We won't let it

[19:10] » back the first offense, or is that not work, or

[19:13] » I don't We want to do it. We can We can go out and call parents and have them

[19:18] come and get it if >> Yeah, that's the issue.

[19:21] » I'd say first >> John Doe or

[19:23] first offense give them a warning, second offense give them

[19:25] » They have to pay it something to get it back. It goes in the barn.

[19:28] » Well, I'd say you just have to have a tow service come and tow it.

[19:32] » Yeah. >> As I say, first offense I'd call the

[19:36] parents and say somebody with a driver's license 16 years old needs to come down

[19:40] and pick it up. Next offense have it towed.

[19:44] » For us to put it in the barn and stuff, we'd have to have a full audit for that.

[19:48] » Right, yeah. >> Cover our butts on that.

[19:51] » Yeah, as I was saying, I don't want to get dealing with that.

[19:54] » And then if something happens to it, then we're going to be liable for that.

[19:58] » Yeah, as I was saying, just Yeah, as I was saying, just do it like

[20:01] you do a car that's impounded, so

[20:07] » No. >> I think that's all.

[20:10] » All right. Um, I told Dennis earlier I received um

[20:16] tax abatement forms for the uh Matthews Feed and Grain Elevator.

[20:22] Uh I was I was up at the county and they gave them to me and I told them I

[20:25] wouldn't sign till we had a meeting. Um the one was from 2015 and the other

[20:32] one's 2016. The 2015 was for eight tank overhead

[20:38] storage clusters. The 2016 was additional building of

[20:44] to house heavy equipment. And then the one in 2018 was additional 50 by 55

[20:51] building to exist.

[20:54] I told Dennis I believe these are all 10-year tax abatements. Um but

[20:59] what I guess I would like to do is receive permission to sign off on it.

[21:03] Somebody from the town board president has to sign off on it. But before I do,

[21:07] I'm going to make sure that this one in 2015 is still legit. If not,

[21:13] then I will not sign it. That's all right.

[21:16] » That's correct. >> So,

[21:18] someone like to make a motion to sign the tax abate papers for elevator?

[21:23] » I'll make the motion. >> It is made a motion.

[21:26] » I'll second it. >> Great, second. All those in favor say

[21:28] "Aye." >> Aye.

[21:29] » Aye. >> Uh one other thing I was brought up or

[21:34] gentleman asked me last night at the firm's meeting and he wasn't able to

[21:37] attend cuz he has to work tonight. Uh Mr. Martini has two trailers up on

[21:42] Massachusetts Avenue right beside the filling station.

[21:46] And what he would like to do, um those trailers are getting outdated. He like

[21:51] to um install take both of them out and

[21:54] install one in that facility. But, I guess talking to the area plan

[22:00] that maybe it's not big enough in area. Uh so, he'd have to get a variance

[22:06] um cuz square footage. Um he wanted to know if the town was in

[22:11] favor of allowing him to do that. You know, he'd meet all the guidelines. But,

[22:16] he don't want to go ask for a variance if the town

[22:19] wouldn't like him to do that. >> I think it'd be

[22:23] if he's putting in a newer model. >> Right, yeah.

[22:26] » And that's in the '60s. >> Yeah. Yeah, he would like to get rid of

[22:30] both of them. He says they're just really not worth fixing them up.

[22:33] And he had one attendant that moved out here.

[22:35] » And then it might be the time that

[22:38] he would have to move that container.

[22:44] » So, is everybody all right with allowing Mr.

[22:47] Martin And like I said, he'll have to go to the area area plan to get a variance

[22:52] and I mean denied. Like I told him, I I have no say

[22:56] so in that part of it. >> And then his neighbors have the say so.

[22:59] » Right, yes. >> Okay.

[23:02] » So, are you all right with allowing him to do that?

[23:04] » all right with it.

[23:09] The other thing is my brother is building a

[23:12] facility at my sister-in-law's house. I just want to make sure it's all right to

[23:17] sign off since Cindy's not here so he can get the permit. He has the drawing

[23:22] and everything. >> So he's a building it?

[23:25] » Uh it's going to be

[23:28] 17 by 8 by 6. It's an existing well house we're just going to

[23:33] install a new one over the top of it basically.

[23:35] » Yeah. I don't know if I have a credit card or

[23:39] a plane ticket or a window. >> Yes.

[23:42] I'll sign off on it this time since Cindy's not here and then I'll get

[23:46] I'll make a copy of this one and Mr. Disney so Cindy has a copy of this one

[23:51] too. Uh

[23:54] See if there's anything else I had. Trying to think.

[24:02] I don't know if there's anything else. >> I do have a quick question. On the

[24:05] lighting that the lighting poles that they're going to

[24:07] put on the green space, are they how are they going to wire those in? Are they

[24:10] going to be overhead or underground? >> It's usually underground. It's the way

[24:12] they've done it in the last spaces and not overhead.

[24:15] » All right, but you just want to make sure we have that kind of clearance if

[24:17] we're going to have around that >> Yeah, that area. Every time they've done

[24:21] it in the past in these areas. >> Okay.

[24:25] » But I definitely I'll also send them the email. I'll put that in the email I'll

[24:28] send to you guys. I'm just letting you know that I can

[24:30] make sure that he's there. >> Right.

[24:33] We don't really want any overhead in that area.

[24:36] » It's usually just poles. >> Right. I could have lost a lot of wires

[24:39] underground. That's fine.

[24:44] Yeah, I kind of thought about that. >> Yeah, just now.

[24:47] » Yeah, I was just bringing it up that we're going to have a lot of water so we

[24:50] might have to put an external >> Speaking of that, how are you doing?

[24:55] » Make sure this first year is 20 or 20 or

[24:58] » Yeah. I don't know I guess we can back the

[25:01] fire truck down here and dump it. I don't know about dumping it, but

[25:06] » Hey, I'm trying to remember how he did it,

[25:09] but he put a place for water in one of our other places.

[25:12] » Oh, okay. >> So, I'll ask him about it.

[25:15] » Tell him our only means of water for outside

[25:20] is on the opposite end of our building. >> Okay.

[25:23] » Our heating and air guys aren't happy about it either. They just uh

[25:26] » Is that the only one of here with water? >> I had to put a hose to service these

[25:30] units over here. >> Uh I guess one thing I was going to

[25:33] bring up to

[25:36] Mr. Courtney, did Josh do the flowers again?

[25:40] » Yes. I thought he was coming tonight. Thank

[25:43] you for bringing that up. >> And I was going to say I honestly I seen

[25:46] it there today and I seen the flower pot. I'm like, "Oh my gosh, it looks so

[25:50] pretty." And I was like, "I wonder if he did that."

[25:53] » Yes, he did. Can I go ahead and send him the $250? And then we voted on that that

[25:57] we would do that going forward. >> but I guess I was just making sure that

[26:00] it was one we got an invoice for it and two if he did it kind of thing. So,

[26:06] » Yes, he did. And I'll go ahead and send him the money.

[26:09] » Well, tell him thank you. It looks nice. That's all I have.

[26:14] That's all I have. I might like to make a motion to make a

[26:17] motion to adjourn. >> Rick, I'll second that in.

[26:19] » I'll waste that in. >> I'll second that.

[26:22] » Yes, second. All in the favor say I. >> I.

[26:24] » I. >> Thank you.

[26:27] » All right, we'll go ahead and call the meeting to order. Ask you to stand. Do

[26:30] this and lead us in a word of prayer and I'll lead in the Pledge of Allegiance.

[26:35] » Father God in heaven, we come to you in prayer today, Lord, thanking you,

[26:38] Father, for being there for us, Lord, and thanking

[26:41] you that uh

[26:43] you give us uh

[26:47] wisdom and help us have the

[26:50] knowledge to run the town in a business manner that keeps it safe and

[26:55] sound and and peace and harmony. Father, we just

[26:59] pray, Lord, that you would bless those who can't be here with us

[27:03] today and that

[27:05] you would keep them safe whatever they're doing.

[27:09] We ask these things in the name of Jesus. Amen.

[27:15] » I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the

[27:20] republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and

[27:26] justice for all.

[27:33] » We'll go ahead and get started with the meeting. Hopefully it

[27:36] gets our voice this meeting. Last meeting, I guess we didn't have no

[27:39] audio, so >> I wish it would have.

[27:42] » They've been working on this week, but hopefully there's no complications, so

[27:47] We'll go ahead and get started approving the meeting minutes from May

[27:51] 12th meeting. Hopefully you all read >> I make a motion to accept the minutes as

[27:54] written. >> Okay. Have a motion from Rick.

[27:58] » I'll second it. >> I have a second. All those in favor say

[28:01] I. >> I.

[28:03] » I.

[28:34] Do you want to wait to do your later? Okay.

[28:38] All right. >> I just thought we got your father down

[28:40] on the agenda.

[28:45] » Um we want to public comment. I do believe

[28:48] we have a couple people that's going to be here a little few minutes late. And

[28:52] then we have a man named James Brown. If you'd like to

[28:55] get up and speak, James. What you'd like to present.

[29:05] » We got town hall. >> Uh

[29:08] » Sorry. You got a town hall? >> Yes.

[29:11] » And we got kids up town here running around

[29:14] the golf cart. They're like 12, 14 years old.

[29:17] And he hangs out cemetery all the time. I go by there every day about

[29:24] go out to four before that. And he was sitting there in back of the cemetery.

[29:29] And just a little bit ago, he's going back

[29:33] there again sitting under a shade tree. And

[29:37] I mean, there's stuff up town here that needs to be done.

[29:41] But he don't ever do anything. He's always at the cemetery or down at the

[29:43] camel bridge sitting. I mean,

[29:47] he told me once he said, "All I'm here for is to get my pension."

[29:53] He said, "That's it."

[29:56] So, I mean,

[29:59] is that all the town board is to come in town and get a pension?

[30:02] » No, I don't think so. So, I mean, >> I mean,

[30:06] he don't don't do nothing else. I mean, you know, we might as well just get the

[30:10] county to come in. And drive through and

[30:14] every little bit two or three hours and nothing be seen.

[30:23] And you know, my driveway been 9 months.

[30:29] » Yeah. >> And

[30:32] it should have been fixed the day they paved it.

[30:34] They could have widened the pavement out.

[30:37] And made it wider.

[30:41] And they didn't do it.

[30:45] That's a 6-in drop and there's 18 in of asphalt there where they milled it off

[30:49] and didn't put asphalt back on it. I do a rental milling machine myself

[30:55] and put my own approach in? I mean, I'm I'm about to do it.

[31:01] » I guess my thing is you know, we agreed

[31:06] to to do whatever to make it right. And so you want like a

[31:11] 24-in you think? >> That's about what I had there before.

[31:14] » I was going to say at least 24 in or more.

[31:17] » Yeah, so I I talked to the gentleman about 2

[31:20] weeks ago and Dennis just asked before the meeting started if I talked to him

[31:24] and I did. I told him you know, we didn't want to

[31:26] wait till summer was over kind of thing. And I need to call him again on

[31:32] Excuse me, the line striping failed and so I got to get that redone

[31:37] and you know, I'm supposed to have the company get back with me.

[31:41] And like I told Dennis, I talked to him 2 weeks ago on that. So I guess I'm just

[31:45] going to have to be jerk about it and get it done.

[31:48] » Should have been a jerk about it when we did the streets.

[31:51] What what should have been. >> Well, I I've I'll try to do what I can

[31:56] to get it fixed. I'll promise you that. So

[31:58] » Well, I mean if we can't get satisfaction with them,

[32:01] we may have to get an independent and just get it taken

[32:05] care of. >> That's fine. Whatever you Whatever you

[32:08] want to do. Whatever you

[32:11] » I mean if he's waited for 9 months and if he's going to string us along and not

[32:15] give us a straight up answer I I'm I'm I would suggest we just go

[32:20] with an independent and get it done. >> Is that a motion?

[32:24] » It's a motion. >> I'll second.

[32:28] » What's the cost of getting an independent cuz right now with the funds

[32:30] being tight >> I would say

[32:34] I'm missing the front. If they mill the asphalt out.

[32:38] There's no fine should be shorter because they took the asphalt.

[32:42] There's spots in this town that you were supposed to get 2 in of

[32:46] asphalt and I know guys went through and tested a few spots. He said there's only

[32:51] half inch. So they shorted you on your asphalt when

[32:55] they done it. >> I would say that if we can't get it done

[33:00] then we'll just they'll send the bill to them.

[33:03] » Yeah, we'll send the bill to them and then

[33:05] » Right. >> If we have to get it done, we'll get it

[33:06] done for them. We want them responsible for the

[33:10] have to hire someone else to get it done right.

[33:12] » Right. And that's what I told Dennis about the wide stripe in my opinion is

[33:15] if this company don't want to come back to it, we'll do it and send the bill to

[33:18] them. >> Cuz there is driveways in town here when

[33:22] they come up to them, they widen it out. Then the driveway, well no, my driveway.

[33:29] They put asphalt back where they took it from.

[33:31] » We had We've had that to the motion that we'll send that they we built for them

[33:35] and second that point.

[33:39] » I have a motion to get the job done and then have to send the bill to Brooks

[33:44] Construction for payment.

[33:48] Seconded by Rick. All those in favor say aye.

[33:51] » Aye. >> Aye.

[33:54] All right. >> Thank you.

[33:55] » All right. >> Okay,

[33:58] John and Pam, we had your name up if you'd like to come up and state your

[34:02] piece or whatever you'd like. So >> I don't get smart.

[34:15] » We can >> what? I don't know how to speak.

[34:17] » Just say your name and address. >> Oh,

[34:20] but you know who I am. >> We know who you are, Mr. Disney.

[34:23] » Mr. Disney's now on Disney. >> 2076

[34:27] » Okay. >> Okay, now you happy?

[34:29] » Yep, I'm good. >> Shut up and just give me the old

[34:32] address. Hey.

[34:34] I'll smack you. Uh

[34:37] I think we'd like to get a permit so we could put a trailer in and bring it in.

[34:42] Pull down. >> Okay.

[34:44] It has to meet the county codes, but it's got to be a

[34:49] a modular type trailer. I mean, it can be a single wide, but it has to meet

[34:54] square footage, uh siding and roofing, shingle roof. It

[34:59] can't be a mobile home. Has

[35:02] be stamped on there. >> I've got it.

[35:06] » All right. It's 20 76 ft by 16.

[35:11] » Yeah, well, they got the square footage. That's fine.

[35:15] » I guess like John brings it up and he talked to

[35:19] me a couple weeks ago about possibly doing this.

[35:22] One thing I did do and I was hoping Mrs. Kearns would know what she was going to

[35:26] build tonight, but I did these forms because

[35:31] you may know before in the past we had a book and I think it was kind of lost

[35:35] with Mr. Knuckles' passing and stuff like that. And basically what we need to

[35:39] do is fill out the information and then have it approved by a town board member

[35:45] as I was going to send to do. And basically all we're doing is just saying

[35:48] that it's on not in conflict in anything with the town of Matthews.

[35:53] And then you'll go to the area plan and you'll get all your permits over there.

[35:56] » got one permit from the town of Matthews.

[35:58] » Okay. Yeah, I got Okay, and you'll get all the permits

[36:01] and then it's basically as long as you do what they say, then we're all good

[36:06] kind of thing. So, um

[36:09] I did like I said, I did for I'd like to present these and

[36:14] if it's all right with Mrs. Kearns and I here, I'd be glad to go over these

[36:18] that's all right with everyone. >> Good.

[36:21] » I'll make a motion that we step forward on that.

[36:24] » Okay. >> I'll second that.

[36:26] » Yep. >> All those in favor say aye.

[36:28] » Aye. >> Aye.

[36:31] » So, I'm sorry to have you all fill this out and if you after the meeting I'll

[36:35] get you the copy of it and

[36:39] or we can drop it off tomorrow to you or whatever

[36:43] » Well, I'm going to be back tomorrow. I've got two things in there to

[36:46] clear out and get ready to go. >> Okay.

[36:49] » After I take my windows out. >> I'll get these I'll get these filled out

[36:53] for you and I'll get it to you and then you you just take the area plan and get

[36:56] your rest of your permitting you need. >> It's a

[36:59] » Does that sound like a plan? >> Yeah, sounds like a winner.

[37:02] » Okay, sounds good. I'm glad you guys are getting something done.

[37:04] » Good night. >> Huh?

[37:07] » Come on, let's go.

[37:12] Well, you told me to get up here. I'm ready to do it.

[37:14] Come on, let's >> That's all we have on the

[37:18] » cuz I'm sick. >> Okay, all right. Hope you get feeling

[37:21] better. >> Oh, thanks.

[37:23] » Uh next we have is uh claims for May of 2026.

[37:31] Motion to accept the Yeah, accept these forms that I presented for the area

[37:36] plan. And then also

[37:40] the motion included Mr. Disney's approval for his

[37:45] installing a trailer.

[37:49] » Modular. >> A modular, I'm sorry.

[37:51] » Modular. >> Modular, yeah.

[37:55] Yeah, he called me a couple weeks ago about that.

[37:56] » Yeah, but if you call it a trailer then >> I think it still can be a trailer as

[38:01] long as it meets the criteria of having a shingled roof, a foundation,

[38:06] » Yeah. >> and all that good stuff and emergency

[38:08] straps so they don't blow over and stuff like that.

[38:11] » Okay. >> As long as they meet that criteria I

[38:13] think they're all right.

[38:16] Good. >> Got you.

[38:18] » Uh next we have is claims for May of 2026. Uh Connie sent this out with the

[38:23] minutes. The total is 34,104

[38:28] 93. Is that correct?

[38:31] » Yes.

[38:36] » Someone would like to make a motion or >> To pay the

[38:39] » motion to accept them.

[38:42] We have a claims motion to pay claims for May of 2026. Do I have a second?

[38:47] » Second. >> Seconded by Mr. Kendall. All those in

[38:50] favor say aye. >> Aye.

[38:52] » Aye.

[38:55] Okay, we're moving on. Uh department heads, Mrs. Karen was unable to attend

[39:00] tonight. I think she sent an email out earlier today if you guys got to read it

[39:04] saying that they did not have an area plan meeting

[39:07] and I don't believe that they are still working on the data center.

[39:12] Having a >> Hoping to have a pipe line.

[39:14] » Yeah. >> That's your pipe meeting.

[39:15] » Yeah. So, I That's about all she could get that day on it.

[39:19] area plan Mr. Cobb,

[39:23] fire department? >> We had 14 fire runs and three ambulance

[39:26] runs. >> Okay.

[39:30] And to update you on our water hydrant project, we do have one

[39:34] small leak. And I think we're going to try to get

[39:37] that fixed this week so then we can start concrete on the

[39:43] » sidewalk >> sidewalk program.

[39:46] I did get a quote while we're talking about that on that storm water thing,

[39:51] but he never gave me the price. He said it would run

[39:55] a couple thousand dollars, but he never gave me an exact number, so.

[39:59] » Storm water? >> We was going to run a drain from the

[40:02] back of the alley up to their >> Oh, yeah, across your property?

[40:06] » Yeah, across the alley. >> Did we get permission?

[40:08] » Um yes.

[40:12] » Okay. >> Uh

[40:14] so, sewer department, Jeremiah? >> He's not here.

[40:19] » Okay, to say not here. >> Jeremiah.

[40:21] » Jeremiah. >> Yeah, I was going to say.

[40:23] Uh we did that company that we're trying to get the new pump and panels for. We

[40:28] have a credit application we need to fill out if you can

[40:32] fill this out sometime on the eighth. If you don't know where to send it, give

[40:36] it back to me and I'll make sure they get it.

[40:41] » Um street department. >> Um not a whole lot different from last

[40:46] month. Everything's going forward. It still keeping up with the mowing and

[40:51] one thing that well, if that can come up in the business.

[40:55] But uh Joe Ball worked with me. I do have the

[40:59] metal picking up the metal tomorrow morning for the pipe hunting equipment.

[41:04] And we'll get it welded up and he'll get the

[41:07] bridge put back in.

[41:11] » All right. Uh police chief, do you have anything to

[41:15] » Yeah, um we did find the motorcycles uh that was

[41:18] terrorizing that area and made contact with them and talked to

[41:22] them. And um

[41:25] there was um

[41:27] They also did Can't Take It With You concert. Uh we did um

[41:33] extra patrol and um

[41:37] assisted the agency about it.

[41:40] » Thank you for taking care of that one situation in that alley. I appreciate

[41:44] that. >> Yeah.

[41:46] » I did not notice the motorcycles this weekend, so

[41:50] » Yeah, I I can >> They're better than they were. Much,

[41:53] much better, but they left the uh

[41:56] Lions Den Saturday and come back down our street just to blow it until they

[42:01] hit the stop sign. >> The same bike?

[42:03] » Same three. >> Okay.

[42:06] » Yeah.

[42:08] » All right. Is that all you have, chief?

[42:11] » Yeah, well, we can also make a citizen arrest if you want to do that. Since I

[42:16] didn't send the letter, would you give us a standing from you and

[42:20] then go from there? That's how you want to handle it.

[42:22] » Okay, can I run them down for you?

[42:25] » No, not if you saw them. >> Oh, I saw them.

[42:28] » Okay, that's what I mean. You can make the citizen arrest and I can follow up.

[42:33] » me the information. >> Yeah.

[42:35] Okay.

[42:39] » All right. >> I'm the jail coordinator for the police

[42:41] department. Um

[42:43] Connie, do you have any invoices? >> Um yeah, I have a couple.

[42:50] Invoices. Um

[42:53] It's that time of year to renew with voice for our billing, our fund, and our

[42:59] payroll. Um the total invoice balance is $6,990.

[43:06] We normally pay half from sewer,

[43:10] um and general. So, that balance I just need you guys to

[43:14] say it's okay to do that.

[43:32] » Can we do that? Uh

[43:35] from three different accounts? Can we do the

[43:39] sewer, storm, and the general since we take

[43:43] payment either way

[43:45] from the storm project out of that. >> I'm just like Rick, I know that the

[43:51] general fund is really going to be hurting in I'm just trying

[43:54] to think of ways like he's doing this to save money in the general fund. And I

[43:58] mean, whether it's a $500 here or $1,000 there, I

[44:05] I you know >> I've never done that, but I can look it

[44:08] to you. >> Okay, I just want to say I guess that's

[44:09] the only thing I would say is >> Wait, if we're using it for all three

[44:13] accounts, it looks like we ought to be able to vote

[44:15] » Well, that's what I would >> Yeah, I just wanted to know how to go in

[44:17] and pull it out.

[44:20] » Pull all out there. >> But, I will I'll call Keith up.

[44:23] » For $7,000, we ought to be able to put that up.

[44:27] » I hope so. So, do we have a motion to pay invoice?

[44:31] » to pay the >> Motion by Rick.

[44:34] » Yeah. >> Second by Ennis to pay Voice as

[44:37] presented for the total 629

[44:41] $6,999.

Matthews Town Meeting June 9th 2026

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