FAIRVIEW – With the weather warming up and spring sports starting back, the Fairview Town Council is planning ahead for future maintenance of the community park. After the approval of the minutes from the last meeting, Mayor Keith Henry welcomed the meeting's guests. One guest, Kenny Brockman, offered his services for mowing and upkeep of the park. After a brief discussion of what actions would need to be taken and which ball fields needed maintenance, Brockman offered a price of $325 per cutting for four fields.
The discussion continued as the council considered what they spent on mowing costs last year – including gas and mower repairs – and what areas were regularly mowed. As talks of the park went on, the conversation gradually moved to considering various prices for leasing land for hay. Council members talked about which rates would help them make the most money when they rented out land to people for hay, and after a while the conversation was steered back to mowing companies for the park. Henry said that he already had someone in mind to hire, but it depended on whether or not the town could afford his rate of $20 per hour. There was talk of negotiating the rate down to $18 per hour, but the council still agreed to see if the town could afford it or if they would need to hold interviews to find the company with the best prices.
The first order under old business was an update on the new senior center being constructed. Henry said there will be a meeting sometime this week for the final inspection of the center, which should be open within the next few months. After that, the council talked about property for sale beside the Brandin’ Iron restaurant, which the restaurant owner plans to purchase in order to open another business. Henry said that it will be another month or two before the business plans and blueprints are finalized enough to present to the council, but the basic idea is a fitness gym which will be divided into men's and women's sides.
Various park updates discussed included new lights arriving today (Monday) and the purchase of 30-year shingles for the concessions stand roof.
The last order of old business regarded the property being sold by Ms. Jean Bailey. She has been working with her lawyer to get a good price on the property, and the council agreed to wait as long as she needs to get the estimate. The general consensus of the council was that the Bailey Trailer Court would be a tremendous benefit to the community, as the land could be cleared of trailers and used as a parking area for the community park. There was also a suggestion of putting a storm shelter there when the opportunity becomes available.
The last thing discussed was new business, which had only one motion made. Last month, the council voted not to pursue the storm shelter project because they couldn't match the grant money, and this month they needed to vote to formally adopt a resolution to take the shelter out of their project budget. The resolution passed and, after motioning to pay the bills, the meeting adjourned.
The Fairview Town Council meets on the first Monday of each month at 6 p.m. at Fairview Town Hall. The public is welcome to attend.
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