The Holly Pond Town Council met on Monday evening. / Nick Griffin for The Tribune
HOLLY POND – Circuit Court Judge Martha Williams, Probate Judge candidate Carol Berry and Cullman County Commissioner Garry Marchman each took a few minutes to speak at Monday night’s meeting of the Holly Pond Town Council before the council got down to its agenda.
While going over old business, Mayor Bill Oliver gave an update on the progress on the new storm shelter. The pad has been completed for the shelter. The town is now waiting for Aqua Marine to come in and finish its portion of the work.
Governor’s Park has a new gate. An unknown person(s) drove a vehicle into the old gate, destroying it. The council said it had it replaced with a more durable version. The council also agreed to not make Governor’s Park available for rent after tabling the issue at last month’s meeting.
The council passed an ordinance to give the Town more power to prevent people from parking on the streets for long periods of time. The ordinance will allow the Town to tow vehicles left on the road at the owner’s expense.
In a discussion about business licenses, the council mulled the institution an issuance fee. Oliver said the Town loses around $1.50 for every business license issued, and it cannot afford to keep losing money on the licenses. The council did not make any official decisions about issuance fees but tabled the discussion for next month’s meeting.
Oliver was given authorization to renew the Town’s contract with J&W Pest Control in Holly Pond.
To end its meeting, the council approved a motion to apply for an Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) grant to build two new sidewalks in Holly Pond, one stretching from Holly Pond Elementary to Guy Hunt Library, and the other from US Highway 278 to the storm shelter. The council will hold a public hearing on April 16 at 7 p.m. in the Guy Hunt Library conference room regarding the grant application.
The Holly Pond Town Council’s next meeting will be Monday, May 7 in the conference room at Guy Hunt Library. The public is welcome to attend.
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