Monticello Live

Last week’s city council meeting included budget requests from city department heads, as well as the MEDC and Boys & Girls Club.

Those requests and videos are posted below.

Tri-axle dump truck – $135,000
trac-hoe – 57 hp – $100,500
trac-hoe – 93 hp – $138,450

30 bullet-proof vests – $25,000
2 used cars for CID / staff – $14,000 each
Replace Animal Control truck with newer truck, with cab space for equipment – $7,000
New patrol car – $35,000

1. Repair Driveway at Station #2 $15,000.00
2. Build a covered building for the dive van and boat $5/000.00
3. Refurbish the drill tower at the training center $15,000.00
4. Finish the inside of Station #2 $5,000.00
5. Buy a new rescue / brush truck to replace FR 1 $150,000.00

JORDAN PARK:
$9,000.00 – Scoreboard for Williams Tucker Field
3,000.00 – Fibar Bark
MCCLOY PARK:
8,000.00 – Skate Park
6.000.00 – Fibar Bark
SPORTS COMPLEX:
4,000.00 – Co-Ed Field
3,000.00 – Fibar Bark
78.000.00 – Grant Match for Lights Co-ed Field
CONTRACT FOR SERVICES:
25,000.00 – Boys <& Girls Club requested
GRAND TOTAL: $136,000.00

Compost equipment shed – $30,000
Weight scales – $60,000
Computer & printer- $1,500

Diagnostic computer for engine analysis – $1,900

Used automated trash truck – $60,000

$18,000 for new meter reading truck.

Steven Morris of Morris and Associates addressed the City Council Wednesday evening with a slide presentation of his findings of damage and needed repairs to City Hall and the Police Building.

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The city of Monticello will place dumpsters at the Whaley property, near the new fire station for residents to use for holiday garbage.

The City of Monticello will pick up your leaves, pine straw, grass and small twigs. Items must be bagged. Please call the Recycle Center at 870-367-4407 from 7:00 am till 4:00 pm to schedule a pick up for the following Tuesday.

All yard waste will be picked up on Tuesdays, weather permitting.

For your health and the health of others, please let the City pick up your yard waste free of charge. The environment will thank you for not burning and the City thanks you for not burning. The yard waste will be composted and available for free to the public.

Remember back in February when Monticello got the new “automated” trash recepticles that could be dumped automitically by the trash truck?  Remember the 4-5 pages that were wire-tied to the handle?  One of those notes stated, “All trash must fit into cart and lid must close.”

With Veteran’s Day being Monday, and many family celebrations being planned, the City of Monticello has chosen this week to enforce that clause.

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The Monticello City Council, Monday night, gave final approval to the $10,000,000 water system improvement project.

The interest rate of 4.39%, and the payment will be around $600,000/year for 30 years, for a total of $18,000,000.

Imediately after the vote, Mayor Allen Maxsell to the council, “Everybody in the city is going to thank you.”

At Monday’s called City Council meeting, the council approved the extension of the contract with the Bowser Water Association.

They then approved the renewal of the old contract that had been in effect with the Barkada-Greenhill Water Association.

The purpose of these updates was to get in order for the bond issue contract for the city.

No one was injured, Tuesday morning, when the driver of this City of Monticello work truck left the roadway, dumping a large portion of the load the truck was carrying into the ditch and driveway of SeaArk Marine.

City crews worked to re-open Trotter Street near the entrance to the City Shop.

After months of dirt moving by city and county workers, as well as the UAM heavy equipment training class, rails and crossties are now being laid in place for the new rail spur at the Industrial Park, on HWY 35 East.

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The recent re-application for cities to espresse interest in being home to the state’s new veterans care home is receiving the full attention of Quorum Court, MEDC, City of Monticello, and many other local residents and organizations.

When consttucted, the $22 million dollar facility ex expected to provide over $3 million in yearly payroll.

The deadline is November.

 The Monticello Fire Dept. has moved into its new Central Fire Station on Wood Street.

The new station has 3 bays for fire trucks, and even holds the long ladder truck, which was stored outside at the UAM station.

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Monticello’s City Council, Thursday night, discussed suggested changes to the city dog ordinance. Some council member described the current ordinance as “adequate, if enforced.”

Others said the fines need to be increased, since the current fines were set in 1972.

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Monticello city employees are shown pushing over a damage tree, Thursday morning, on the Sanders property next to Hyatt Field.

The worker stayed as dry as they could, until the tree was down.

A local contractor is expected to clean up the rest of the debris.

Bill Evans, a local businessman and board member for the Monticello Baseball Association, proposed to the Monticello Parks Committee, Tuesday night, a schedule of approximately 21 weekend USSSA baseball tournaments to be hosted in on Monticello city baseball fields.

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The city of Monticello will be closed Monday, October 14th.

Monday’s trash routes will run on Wednesday.

Transfer station will be closed.

 The announced improvements to the Monticello Square began Monday, and will bring major changes to the beauty, and functionality, of the Downtown area.

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