06.04.1996 Town Council MinutesSPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY JUNE 4, 1996
CITY HALL - 109 SOUTH MAIN STREET 7:00 P.M.
THOSE PRESENT: MAYOR COFFMAN: COUNCILMEMBERS; JIM DUNMIRE,
BILL NISWANGER, RALPH BOYER AND GRADY SMOTHERMON. DAVID
FERGUSON WAS ABSENT.
TIM MORRIS, CITY ENGINEER
HELEN EVE LIEBMAN, PHIL JOBE AND MIKE WADSWORTH
BEFORE THE MEETING ON WATER RATES, HELEN EVE LIEBMAN, PHIL
JOBE AND MIKE WADSWORTH MET WITH THE COUNCIL SHORTLY ON A
PIECE OF PROPERTY LOCATED ON SH 289 JUST NORTH OF FM 1193.
THEY BROUGHT A DRAWING OF THE PROPERTY WITH THE STREETS, LOTS,
PARK AND A FIVE ACRE SITE FOR A CHURCH LAYED OUT. THEY WANTED
TO KNOW IF THIS WAS ACCEPTABLE BY THE CITY, IF SO THEY WILL
APPLY FOR ANNEXATION AT THE JUNE 11, 1996 COUNCIL MEETING.
MR.'JOBE WAS TOLD BY THE COUNCIL THEY HAD NO OBJECTIONS TO
WHAT THEY WERE SEEING AND HIS NEXT STEP WOULD BE TO APPLY
FOR ANNEXATION AND REZONING OF THE PROPERTY.
THEY WILL MEET WITH THE COUNCIL AT THE REGULAR SCHEDULED MEET-
ING ON JUNE 11, 1996.
MAYOR COFFMAN CALLED THE SPECIAL MEETING TO ORDER.
THE COUNCIL MET TO DISCUSSION AND MAKE A DECISION ON RAISING
WATER RATES TO COVER BOND PAYMENTS ON THE ELEVATED WATER
STORAGE.
AFTER DISCUSSION AND ADVANCE: STUDY ON THE SUBJECT THE COUNCIL
DECIDED TO RAISE THE BASE RATE FROM THE PRESENT $5.75 FOR THE
FIRST 2,000 GALLONS TO $8.75 AND TO $3.40 FOR EACH ADDITIONAL
1,000 GALLONS THEREAFTER.
THIS WILL BE AN ACTION ITEM ON THE JUNE 11, 1996 AGENDA.
ADJOURNMENT: MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY GRADY
SMOTHERMON TO ADJOURN.
MAYOR
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