At Wednesday’s (August 10th) meeting of the Mobridge City Council, the council listened to an $11.3 million dollar water project funding package presentation by Ted Dickey of NECOG and Jerold Klabunde of Moore Engineering, and then passed a motion to accept the funding package as presented. Council was told that this package is just for water, and that additional work will need to be done on the sewer system. Water rates were not increased at Wednesday night’s meeting, but Mayor Gene Cox said more meetings will be forthcoming.
Walworth County Commissioner Scott Schilling approached the council regarding prisoner transport. Attorney and former Commissioner Rick Cain asked City Finance Officer Heather Beck for an estimate on how much it would cost the City of Mobridge in manpower, vehicle supplies and fuel costs to do their own transporting.
Cain also mentioned that the City is already giving Walworth County a break by not charging them for dispatch services.
Councilwoman Amy Cerney suggested putting together a committee with representatives of all cities in the county, along with attorneys and judges, to look deeper into this issue to find some solutions.
Council approved the First Reading of an ordinance on grass in the streets. Mayor Cox read the ordinance.
Also at the meeting, public hearings were held and approval given for two temporary liquor licenses for brown bag events; one for the City of Mobridge pool party at the aquatic center, which was held following Wednesday’s council meeting, and the other for the Mobridge Chamber for an upcoming fishing tournament.
The grant agreement for the airport A.I.P. jet fuel tank project was approved.
Council also went into executive session on a legal matter, but took no action upon coming out of the session.
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