Quincy Reporter

Village of Payson Village Board met Nov. 9.

Here are the minutes provided by the board

Mayor Dever asks for roll call. Those present were: Chris Dever, Roger Sunde, Kristi Shelton, Robert Stock, Gary Epperson, Don Benjamin, Kyle Beckman and Amanda Window.

Secretary’s Report:

Kristi motioned to accept the Secretary’s report from October, Roger seconded and all were in favor.

Guests/Communication/Recognition:

n/a

Maintenance Report:

Property on Columbine- Barney has the title for the trailer and it will be signed over once the trailer is moved. The garage is going to be left for now.

412 Fulton has a water leak and the maintenance dept is working on it.

There was also a significant water leak S. of the old store- it has now been fixed as well.

Police Report:

Nothing new to report, however the board really wants the police to crack down on cleaning up/ mowing properties that are not looking good around town- basically enforcing the ordinances the village has. Roger will bring this up with the police again.

Parks Committee:

Halloween party was a great event with a great turnout!

Monthly Bills/Treasurer’s Report and Misc. Financial Reports:

Bills for October- Roger motioned to approve expenses, Gary seconded and all were in favor after roll call vote.

Audit should be complete by next month- they are currently working on it and have everything they need.

The bills for the streets were paid for out of the Corporate fund- Motor fuel will pay that back to the corp. fund with a transfer.

Property ordinance- Barney working on for next month.

Tax Levy- Barney will have this for the board to pass next month as well.

Old Business:

Christmas Tree lighting/community event update- this will be Dec. 5th at 6:00pm. Kyle has planned a tree decorating/ lighting event, OSA is going to provide Hot chocolate and candy canes, the fire dept will bring Santa in on a fire truck, a mailbox for letters to Santa will be set up and many other activities are still being worked out- this will be a great event! The village is also bringing back the Christmas decorating contest- $50 for 1st place or “The Griswold award” and $25 for 2nd place or “The McAllister’s”. A save the date will be posted soon on social media, the village website, etc and then more details to come!

New Business:

John Thomas at 339 Willow st approached Don with a complaint about his neighbors draining their pool every year and flooding his property- there is no ordinance in place regarding this, so not much the village can do.

Adjournment: Gary made a motion to adjourn. Kyle seconded and the meeting was adjourned.

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