The Stinesville Town Council approved a bid to replace the gravel on three alleyways at its Sept. 6 meeting. All council members were present.
Council President Kimberly Cunningham said the three alleys that will receive gravel this year were the three that did not get it last year. Those are from Middle Street to Hoadley Street, between Railroad Street and Market Street, and between West Main Street and Miller Street.
Taycon All Season Property Maintenance submitted the accepted bid of $1,182. The bid included labor and an estimated 48 tons of gravel.
The council introduced and approved a measure to move $703.50 from its riverboat tax distribution fund to its Office of Community and Rural Affairs fund. The money will cover a shortfall in funding for the Pogue’s Run drainage project.
Council members also signed a contract with the civil engineering firm that will do the Pogue’s Run project. Company representative Ken Minett said last month that work would begin within 30 days of the contract signing.
The Stinesville Police Department is on the hunt for cheaper insurance and a new phone service, according to Town Marshal Dave Boone.
Its insurance renewal will be coming up soon, so he said he hopes to get bids submitted by the end of the month.
The police department currently pays $87 per month for a phone line. Boone said that needs to stop.
“We don’t use that phone,” he said. “We can’t get internet (at the police station).”
He told the council he would like to switch to Verizon and equip the police department with a cellphone. Police officers would take the phone with them when they were on duty. The police station will keep its current phone number through the switch.
The council also discussed the utility vehicle driver requirements for the Stone Quarry Festival parade need to do. UTV drivers will have to get a permit from the town. They will have to have a valid driver’s license and proof of liability insurance covering the UTV. Drivers must be 18 or older.
The next meeting of the Stinesville Town Council will be Oct. 4 at 6 p.m. in the McGlocklin Park shelter house.
Originally published in Ellettsville Journal, 2016. Republished here for archival and portfolio purposes.