FARR WEST: Highway overlay work progresses
Mayor Jimmie Papageorge said road projects are getting done in the city, with overlay being done on 1200 West as far as the Kimberly-Clark plant.
He said both asphalt and people willing to do the work are easy to come by right now.
PLEASANT VIEW: City employee honored for hard work
City council members recently honored Public Works Superintendent Paul Ellsworth for all his hard work on Founders Day fireworks, as well as his many projects in Pleasant View over the last 25 years.
Mayor Doug Clifford said the patriotic program prior to the fireworks was one of the most stirring he had ever witnessed.
"I was very impressed with how that was presented," said Clifford.
Ellsworth received a plaque from the city that read "Thanks for lighting up the sky," and Clifford said it was a small token compared to all the work Ellsworth has done for the city. He said Ellsworth has been doing city fireworks for 25 years, but will now be passing on the baton. Clifford said Ellsworth's son will help with the fireworks in the future.
Ellsworth said his wife deserved the honor as much as he did as she has always helped him and worked side by side with him.
Officials thank parks department
Council members spotlighted and thanked those working in the Parks Department for a job well done.
Parks foreman Bob Shriver said as part of his job he cleans and maintains parks and keeps them clean for the public, he also removes snow, trims trees, cuts weeds and cleans restrooms. He and other employees paint and repair boweries and other areas, sometimes because of vandalism. They also mow, water trees, plant flowers and lay sod as well as design and install sprinkling systems.
"I have always been pleased with the facilities any time we use them," said Mayor Doug Clifford, "I hope our residents appreciate it when they show up at one of these parks, one of these playgrounds. The parks and playgrounds are clean."
WILLARD: Flood insurance ordinance approved
The city council approved a flood insurance ordinance as well gave consent to pursue grant money to upgrade the overspill to federal standards area in the event the city has a flood that is deemed a hundred-year event.
City Administrator Jay Aguilar said the ordinance is adopted, the city will be held to that ordinance when it grants use of land inside city limits.
"I don't think we have any choice," Mayor Ryan Tingey said. "If in the event we have a disaster and the city does not have the ordinance, we won't get any help from FEMA. If we don't do it, residents will not be able to get flood insurance."
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