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Following the meeting several additional comments were made.
Mayor Beth Davis said, "Lincoln has lost a good friend here." She
extended condolences to the family of Mike Abbott. She said that
Abbott served seven years on the Lincoln Beautification Committee.
"We appreciate everything he did."
Alderman Verl Prather said he'd like to see a lot of flags out on
Veterans Day. That is this Saturday.
Daron Whittaker said that the slurry coat that was recently laid
on some of the streets is coming up in places. This was due to the
cold weather. He and the streets department are aware of the places
and are working to remedy it.
Congratulations to city engineer Mark Mathon and his wife. As of
Monday, they have a new baby boy, Jackson Dale.
Parking signs
A request was made to the council to mark parking spaces on
Seventh Street in front of the Christian Village as "visitor parking
only."
A representative of the Christian Village was present when the
request was read a couple of weeks ago. He said that they were not
looking for enforcement. They have had employees parking in those
spaces.
Alderman Benny Huskins said that this would be difficult to
enforce. The police can't know who is a visitor and who is not.
Monday evening Prather said that this seems to be more of a
personnel issue. They need to police their own personnel to get it
under control.
All 10 aldermen denied the request.
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 Working money
With no objections at the prior public hearing, city aldermen
approved issuance of $615,000 in general obligation bonds by the
city.
For clarification, finance chairman Verl Prather said that this
is a renewal of the funds used for capital improvements. The council
has been doing this all of the 14 years he has served, and as much
as 20 years now, he said.
Unanimous approval was given.
Memorial tree
Permission was granted to Deane May to plant a tree in memory of
Gilbert Wilson in Postville Park.
Wilson lived on Sixth Street. He lived and worked in the
neighborhood all of his life and liked to play in the park when he
was a youth. [Mr. Wilson's
obituary]
Lights
Residents near 2295 Railsplitter Ave. (at the end of North
Kickapoo Street, near the airport) petitioned for additional
lighting for the area.
Several city aldermen and the streets superintendent, Tracy
Jackson, went out to assess the conditions. It was determined that
the lighting from porch and streetlights is sufficient. There is one
area that could use a little more lighting, Jackson said. That will
be taken care of when renovations to the lift station that is there
are complete and the power is restored. It has a light on it. That
should be about the end of this month.
Aldermen unanimously agreed to deny the request.
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