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Big Brother may be lurking |
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Wednesday, 20 June 2007 |
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Page 1 of 2 By Buck Traxler, I-O Editor
Members of the city council, on Monday, discussed further the possibility of getting a digital speed sign(s).
The Interlocal, Conrad, Cut Bank and Shelby, are now interested in digital signs as well, however, Cut Bank and Shelby want to go for high-end modes that will take photos of speeding vehicles as well.
Alderman Wally McHenry who originally brought the proposal to the city council says, “This is a safety issue with me.”
Public works Director Rich Anderson will look into the digital signs and make a recommendation at the next council meeting. Chief Gary Dent commented, “Some of these are very sophisticated.” Mayor John Shelvin added, “OK, we’ll have some more investigation.”
Along the lines of electronic monitoring, some property owners have installed electronic dog barriers right to the edge of their property line.
The mayor felt there needed to be a buffer zone, however, there are no city ordinances to cover this.
City Attorney MaryAnn Ries commented, “I don’t know that we want to get into telling people what to do with their property.” No action was taken on the matter.
The council discussed a possible design for sewer lagoon improvements, but no action was taken.
Wendy Judisch commented, “I would like to see some figures, the cost is more than we figured.”
Finance Officer Agnes Fowler reminded council members, “We need to send a report to TSEP (Treasure State Endowment Project) to show we’re progressing so we don’t lose our $500,000 grant.”
Alderman Gary Brown noted, “First it was a fairly simple system, all of a sudden this is becoming astronomical. We’ll need something more complex, but I’m not convinced yet.”
No action on the sewer lagoon design was taken and won’t be until the council gets some solid figures from Morrison Maierle, Inc., the engineers for the project.
The council accepted the resignation of city employee, Public Works Foreman Patrick Duffey.
After the acceptance, Anderson then made a recommendation to promote John Callahan to Maintenance Worker 5 (MW), Dru Gunderson to MW-4, Jerry Stubbs to MW-2. Curtis Ries will stay at the same grade and the city will advertise for a MW-1 position.
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