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Home  News Latest Syvertson commended, cool off at the pool
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Wednesday, 06 June 2007 |
By Buck Traxler, I-O Editor
 Certificate – Terry Syvertson receives a certificate of appreciation at Monday’s council meeting for her Caring for Kids Program from Mayor John Shevlin. I-O Photo by Buck Traxler
The swimming pool opened on schedule, June 4, despite city crews finding leaks and a broken chlorinator.
The pool is open Monday – Friday for lap swimming from 8-9 a.m. Swimming lessons are from 9 a.m. to noon. Open swimming goes from 1 – 4:50 p.m., lap swimming is from 6-7 p.m. and the pool has open swimming from 7-8:50 p.m.
On Saturday and Sunday, there is lap swimming from noon – 1 p.m. and open swimming from 1 – 4:50 p.m.
If you don’t have one already, season passes may obtained at city hall. An in-town family pass is $65. A rural family pass is $80. An individual in-town pass is $45 and a rural pass is $60.
The daily charge for an adult is $3, and $2.50 for a child. Children four years and under get in free with a paying adult. Lap swimming is $2.
The pool manager is Courtney Ellefsen and head lifeguards are Logan Erickson and Sydney Philipps. Call the pool at 271-5717 for more information about pool rental, swim lessons and water aerobics.
In other business from the council, a number of building permits were approved and they included 510 S. Illinois, basement; 206 Delaware, garage; 205 2nd Ave. NW, garage and 40x40 patio; and 127 S. Main, signs.
Approval was also given for three Whoop-Up events, the PMC Fun Run, a food booth at the Conrad Lions Club Swimming Pool Park, and use of a city garbage truck at the park and later at the rodeo grounds.
Council members are still working on updating city codes in there respective sectors. Mayor John Shevlin said, “We should set a goal to have them done by the end of the month so they can be given to the city attorney in July.”
Gary Brown gave a quick synopsis of a trip to East Helena that he, the mayor and Wendy Judisch went on to inspect a lagoon.
“The complexity of the system is overwhelming,” he noted.
There was discussion on alderman Wally McHenry’s request to look into getting a digital speed sign to make the public aware of their speed.
“This is a safety issue with me,” he commented. Mainly the sign would be used on Iowa St. and Sunset Blvd. Depending on the type, such signs run between $5,400 and $10,000.
Chief Gary Dent said grants for these are few and far between. The mayor said he would pursue this through the Interlocal.
There was a request to ban parking on 7th Ave., from Main St. to the Horizon Lodge over Whoop-Up Tail Days Celebration.
After a short discussion it was deemed not feasible and the request was denied. Rich Anderson, Public Works Director noted, “I don’t know how you would enforce it any way.”
Alderman Brown gave a report from the Port Authority noting they, with involvement from the EDC, had purchased the Conrad Motel. They have found an individual who will take the trailers of the motel off their hands. That will leave the grounds open for commercial development.
He noted the CDBG funds to ITB had created about 15 jobs, however, as originally thought, the PA would not retain the revolving loan funds. Those will go to Sweetgrass Development, Brown said, “This was a political thing and nothing could be done about it.”
On another topic, Anderson noted that trees in Keil Park are dying and he wasn’t sure why. Samples have been sent to a lab at MSU-Bozeman
The next regular meeting of the council will be on June 18, 7:30 p.m. at city hall, 411-1/2 S. Main.
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