LATTY
– Children in Latty will get to celebrate Easter with an egg hunt, with
the village council finalizing plans at its next council meeting. The
Easter Egg Hunt will take place this spring, and it will be open to
village residents and their grandchildren. The hunt is the result of
continued discussions by the village council.
The February council
meeting began with a moment of silence honoring Elmer Groves, who
passed away on January 27th, at his residence. Groves served on council
until the time of his death.
Council elected Kirk Stoller Council
President to replace Shawn Gerber who is now mayor. Jo Anna Taylor
informed council that she is resigning as village clerk and that her
last day will be March 31. Anyone interested in the position can contact
the mayor.
The village currently has vacant positions on council,
and it encourages anyone interested in serving to contact a current
council member and attend the next scheduled meeting. Vacancies are
appointed by the current council for the remainder of the unexpired
term.
Amy Hoffman from Palmer Energy explained that Latty has had
electric aggregation in place since 2018, and the current aggregation of
$0.0438 expires in May. Hoffman told council that Palmer energy is
currently pricing the next contract, and the village can expect a higher
rate than previously stated. However, the rate will still remain lower
than if the village negotiated on its own because it is utilizing the
strength of group buying.
Council is in the process of
establishing a policy of what the village employees will be responsible
for mowing and maintaining. Mayor Gerber said he will work on drawing up
the policy and revisions will be made at the next meeting.
The
village is also accepting bids for a new mower to replace the old
zero-turn mower at the next meeting. Council plans to sell the old mower
as is and emphasized it needs work. It will be open for inspection on
February 28, from 5-7 p.m., and by appointment. Sealed bids will be
accepted by the village clerk and opened at the March 14 meeting.
The
Paulding County Engineering Department will continue to maintain signs
in the village, and it plans on replacing traffic signs and adding new
ones to ensure safety within the town.
The mayor also made council
aware that the next time the village is without power for an extended
period of time, they are to contact the Paulding County EMA Director Ed
Bohn, and he will direct them in what to do and what services his office
can provide.
A second Town Hall meeting is scheduled for Tuesday,
February 28, at 6 p.m. at the Latty town hall building. The next
council meeting will be March 14, at 6 p.m. at the town hall.