No drama at Rosston council

ROSSTON – October’s meeting of the Rosston City Council was short with no drama.

In fact, the meeting barely lasted 15 minutes as the council made short work of the business at hand. The meeting began with Rosston Mayor Lewis Jackson informing the panel well No. 2 still isn’t working right and the screens will be bulled and cleaned on both wells.

The company doing the repair work to the wells, he said, suggested stripping both down and replacing everything inside, but this would cost $25,000 per well. Though the wells would be “like new”, the council was told the city doesn’t have the money for this at this time.

The council also amended the city’s water budget to add $25,000 for maintenance not originally budgeted.

It also approved an amendment to the city’s street budget in the amount of $28,400 for oil. Jackson said Nevada County Judge Mark Glass had county crews gravel several roads, but the city had to pay for the oil base.

Each year city councils in the county (and across the state) have to pass an ordinance concerning the 5 mill property tax. This isn’t a new tax, but a rollover of the property tax already on the books. Rosston’s council approved the ordinance, which will now have to be approved by the Nevada County Quorum Court..

Jackson told the council the city received $81,000 from American Tower for the cell tower in Rosston. Two certificates of deposit were purchased with the funds, one of $40,000 with the Bank of Prescott, offering 2.25 percent interest, and the other of $41,000 with the Bank of Delight, offering 2.5 percent interest.

He said he’s been in contact with officials from Dollar General and was told work on the new store should begin within 10 days. The city, he added, will have to install a one-inch water meter for the business, but will be reimbursed by Dollar General.

There was a problem with water bills being mailed out. Jackson said he took 308 bills to the post office to be mailed, yet several people either didn’t get a bill, got two bills or received someone else’s and not theirs. He told the council he has the receipt showing the city paid to have the bills mailed, but the problem was with the post office. The council, though, agreed it would be a good idea to waive all late fees this month as it’s not the customer’s fault as they didn’t receive their bills in a timely manner.