The Washington City Council met on October 20th. The previous meeting’s minutes were considered and approved. The financial statement was also looked over and approved.
The water report was presented by Mike Rogers. He has installed a few new water meters. His plan is to replace 5-10/year.
Jon Barry, the fire chief, presented the fire department report. The two pumper trucks were tested and everything is in good shape. There were two fire calls since the last meeting. One on highway 278 and one on Hempstead County Rd. 16. Mr. Barry made the council aware of a small
grant available. Mr. Barry said he would apply for the grant, to pay for three medical bags for some new [medical responders] firemen.
Mayor Paul Henley introduced a new ordinance for a road tax. The council approved the new ordinance. The mayor let the council know that Jackson St. will be at the top of the list when the money comes around. The meeting was then adjourned.