TYLERTOWN – Aldermen had a brief property hearing and set another Tuesday night.
Lashanda Ard, who owns property on Magee-Badon Road, returned to address the board on the state of the property, which has been under consideration by the board since late last year.
“We’ve got a lot more done,” Ard said. “We’ve been working inside on the wiring. Somebody got in and stole all the copper.”
Ard also said some of the windows had been replaced, as well as outside boards, and some sections of the outside had been covered with tin sheeting.Where windows and doors have yet to be replaced, the openings have been boarded up.
The yard has been mowed, as well.
Ard estimated that work on the property would be completed by November or December.
“I’ve driven by, and I have to say, the outside has improved drastically,” Mayor Ed Hughes said.
The board continued the hearing 60 days to the Aug. 1 meeting.
The board also set a new hearing for the property at 517 Cleveland Ave. The property was previously considered and discharged, but new complaints have been made.
The property’s owners will be expected to meet with the board at the recess meeting on Aug. 15.
In other business:
• Hughes recommended the town advertise to replace one of the town’s three garbage trucks.
“We’ve had to make a lot of repairs, and we’ve looked at various options,” he said.
The mayor voiced intense opposition to contracting out garbage collection in town. No one suggested the town should do so.
Hughes said specifications were almost ready to advertise for a new street sweeper, which was approved at a previous meeting.
• Aldermen approved the purchase of paint and supplies for Eagle Scout candidate Warren Parker to paint the sign at the Tylertown Cemetery.
Parker said he would also do landscaping at the cemetery. Plants for that part of the project are being donated.
• Board attorney Joseph Stinson said Brigade Manufacturing last made a lease payment in March. He has sent a letter to the company and is awaiting a response.
• Receipts for the month were $147,556.54, including $92,642.40 in the general fund, $6,366.67 in leases, $23,085.90 in sanitation and $25,461.57 in water and sewer.
Expenses totaled $173,567.45, including $117,919.40 in the general funds, $18,602.41 in sanitation and $37,045.45 in water and sewer.
The board recessed to June 20 if needed.
