The remaining portions of some downtown Tallassee streets will be resurfaced this summer.
Mayor Sarah Hill announced at Monday’s Tallassee City Council meeting the city had been awarded a Rebuild Alabama Act grant.
“We put this grant application in last year,” Hill said. “It will resurface the remaining portion of South Ann Street, Comer Street and Cliff Street.”
The bid came in under estimates at $182,860.75 and will not cost the city a match. The project will be completed before the end of summer.
The council surplused and gave Cooper Haven Builders four-hunderths of an acre in downtown for economic development. The property appraised for $1,600 and will allow the property owner to now put a dumpster on private property instead of asking to use city property.
“We don’t want to allow businesses to put dumpsters on city property,” city attorney John Smith advised the council.
In other business, Tallassee Chamber of Commerce president Michelle Wood asked the council to consider an extra apportion to the organization to help fund an increase in pay for the executive director’s position. The current pay for the part time position is $20,000 and the chamber hasn’t had any luck attracting applicants for the position to replace the retiring Jerry Cunningham. The chamber asked the city for $5,000 to increase the pay to $25,000.
“Summer is the time the city starts to develop the budget,” Hill said. “We will see what we can come up with.”
The council also recognized the Tallassee High School wrestling team for its state championships. Coach John Mask and some members of the team were at the meeting. Other wrestlers were competing with other school sports’ teams.
In other action the Tallassee City Council:
• Approved minutes of the March 11 meeting.
• Amended the budget by shifting $8,750 to cover the cost of a Neptune 360 meter.
• Surplused wrecked and inoperable police vehicles.
