PHOTO BY JOHN FRYMAN / THE VILLAGE REPORTER
FINANCIAL REPORT … Fiscal Officer Courtny Osborn (above) gives the October financial report at the Blakeslee Village Council Meeting on Wednesday, November 5, 2025.
By: John Fryman
THE VILLAGE REPORTER
john@thevillagereporter.com
Blakeslee Village Council met in regular session on Wednesday, November 5, in the village hall. Council members present were Robert Mohre, Virgil Green, Linda Muehlfeld, and Shelly Cox. Nick Reed was absent. The minutes from the October 1 meeting were approved.
Mayor Eric Jenkins appointed Brad Dahl to fill the vacant council seat held by the late Rosemary Alexander, who passed away earlier this year.
Dahl, who is a resident of Blakeslee, will be finishing Alexander’s current term, which expires December 31, 2025. He was the only person who had shown interest in filling the council seat.
He will be officially sworn in at the December council meeting, where he begins his four-year term in January 2026.
Fiscal Officer Courtny Osborn presented the monthly financial report. She reported that receipts totaled $3,401.52 with expenditures totaling $3,523.51.
Osborn told council members the village has already paid two months for garbage pickup for November and December. It also reflected an increase in monthly expenditures, which she had reported.
Muehlfeld updated the council on the upcoming Christmas Parade, which is scheduled for Sunday, December 14. She mentioned the village’s Christmas wreaths are ready to be hung up, hopefully by the middle of November.
Council went into a lengthy discussion concerning the possible purchase of two police radar signs to be installed at both ends of the village limits on State Route 34.
Mohre had obtained a quote for the purchase of two police radar signs, which could be similar to those located in Edon, totaling $8,540.
“I’m just bringing it out here because I know you guys were interested at one time,” commented Osborn. “We do have the extra cash, but it’s also something to think about.”
Dahl said that there is a definite need for the radar signs, as speeding has been a concern for years.
“One thing I had observed at the Halloween event when a semi-truck was going through here about 45 miles per hour, but it’s a little more controlled with the Christmas Parade because you have law enforcement here,” commented Dahl. “It’s something that needs to be done for the sake of Sam’s Place and everybody around here.”
Osborn mentioned that the police radar sign project won’t take place until 2026. Council tabled it for further discussion at the December meeting.
Council then adjourned at 6:37 p.m.