The Blakeslee Village Council met on April 3, 2024. Present were Mayor Eric Jenkins, Robert Mohre, Rosemary Alexander Thiel, Council President Shelly Cox, Linda Muehlfeld, Fiscal Officer Courtny Osborn, and Police Chief Randy Mohre.
The meeting began at 6 p.m. with the approval of the last meeting’s minutes as presented before the most recent purchase orders prepared by Fiscal Officer Osborn were read and signed.
The financial reports for March were signed, with receipts at $8,682.88 and payments at $1,700.50.
It has been shared that there are five residents that have yet to get up to date on their garbage bills, with Mayor Jenkins and Shelly Cox promising to reach out to those residents.
If there is no one else, Cox also offered her services for painting the new village sign. It was then shared that there are some pole buildings going up along Main Street, and that council plans on contacting the village solicitor to get the ball rolling on zoning ordinances to prohibit them.
The use of the village hall for prom was approved, and it was shared that Austin Grieser, the owner of the old bicycle shop, will begin the process of removal.
Mayor Jenkins shared that the sidewalk has 14 places in need of repair, and he has also started the online process to get the village new street signs.
Williams County Engineer Todd Roth was contacted with regards to the alleyway repairs needed, and informed Mayor Jenkins of possible avenues through which the village could see the repairs made.
Mayor Jenkins recently repaired and rehung the flag, and Cox will be reaching out to the local veterans services to see about where to get another one.
With no further business to address, the Blakeslee Village Council approved a motion to adjourn, set to meet next on Wednesday, May 1, 2024.