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<strong>By: Jesse Davis</strong>
<strong>THE VILLAGE REPORTER</strong>
<em>jesse@thevillagereporter.com</em>
Ongoing efforts to bring road repairs back to the forefront of Delta Village Council business continued at the council’s latest meeting, with Interim Village Administrator Samuel Chappell reporting on an in-house street evaluation.
Chappell said Street Superintendent Neil Tedrow recently completed the evaluation of the village’s streets, assigning them a rating of one to five as well as providing notes on their status and potential repair plans.
According to the evaluation, the intersection of Enterprise Drive and Rogers Street and the surrounding area is in the worst condition of the village’s thoroughfares.
“It’s gonna be expensive, because it’s probably going to be a complete redo,” Chappell said. “After looking at it and talking to some engineers, there’s some issues with it.
“We couldn’t find the plans to see what was underneath it … but it looks like whatever it is there’s dirt coming up from the road now.”
Chappell said that shouldn’t be happening, and that rocks put in the hole by the street department to patch it keep “disappearing into the road.”
He said he has reached out to multiple <a href=”https://thevillagereporter.com/stryker-village-council-bids-awarded-for-elevated-water-tower-control-panel-replacement-project/”>engineering firms</a> to get a cost estimate for plans to repair the road.
Chappell said the street department has begun filling potholes on some of the roads that aren’t as bad and are going to start resurfacing alleyways in the village. He also said a company has been contacted to get cost estimates to repair cracks in several newer roads.
<strong>OTHER BUSINESS</strong>
Council members approved on final reading an exemption authorizing the renewal of farmland in the agricultural district.
Council members approved on second reading an annual memorandum of understanding with the <a href=”https://thevillagereporter.com/fulton-county-commissioners-commissioners-approve-bridge-contract-back-triangular-processing-renovation-bid/”>Fulton County</a> Department of Job and Family Services.
Council members approved on second reading an ordinance repealing a section of the municipal code barring the village from buying back cemetery lots. At a previous meeting they authorized the village administrator to buy back unused lots at their original, lower cost for resale at the current price, and repealing the code section will allow that to take place.
Council members approved on second reading the sale as surplus of unneeded village property.
A tentative date of July 18 from 8 a.m. to noon was set for a community shred event, with a backup date of August 22.
The village could have hired the shredding contractor only for the village itself at a cost of $800, but chose to include village residents at a total cost of $1,800, at least for the first year and will reevaluate whether to keep the event open to the public depending on resident turnout.
A work session to include the entire council regarding a new income tax collection system is scheduled for April 6 at 4:30 p.m.
Finance Director Joanne Clapp reported she is working on a grant application for a new digital sign for the village offices.
Chappell reported the park will be open by April 1.
Chappell reported that, in light of the recent wind damage, the village will be beginning a branch pickup on March 23.
Council members shared their support for a recommendation by Chappell to buy an ID maker for the village at a cost of about $3,000.
Chappell reported he approved a zoning permit for a new greenhouse at Delta High School. The greenhouse is one of several improvements and part of an added curriculum all coming as a result of the district receiving a $2.5 million career technical education grant from the state.
Chappell reported the 2026 <a href=”https://thevillagereporter.com/heroes-vs-heroes-special-olympics-basketball/”>Special Olympics</a> Law Enforcement Torch Run would be held on May 27 at 1 p.m., starting and finishing by the shelter house near <a href=”https://thevillagereporter.com/williams-fulton-county-students-honored-at-franklin-b-walter-all-scholastic-celebration/”>Delta High School</a>.
Chappell reported the firm proposed to complete a water/wastewater rate study for the village told him the study would be free.
For more on local government, see <a href=”https://thevillagereporter.com/swanton-village-council-stray-cat-program-begins-to-take-shape/”>SWANTON VILLAGE COUNCIL: Stray Cat Program Begins To Take Shape</a>.
The next regular meeting of the Delta Village Council will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, April 6, at 401 Main Street in Delta.
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