PHOTO BY JESSE DAVIS / THE VILLAGE REPORTER
NATURAL LIGHTING … The Metamora Village Council conducted business by the evening light that came through the windows of the administrative building when a storm knocked out power before the council’s regularly scheduled meeting Monday.
By: Jesse Davis
THE VILLAGE REPORTER
Stormy weather and a power outage didn’t stop the Metamora Village Council from holding their regularly scheduled meeting Monday evening.
Among other business, the council voted to approve an ordinance on final reading replacing chapter 1321 of the maintenance code of codified ordinances.
The council voted to abandon a sewer camera in Wisconsin. A diagnostic performed there showed the unit could not be sufficiently repaired.
The council voted to apply for a Marathon fleet fuel card account. The council voted to accept a roughly $4,000 quote from Pasternak Tree Services for tree trimming and removal.
A man who used to mow for the village reported he was no longer able to continue as of last week due to health issues.
Council member Gary Loar reported he had reached out to one potential replacement, as did Pupos. Neither individual had yet confirmed their availability and interest.
The council voted to increase the budget for painting in the building by $5,600 on an emergency basis, meaning the single vote is final and effective immediately. The increase is to cover changes in cost to a project already underway.
Mossing reported that the Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments (TMACOG) webinar she attended was largely unhelpful, as she learned Metamora does not fall in the two geographic areas in Fulton County that qualify for a transportation grant, and that it is unlikely they will be allowed to piggyback on any approved grants.
Mossing reported that the chicken barbecue raised $4,105.46 “due to a lot of frugal shopping and about 16 trips to Toledo, which is not gonna happen next year.”
Mossing asked for people to distribute flyers for a traveling veterans live performance show called “The Eyes of Freedom” that will be at the Fulton County Fair August 30 to September 5. The show is currently seeking sponsors.
The next regular meeting of the Metamora Village Council will be held at 8 p.m. at 114 N. Main Street on Monday, July 1.