At the Canton City Council meeting on October 10, the topic of discussion was a public hearing for the new parking ordinance that will be put in effect on November 1, 2019, through March 31, 2019.
The new alternate side parking will not just be in effect on snow days, but every day during those months. The ordinance declares that from 2-8 a.m. there will be alternate side parking, but after 8 a.m. you may park on whichever side. For adjustment purposes, there will be two warnings given per vehicle before a citation is given. Citations will cost about $25, which is the same as surrounding towns. The sheriff’s department will be taking care of those warnings and citations. A letter about the alternate side parking will be sent out with the monthly utility bills. If there is an issue with a citation that one has received, they are to appear in front of the council. Only the council can decide if a citation will be forgiven.
A summary of the ordinance will be published in the local newspaper’s legals section. For a complete ordinance, feel free to stop by the city office.
Craig Fishel, a visitor, came to the meeting to inform the council about the former Holzwarth nuisance property. Fishel told the council that cleanup will not happen as soon as they thought, which also means it may not happen before winter hits. Fishel plans on getting rid of the trailers and extra clutter. Council seemed pleased with the report that the property will be getting cleaned up.
In accordance to other nuisance properties, the Whalen property is now being looked over in court. This is Whalen’s third time appearing to court with a nuisance property. The Scrabecks have gotten in contact with Brock Bergey and say that the cleanup will happen soon.
If you have driven through Canton recently, you may have noticed that the new electric sign is up and running! The council, overall, is very pleased with the appearance. All that is needed now are lights that adjust to nighttime, daytime, and weather.
There will also be another new project for Canton. The council discussed the Arlin Falck grants that will be used for a new town gazebo. There will be a metal frame so maintenance will be minimal and it will last longer then the one in town now.
At the end of the meeting, there was discussion on the maintenance building furnace replacement. Jon Nordsving brought out pricing quotes, the radiant heating and hanging furnace are around the same price. Mayor Johnson said to get the radiant heating since the hanging furnace that is in the building did not work as long as they wished. The council agreed and the motion was passed.
There was also an announcement made that because of the special election, the city office will be open on November 4 and closed on the 5th.
Next meeting will be held on November 13 at 6 p.m. at the city hall
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