At the July 9 Eitzen City Council meeting, Mayor Jeff Adamson proudly announced, “We have progress!” referring to the Habitat for Humanity home.
The water and sewer were hooked up today, July 9, at the Habitat Home. A community build day at the home on 103 Iowa Avenue North is scheduled for August 3 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Volunteers can register at online or stop by the Habitat Home and use the QR code on the sign to register.
Council members, including Mayor Adamson, Emily Burrichter, Mitch Lange, Mitch Luttchens and Doug Meyer, were all present.
The minutes and the financial reports were approved as presented.
Councilman Meyer reported said the fire department has the Public Safety grant project underway.
Next month the mayor will have a list of five or six different options regarding the community center roof for the council to review at next month’s meeting so the council can decide how they want to proceed. According to the mayor, the roof is “getting pretty tough.” The roof has been removed from the welcome to Eitzen sign. The roof will be shingled by tomorrow for a cost of $400. Adamson said the roof should be good for another 20 years.
Councilwoman Burrichter said that she has not heard anymore from the resident regarding her high energy bill. Burrichter left it to the homeowner to do some research since the resident was not sure if it was electricity or water that caused her bill to be higher than normal.
The council unanimously approved renewing Certificate 17800 which is maturing on July 12 for six months; thus, keeping it liquid. Councilor Luttchens and City Clerk Steve Schuldt were authorized to move forward on the second certificate that is up for renewal on August 12. The council agreed that it should be renewed for two years. Luttchens confirmed that if the city needs to use it the city can borrow against it at 3%.
Maintenance Supervisor Darryl Meyer reported that the drive motor will be installed on Wednesday. Councilman Meyer updated the council on the culverts that are being replaced by the county.
Councilwoman Burrichter said the town’s Fourth of July celebration seemed like it was a success and that she hear a lot of good things. Mayor Adamson said, “I did not hear anything that went sideways or haywire.”
Councilmember Meyer asked if the city needed to send out a letter on the dog-bite incident that occurred at the end of June. The victim did not notify anybody when it happened. A week later the victim required medical attention at the ER because the wound had become infected and they notified Councilor Meyer. The mayor said they should request a report from the sheriff’s department and put it on file. This is the sixth time there has been an incident involving this dog. The city will need to talk to the owner to find out what they did or did not do. If nothing was done, the city will draft a letter requesting that the dog be relocated.
Before adjourning the meeting at 6:26 p.m. the council unanimously approved paying June’s bills.
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