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Worthing Days The City of Worthing celebrated their annual Worthing Days this past weekend, June 28-29. The celebration featured cruise night, a parade, kids’ activities, adult activities, and music by Autumn Road. For more pictures from Worthing Days turn to page 8 of this week’s paper.
Worthing hires part-time police officer BY WENDY SWEETER
At the June 27 Worthing City Commission meeting, commissioners approved malt beverage licenses for three Worthing businesses. Public utilities commissioner Darren VanHouten moved for approval of a malt beverage license for Boondock’s. Public works commissioner Todd Gannon moved to approve the malt beverage license for Olde Towne Dinner Theatre. Gannon also moved to approve the issuance of special malt beverage and liquor licenses for Boondock’s and Otis’ during Worthing Days. Also in regard to Worthing Days, the commission moved to approve Travis Johns as interim acting chief of police for the city of Worthing from June 27 through June 30. They also approved the hiring of part-time police officers Matthew Hess and Joe Carlson and to pay part-time officer $25 per hour. The commission approved the resignation of Kay Pucket, city finance officer. The commissioners, city administrator Jeff Tanner and Mayor Eric Saugstad thanked Pucket for her work. “Thank you for everything you’ve done for us. We’ve been through a lot in the last year,” Sau-
be consolidated into one pile,” Tanner said. The hope is that MidAmerican Energy will complete their work during July and then Second Street work can resume. Commissioners approved the final pay application of $103,975.01 for phase II of the Worthing school improvement project. In Tanner’s report, he said patchwork on Main Street would cost $700. He has gotten a quote about putting an asphalt mat around City Hall for an estimated cost of $3,200. He said part of that cost could be put into funding that could come from the city’s claim with FEMA due Joe Carlson gets sworn in as a part-time police officer by Worthing Mayor to the flooding the city had. He also reported that the Eric Saugstad. finance officer position was posted June 24. They are doing gstad said. “We wish you the best.” Tanner reported on the Worththe background check on a chief The commission reviewed a ing school improvement project. of police candidate. The city has resolution establishing a fee struc- Construction crews have completsecured a 30-foot wide drainage ture for renting the Civic Center. ed the storm sewer work on Third easement at Joel Street across The proposal included $25 for a Street and Juniper Street. They are private property that the developer full-day rental and $15 for half-day waiting on MidAmerican Energy has signed. The city is in charge of for Legion members. For Worthing to come out to deal with a gas line maintaining that. residents, the full-day fee would on Second Street before work can In Gannon’s report, he apolobe $50 or $35 for a half-day. For continue there. Dirt grading was gized to the citizens of Worthing non-residents, the fee would be set to begin June 28. who had their lawns sprayed with $100 for a full day and $70 for “They’ve been given instrucRoundup the last week of June. a half-day. Commissioners were tion that that’s cleaned up by 5 There was a miscommunication in going to review the fee structure p.m. tomorrow. They won’t take direction for a temporary summer and planned to vote on it at the any trees down unless they haul it worker about cleaning up weeds next meeting. away immediately. Dirt piles are to around signs and posts. Some pri-
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vate property, including Gannon’s, has significant grass kill. The city will be working on reseeding the dead spots. “Mistakes happen. We’re going to fix it and make it right,” Gannon said. Gannon also said chip sealing will begin in July and affected residents will be getting a letter notifying them. Street sweeping has started. He also thanked Crystal Jacobson, ball coaches and volunteers for a good ball season. Finance and revenue commissioner Troy Larson commended the maintenance crew for the mowing and weeding they did in preparation for Worthing Days. He also asked commissioners to start thinking about their budgets for next year. Saugstad thanked the Worthing Days committee along with the fire department and the maintenance crew for all their work getting ready for Worthing Days. He also reported that the auditors would be going through the city’s books the first week of July. Pucket prepared a sales tax analysis of the last three years for the city of Worthing. The report showed sales tax revenue continues to increase. The July 11 city commission meeting will be reported on in the Lennox Independent, available at Blue Sky Junction in Worthing.
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