By Ryan Berry

DailyAdvocate.com

GREENVILLE — After complaints at a previous meeting of the Greenville City Council where several residents argued the city needed to install a four-way stop at Grant and Fourth Streets and remove the temporary No Parking signs that had been erected over a year ago. The issue was assigned to the council’s safety committee. At the regular meeting of the council on Tuesday the committee’s report outlining the recommendations was approved.

The committee agreed a four-way stop is needed at the intersection and the temporary No Parking signs need to be taken down. The committee asked that no parking revert back to the city’s ordinance that requires 30-feet of no parking from the intersection. The council learned at the last meeting the city had restricted 71-feet of parking in front of two residences at that intersection.

The city council approved the report from Councilmen Greg White, Leon Rogers and Clarence Godwin.

The council also approved reports from the utilities committee establishing water and sewer rates for Rumpke and an increase in rates for The Andersons Ethanol Plant.

Rumpke is currently constructing a new building at the corner of Sebring Warner and Jaysville St. Johns Roads. The committee agreed water rates should be 110 percent of the normal rate and sewage rates should be 150 percent of the normal rate. The committee also agreed to forgo the tap-in fees for the company.

The committee suggested the water rates for the Anderson Ethanol Plant should be increased to $3.25 per unit for 750 gallons of water and 40 cents per unit for well water. They also asked for a five percent increase each year for the following two years. The water rates will be reviewed following the three-year term. The sewer rate will be 3.61 per unit and there will be no increase for the next three years. The new rates are expected to begin Jan. 1.

Both reports were unanimously approved by the council. The utilities committee includes Councilmen Godwin, Chris Norris and Brian Brown.

Safety Service Director Ryan Delk informed the council that maintenance paving has begun in the city. The grinders began on Tuesday beginning with Ash and Walnut Streets and moved to Third, Fourth and Fifth Streets later in the week. Over the next week the grinders will disperse to other locations in the city. Paving is expected to begin on Monday.

Delk also gave an update on tornado damage repairs in the city park. Park Shelter #1 is being rebuilt and the roof on Shelter #4 will soon be completed. The Roundhouse repairs will take place after work is completed on Shelter #4. The Gazebo is expected to be rebuilt next week.

Greenville City Council approved resolutions approving bids for the water and sewer plants. According to Delk, the overall cost remained nearly even. However, the cost for crushed limestone was up over 30 percent. The city tried to get others to offer a bid but were unsuccessful. Some of the other chemicals needed went down in price.

Greenville City Council meets the first and third Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers, Municipal Building.

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