The Taylorville City Council met on Monday evening and held their first meeting of October. Matt Peabody and Neil Hohenstein were recognized by Taylorville Mayor Bruce Barry.  Barry said they were not volunteers of the month, but rather Ambassadors of the Month.

Both Peabody and Hohenstein were recognized with a Sparklight Stronger Connection Teacher Award which was only given to a select few. Both men said they felt honored to receive their award. The city cleanup day was approved for October 15th at the Street Department at 205 North Cherokee starting at 7 AM. Sidewalks for the 300-400 blocks of East Main Cross from Wareham’s Security to Gardner Glass from BDD Funds and not Ward 1 funds was approved but Larry Budd was against it.

The board had a fairly large discussion over a motion to recommend to the City Council to approve dividing Ward V Funds evenly between the other four wards.  Alderman Chris Skultety expressed concern over the motion.

The motion failed 3-5 with Aldermen Jeremy Brown, Steve Dorchinecz, Kathy Driskell, Jim Olive, and Skultety voting NO. Taylorville Mayor Bruce Barry thanked the community for their support during Chillifest. The work on East Main Cross is expected to wrap up this week. The Mayor also thanked the community for their support during the Folds of Honor game Friday night. 

To hear the entire meeting, listen below.