Taylorville City Council met on Tuesday evening due to the Labor Day Holiday. All aldermen were present except for Megan Bryant. The main focus during the meeting was on an OSLAD grant and whether or not the city should pay half of the requested $610,000. Taylorville Mayor Bruce Barry was opposed to the OSLAD grant due to the concern of the price and over whether or not the things that were mentioned in the grant were a need or a want. Aldermen Randy Mitchelson echoed the sentiment saying he was very concerned over the price.
Aldermen discussed if there was a way to pick and choose from the projects what was going to get done and what didn't. Things that were discussed were pickleball courts, a retaining wall, a fishing pier, a picnic area, and some other items to clean up and spruce up Lake Taylorville. After much discussion, the council tried to come up with an amended motion.
After much discussion, Aldermen Kathy Driskell decided to keep her original motion. The motion passed 4-3 with Aldermen Randy Mitchelson, Jim Olive, and Steve Dorchinecz voting "No." However, Taylorville Mayor Bruce Barry vetoed the motion so the OSLAD grant was denied at this time.
Taylorville Mayor Bruce Barry praised the Taylorville JFL team for their handling of a special situation on Saturday.
Other motions that were approved on Tuesday evening included:
–a motion for a 4-way stop sign at the intersection of East Lakeshore Drive and Sunset Drive
–a motion for the purchase of a Hydraulic Thumb not to exceed $5,000
–a motion to recommend the approval of lining for a sewer main in the alley behind the United Methodist Church on East Market Street
–a special events permit for the Faith Bible Christian Academy for their sports booster fundraiser on West Main Cross and Webster Streets on October 11th and October 12th
–the Veterans Parking Lot for work from Dunn's Company for $168,606.75
–BDD Agreements for 1791 Morrison Drive (Christian County Historical Society), 1104 West Spresser Street (Robert and Rebecca Steiner), 110 West Park Street (Angelo's), and 100/102 S. Main Street (Dustin Clark)
The next Taylorville City Council meeting is set for September 16th.
