Sewer rates and various permit and license approvals were on the agendas for meetings of the Spickard and Princeton city councils on Tuesday.
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Spickard
The Spickard council voted to increase the base sewer rate to $6.90, which is a 15 percent increase. The new rate will go into effect with the June bill and is being implemented to help pay for upgrades to the lagoon and keep up with costs.
The council agreed to work on a contract with Larkin and Associates for engineering services for the sewer project and met with Harry Brown of the Spickard Fair Board, agreeing to make repairs in the city to prepare for the event.
In other business, the council agreed to seek bids for trash removal service and for haying, agreed to look at repairing or replacing the backhoe and agreed to purchase new tires for the dump truck and repair a tractor. The council also named Bob Darby as council president and agreed to investigate employee health insurance rates.
The council is reminding all city residents that an ordinance is in place prohibiting grass higher than 10 inches on property. Action will be taken against those not keeping their yards mowed.
The next regular meeting is scheduled for July 5.
Princeton
The Princeton City Council met with Princeton R-5 Superintendent Terry Mayfield, giving permission for the Princeton High School football team to again use an area near the airport as a practice field during the season.
Liquor licenses were approved for Crossroads, Snappy’s, Casey’s, Jeff’s Place and Chiefs. A fireworks permit was approved for Bill Heck and Jeff Power and John Rouse was approved for a building permit to construct a deck at 905 Hazelwood.
The council also met with Tammy Brundage to discuss service contracts for the band tax for entertainment during Relay for Life on July 30. A service contract in the amount of $100 was approved for Shelby Westhoff of Memphis and a service contract in the amount of $400 was approved for Vital Signs of Unionville.
The next regular meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. July 5.