The Parsons City Council meeting on Tuesday, December 19 was held at the Parsons Volunteer Fire Department Fire Hall.
Carol Hebb was recognized as she retired from her full-time position as the Assistant City Administrator of the Parsons Business Office. She worked in the office for 11 years. The council honored Hebb’s dedication to the office by presenting her with a plaque. “Thanks for all your support and help,” Hebb said.
Mayor Dorothy Judy awarded the top three church division entries from the Parsons Christmas Parade with plaques and cash prizes. The first place winner received a $100 donation to their church. In reference to the parade, Tammy Michael, the parade organizer, said, “We had a blast.”
The Parsons Economic Development Authority requested $3,650 for a Phase One Environmental Site Assessment of 54.5 acres bound by Bradford Drive to the south and Industrial Drive to the north. “We identified a piece of land and, to look at it further, we need to get an appraisal and a phase one environmental done to see if it’s something we can purchase,” Rob Burns said. The council approved the request for funds. This land will be used for business development.
An update on the Parsons water and wastewater system was provided. There are a number of problems with the systems. There are 15 water leaks on mains and services. The water line underneath Overlook Trailer Park is inaccessible due to the trailers on top of the line. If the line were to break, repair would be hindered by inaccessibility.
Kristina Jackson presented the Youth Leadership Association’s Youth in Government program. Jackson leads the Youth Leadership Association club at Tucker County High School that will send two students to Charleston for three days in April to participate in government processes. “They get to pretend to be real legislators,” Jackson said. “Youth in Government is about creating life-long good citizens of our communities,” a Youth Leadership Association handout read.
The council approved the fund request of $265 for one student to participate and challenged the Tucker County Commission to fund the other student. Camp Horseshoe is home to Youth Leadership Association’s Teen Entrepreneurship and Leadership-Service summits.
Office Rowe reported that the windows of a backhoe stationed at Mill Race Park were recently broken by rocks.
Dave’s Tree Service will remove seven trees in Mill Race Park for $2,200.
An invoice of $59,822.84 was approved for payment.
Membership at the Wellness 24 Fitness Center is currently above 300.
The next Parsons City Council meeting is schedule for Tuesday, January 9 at 6 p.m.
