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City tends to routine matters; Boy Scout troop participates In Monday night's regular November meeting of the Washington City Council, the city government tended to routine matters, covered some old ground, and gave Boy Scouts a civics lesson. Mayor Willie Burns met with councilmen Pamela Eaton, Ray Hardy, Nathaniel Cullars, Maceo Mahoney, Rev. G.L. Avery, and Ed Pope; and City Administrator Mike Eskew, City Attorney Barry Fleming, and City Clerk Debbie Danner. Boy Scouts from Troop 34 were attending the meeting as part of a community service effort. Scout Walker Hargrove introduced the troop and talked about what the Scouts were learning about community service. Watson Wideman led the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance and Adam Standard opened the meeting in prayer. The meeting produced only routine business. The council approved a request by City Clerk Danner to renew the 911 surcharge on Washington residents' phone bills. The city administrator told the council that tax bills would be sent out soon, and recommended dates for hearings on the permanent funding for the Pope Center, and for a hearing on brown fields grant. He also stated that the city would advertise the adoption of the city budget in the November 16 and November 23 issues of The News- Reporter. In regular reports, Tourism Director Ashley Turner reported a number of tour buses in town recently, that the arts festival had been a success, and she reminded everyone to attend the DDA's Candlelight Shopping Tuesday night and the Tour of Homes on December 9. Payroll Development Authority Director David Jenkins said that he was talking to several industrial prospects. Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Donna Hardy delivered letters of thanks to David VanHart, Thomas Dozier, Chief Mike Davis, and Olivia Jackson for their assistance during the recent Mule Days celebration. During the time for public comment, Linda Echols, manager of city housing projects, thanked the city and the mayor for their cooperative attitude. C. Carol Cartledge rose to urge the city to restrict parking in the narrowest part of Spring Street at Robert Toombs Avenue. "I got hit by a car coming out of the alley there, and a parked truck blocked his view." During council members' comments, Cullars requested an executive session for personnel as he had many times in the past. Only councilman Mahoney supported the motion, and it died. "Y'all are afraid to find out what's going on with your employees," Cullars said. He also brought up funding for the DARE program, which Eskew pointed out was not in the 2007 budget as members had discussed at length at the recent council retreat.
Councilman Eaton told those assembled that a group from Waynesboro's Downtown Development Authority were guests in Washington recently. She also gave an invitation to the next DDA meeting Thursday at 8:30 a.m. at Farmers State Bank.
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