City council hears business may relocate to Florence
Florence City Council members were pleased Monday night to hear a new business is interested in locating in Florence.
Sarah Cope, economic development chairman, reported representatives of an Olathe company had been in Florence this past week to look at the possibility of expanding their business away from the Kansas City area. Both Cope and councilman Bryan Harper had visited with the representatives.
Cope told council of the information and incentives she was packaging to present to the company at a future meeting.
Council also approved changes to the city's mobile home ordinance. New regulations prohibit moving a mobile home into or within the city limits if it is more than 10 years old. A mobile home of appropriate age may only be moved to a lot which already houses an occupied mobile home.
Later in the meeting, council unanimously denied a citizen request to move a trailer owned by the Christian church to another property in the city limits and convert it to a garage and storage area. The age of the trailer precludes its use according to new mobile home regulations and the property does not meet resolution requirements.
Following an executive session at the end of the meeting, council members unanimously agreed to hire Janet Robinson to work 24 hours a week at the city office at an hourly wage of $8. Councilman Ed Robinson abstained from the vote.
Janet Robinson will fill the position vacated recently by Cindy Dallke.
In other business council:
— approved warrants in the amount of $6,821.62.
— heard from fire chief Tim Parmley the hog roast Saturday night was a success.
— heard from city superintendent Jeff Wagner that he and city employees have been taking care of a preventive maintenance on a number of small projects. The city shop yard has been cleaned up and he is checking on a heating system for the city shop.
— heard that Wagner also is compiling a list of projects for volunteers to tackle. The list will be available at the city building.
— acknowledged the receipt of 36 one-gallon barrels for the pool from former police chief Merlin Stout.
— approved a building permit for a garage.
— discussed using millings for street repair while the weather still is warm.
— heard from acting police chief Erik King that officers have been cracking down on pets running-at-large and traffic problems around the schools and on 6th and 8th streets.
— instructed city clerk Darla Gore to contact Westar about an electrical pole at the dike that needs to be straightened.
— heard from Gore that a three-month trash pickup trial is over for a customer at Cedar Point and council needs to decide whether the city will continue to pick up the trash. After discussion council instructed Gore to return next meeting with more information about the customer's options.
