CLAYPOOL – At its meeting Tuesday, the Claypool Town Council went over several issues pertaining to Main Street, namely parking issues and snow removal.
At four parking spots on the street, there are not any signs restricting parking.
Council member Gene Warner stated that they had considered signage for the specific parking spots or returning to an ordinance allowing business parking only on Main Street.
Not everyone on the council agreed, however.
“I think there’s ample parking for business,” said council member Liz Heiman. “It feels strange to ask people not to park in front of their home. Downtown is 99 percent residential, so I don’t know that (making parking business only) is really fair.”
President Niki Miller said they needed to speak with town attorney Travis Neff on the issue, tabling a final decision until the council’s December meeting.
The council also spoke about ordinance violations for residential parking along Main Street. Town Marshal Ben Sanders stated multiple ordinance violations had been passed out recently and reminded town residents that parking was not permitted between 4 and 6 a.m. for the purpose of snow removal. This ordinance stands in effect between November and April.
Sanders also reminded town residents about Claypool’s burn ordinance, which prohibits the burning of carpets, mattresses and leaves. Sanders said that copies of the ordinance were handed out, and no fines were levied at this time. If the Claypool Fire Department is called out, a minimum fine of $250 will be enforced going forward.
Miller said, “If you bag the leaves, we’ll come pick them up.”
The council also passed a motion allowing Sanders to attend an International Association of Police Chiefs conference Dec. 22 to 24. The conference will focus in part on school shooters.
In other council business:
• Repairs costing $2,356.15 (Ford Explorer) and $926.24 (dump truck) at Monteith Tire were approved for town vehicles.
• A county bill for election costs, totaling $993.37, was approved.
• A $400 payment was authorized to Mark Brubaker for handling wastewater duties while town employee Danny Warner was on medical leave.
• A meeting on town employee salaries was scheduled for Dec. 5.
• The police department answered 106 calls for service in October, utilizing 149 hours from reserves.
