Macon Reporter

Village of Lovington Board of Trustees met June 27.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

Special Board Meeting 

Call to order: President Roger Walker called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. 

Pledge of Allegiance: Walker led the pledge of Allegiance.

Roll Call found the following trustees to be present: Dennis Garmon, Todd Hale, Curt Clough, Brittany Bates and Mike Young. President Roger Walker and Clerk Alma Fair were also present. April Daily arrived at 6:51 pm

Guests: None

Discussion and action on Planning and discussion on future projects 

Walker called this meeting mainly because Brittany Bates has been in contact with a lady from Warrensburg that would like to open a 121 Coffee Run in Lovington. She would like to have help to have one here. She does need a drive thru and Walker suggested that the way we can help is remove the curb and install the drive for the drive thru. That cost might be up to $30,000. He then turned it over to Bates.

Bates than reported the way that she selected the location and the 121 Coffee Run. The building in question is the corner building which was Julie Kinert’s hair salon.

A Motion was made by Bates and seconded by Young to pay one half of the cost of the drive-thru and after three years if she is still in business in Lovington we will reimburse her for the other half. YEA: Hale, Clough, Young, Garmon, Bates

No: None

Absent: Daily

MOTION CARRIED 

Clough asked about the ordinances that are being violated. Regarding junk vehicles. Swisher is not certified to determine that per a judge that asked him that the last time we went to court over this ordinance. We need to check with other communities to see if they have anyone that can determine junk vehicles. Walker will talk to the police to have them canvas the town for junk vehicles.

Walker wants Fair to contact the codification man and see if he can come to a meeting.

Zoning administrator has not been being paid by the Village, but we need to change the way he gets paid.

Daily arrived at 6:51 pm

A Motion was made by and Garmon seconded by Young to have our attorney create an ordinance that the zoning administrator will have the building permits paid to the Village and the Village in turn pay the administrator that fee.

YEA: Hale, Clough, Young, Daily, Garmon, Bates

No: None

Absent: 

MOTION CARRIED 

Walker presented the Storm Sewer Phase 2 grant. $40,000 will be our cost to get everything for the grant up to date.

A Motion was made by and Garmon seconded by Daily to have update the scope of work for the storm sewer phase 2 using the funds we have set aside for that reason.

YEA: Hale, Daily, Clough, Young, Daily, Garmon, Bates

No: None

Absent: 

MOTION CARRIED 

Adjournment 

A Motion was made by Clough to adjourn at 7:39 p.m.

YEA: all agreed

No: None

MOTION CARRIED 

__________________________ ____July 11, 2022________________ Alma M. Fair, Village Clerk Date Approved

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