City Council Meeting

The Monday night City Council meeting was a joint work session and regular council meeting. I will list the work session items and where approved by the council at the regular meeting I will indicate as such. 1) Fire Fighter Proclamation from the Mayor recognizing Scottsboro's Firefighters for their efforts in raising funds for charity. 2)Bid discussion concerning recyclable material out of the household garbage stream. There were 104,000lbs of recyclable waste collected. This sale resulted in 2 businesses submitting sealed bids for the waste. During the regular session it was revealed that Traylor and Co. submitted the highest bid at $28.00 per ton, Recycling for Scottsboro submitted a bid for $25.00 per ton. The Traylor Group was awarded the waste lot. 3) Budget discussion. Budget Hearings will take place after the new council takes office. 4) Discussion to hire a Professional Property Appraiser for Goose Pond Island. Appraisal to be rendered by Neal Taylor, Professional Appraiser at the cost of $1500.00 The council approved this action during the regular session. 5) Cemetery discussion concerning water installation in the new section of the cemetery. Also, discussion concerning cutting of some trees. in the cemetery. 6) Discussion concerning an ADEM Landfill charge of $1.00 per ton of waste to fund ADEM, this is a state mandate and will probably be passed on to the customer.