Last night was a regular meeting of the Scottsboro City Council, Mr Matthew Hodges was absent, Mr. Thomas as City Council President Pro-Tem served as Council President. There was no old business.
New Business: 1) The voting date for Keg Beer sales was approved for August 24, 2010, the date of the regular city election. 2) Closing of a portion of the Micah Way service road between the northeast entrance/exit of the Walmart Shopping Center and Snodgrass Rd. was approved for the a Track Meet on November 5, 2009 from 7AM to 1PM. 3) Ms Kathy Downs Henderson was approved for the vacant Library Board position. 4) The 3 previous members of the Scottsboro Museum Commission whose positions became vacant were reappointed. They are Mr. Kelly Goodowens, Mr. Gerald Paulk and Ms. Joan Rasmussen. 5) Scottsboro City Schools and Scottsboro Solid Waste Bonds issue was approved. Mr. Larry Ward made presentation concerning the Bond Issue. He stated that Scottsboro received a better interest rate than the State of Alabama. The state is rated at AA while Scottsboro's Bond rating is A+. The School Bond issue was stated as 3.85% while the Solid Waste Bonds were stated to be 3.27%. 6) The Mayor has returned from his trip to Japan where he and Dus Rogers met with various business, industrial leaders in the attempts to bring business and/or industry to our city. The Mayor also reported that the vehicle right turn areas on Cecil and S.Broad Street, Micah Way and the main entrance to the Walmart Shopping Center were being widened to accommodate turns of tractor and trailer vehicles.
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