The big news involves a $724,488 FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant to purchase property involved in the August 2010 Maple Street Flood. 12 homes and 3 lot owners will be offered fair market value for their property prior to the time of the August 2010 flood. The Federal share of the grant is $543,366; City of Scottsboro's share is $90,000 of which $10,000 in Engineering costs will be counted as part of the city's share. Previous stories on this blog with photos regarding the 2010 flood issue: http://arklite.blogspot.com/search/label/Disaster%20Relief%20August%202010%20Flood
Grand Theft Garbage TruckS: Joy riders will pay dearly for this crime. Apparently 2 garbage trucks belonging to Scottsboro's Solid Waste Department were stolen this past week. One was stolen last week while another was stolen over the weekend. Both trucks were taken from the Martintown Landfill. Unconfirmed sources say both have been recovered, one was burned the other was recovered in Stevenson. The vehicles were for landfill use only. Arrests in the case are expected soon.
In other Business: 1) Library Roof project. $108,000 from the Bond Reissue will be used to fix the roof at the Scottsboro City Library. Mayor Potter stated a pitched roof will be installed to assist in drainage. Air conditioning units will be removed-relocated or replaced. 2) Morgan Butler, Esquire representing the Architectural Review Board discussed proposals for the use of the old Derrick Building. The Architectural Review Board had met concerning the issue without posting the required notice at City Hall or notifying the press concerning the meeting.
3) Solid Waste Surplus Property discussion. 4) Review of Employee Job Descriptions discussion.
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