By Patrick McCreless
To Hanceville Mayor Kenneth Nail, the city’s park would not be where it is today without the help of a local company.
“I don’t think if we had these folks’ help, I don’t think we’d be up and running,” Nail said.
During the Hanceville City Council meeting Thursday, Naill presented a proclamation to employees of a local business, Action Environmental, for helping the city prepare the parks for the spring. The city council had to cut considerably from its budget this year due to an approximately $1 million spending deficit left by the previous administration, Nail said.
“For several, several weeks, they provided hundreds of free man hours,” Nail said. “The city didn’t have to pay for any of it.”
John Milledge, general manager of Action Environmental, said he was glad to help the city, as well as workers who have not received many paychecks lately due to the economic recession.
“We were glad we could send some guys up so they could make a pay day,” he said.
Action Environmental, which is located just outside the Hanceville city limits, offers a various industrial cleaning and spill removal services.
In other business the council:
‰ Tabled a decision to create a three-way stop in front of Hanceville school until the council could view the intersection.
‰ Tabled a decision to create a four-way stop at Ohio Ave. and Hichory Street intersection until the city attorney can draw up the necessary ordinance.
‰ Appointed council member Joann Walls to the library board to replaced Melba Duncan, who recently resigned.
‰ Agreed to lend their support to the city of Cullman’s Relay for Life, Paint the Town Purple event.
‰ Agreed to pay the fee of $15,765 (which was already part of the 2009 budget) to Larry Cooke for preparing the 2008 audit for the city of Hanceville.
‰ Agreed to postpone presenting the findings of the audit until the council has had a chance to review the report.
‰ Patrick McCreless can be reached by e-mail at patrickm@cullmantimes.com or by telephone at 734-2131 ext. 270.
