Here’s a breakdown of the major actions taken by the ๐๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ป๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐น during their regular meeting on September 25th:
1๏ธโฃ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Council approved Bill No. 6570, authorizing staff to work with Employ Superior Drilling and Blasting INC. to break rock for utility and street extensions in the Lebanon industrial park.
๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐: This decision is significant because it marks the first time in more than 17 years that construction is beginning in the Industrial Park with at least three new industries locating there. City staff members are encountering a lot of underground rock, and this work will be necessary to facilitate the growth in the park. ๐ญ๐ง
2๏ธโฃ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Council approved Bill No. 6571, authorizing the execution of documents to begin working toward constructing 1,190 feet of new street, curb, and gutter for the industrial park development.
๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐: This agreement will help improve the infrastructure of the industrial park and make it more accessible to businesses and residents alike. ๐ฃ๏ธ๐ข
3๏ธโฃ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Council approved Bill No. 6572, authorizing the beginnings of drawings for sidewalk on East Bland Road from Lana Drive to Tower Road.
๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐: This decision will help provide residents with safer options for reaching city shopping centers as this area has high pedestrian traffic. ๐ถโ๏ธ๐๏ธ
4๏ธโฃ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Council passed Bill No. 6574, authorizing a Pillar Membership with the Lebanon Area Chamber of Commerce.
๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐: The chamber has experienced a decline of more than 255 members over the last five years with 77 members in 2022 alone. The chamber is under new leadership and currently going through a rebranding and reimagining of the services provided to the business community, and their presence has increased in the community. A dynamic, progressive chamber is important for helping to build and improve the business community, and the Pillar Membership serves as an investment in economic development. ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฅ
In other news:
๐น Mayor Jared Carr read a proclamation celebrating Constitution Week.
๐น Council approved Mayor Carr’s reappointment of Gib Adkins, Randy Palilla, and Michelle Cochran to terms on the Lebanon Tourism and Marketing Advisory Committee expiring in 2025.
๐น Council approved Tommy Files’ and David Simmons’ terms on the Airport Advisory Board expiring in 2026.
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