Tuesday August 12, 2008
9:00 AM

Yesterday was a bad day in the sanitation department. The commercial truck broke down about 5:45 AM yesterday morning. The wrecker picked up the truck about noon. Jerry called the dealer this morning about 7:30 AM and the truck was still not repaired. The crew is picking up the containers and taking them to the shop. They are emptied and then returned to the business. No a good system ---------but the trash is removed from the containers.

We have ordered a new traffic signal control. It should be made this week. We may have to go to Decatur AL to pick it up. Charlie plans to install the new system the weekend. We now have the red lights flashing and four way stop signs placed on the streets. It is working, but not as well as the signal lights. We have no idea of who damaged the one that was on the location. The new one will cost several thousand dollars to replace. Charlie told me that he had never seen a box damaged the way ours was damaged.

The sealing crew will be here on Thursday or on Monday of next week to start the sealing of some of our streets.

The city council meets tonight. The big item is the water and sewer rates. If the council does not increase the rates the state will go to court and a judge will take over the operation of the utility company and increase the rates to meet the obligations of the loan. I do not want that to happen.