SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 27, 2009
3:45 PM

The residential garbage truck has been working fine since the latest problem. I think that the mechanics now have the truck working correctly. The new system, other than a few problems with the truck, is working well. Most of the residents are now placing their cans on the street properly and are not too close to objects. The driver continues to improve and his time is getting quicker. Last week when we had rain I was glad that we did not have to have men working on the back of the truck.

I went to the Mississippi State and LSU football game. The game was a very good game and the crowd was excellent. It rained on me from Memphis all the way to MSU. The rain stopped about the end of the first quarter. The only bad part of the day was we lost 30 to 26. MSU did have a chance to win. They had the ball on the two yard line first and goal. They were stopped with the ball on about the 1/2 inch line.

Theda took a vacation day on Friday. I spent more time than usual in the office. I spent a good deal of time working on a grant for some equipment for our city parks. About the only thing that I need to complete the grant is the cost of shipping on the equipment. I have requested that information from the company. When I receive that information, I will complete the grant.

At the last city council meeting I gave the council members a memo and I verbally to submit any changes that they would like to see in next years budgets. As of today I have not received any comments from the council members. I have been working on the budgets for several days, but starting next week I will spend a lot of time preparing the budgets to be presented to the council at the November meeting.