MONDAY AUGUST 30, 2010
7:37 PM

The sanitation department had to deal with a break down this morning. The truck broke down about 5:30 this morning. When I went to the department about 7:30 this morning they had already determined the problem and had called the dealer. The dealer located the needed part and met Jerry in Searcy. The part repaired the truck and the truck make the normal Monday run after the repair.

The street crew started working on the Public Works Department parking lot this morning. Our crews will do the preparation work and we will hire a contractor to lay the asphalt.

The cemetery received two new garbage cans this morning. The cans look very good and they can be emptied using the residential garbage truck. They were ordered several months ago and we had a number of delays on delivery. If they work out I plan to purchase several more for the cemetery.

The cemetery looks very good. I had it sprayed several days ago. The grass has not turned colors, but he growth has been slowed. If I am pleased with the amount of time before the grass has to be cut again, next year I will have it sprayed several times. It is expensive, but it saves more than the cost of spraying on the number of times the cemetery has to be mowed.

I think that the county has finally taken care of the problem of drainage on Mohr Road. I think that they finally have it repaired in a manner that will allow the water to flow at an acceptable rate and not cause any flooding in the western part of the city. I sure hope that these latest repairs solve the problem.

I went to the men's luncheon at church today at noon. We had a very good meal and Brother Mark made a very interesting and informative presentation. We also had a good crowd. I enjoyed the meal, the presentation and the fellowship of men from Wynne. This is a monthly meeting. I had not been able to attend very many because of my responsibilities as mayor.

Pat has decided on her next trip to Florida. She will go the first week on October. I will take her to Panama City and stay a few days myself. She plans to stay several weeks.

Jerry is going to Fort Payne Alabama tomorrow to look at garbage trucks. It is time to place orders for replacement for our present fleet. We are going to have to change brands of trucks this time. The brand we now use has made some changes and the changes make it difficult for our drivers to operate. The solution seems to be change brand of trucks. He is going to the factory that makes the garbage containers. He will be able to check out several brands of trucks at the factory and will be able to make a good decision about what we will purchase. It takes about nine or ten months to get a new garbage truck from the time the order is placed.

I have a wedding scheduled for Wednesday morning in my office. The couple is an older couple who have both been married before. (When I say older, I mean that they are older that me)