Local and Industrial Improvements Committee
January 26, 2015
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The Local and Industrial Improvements Committee was called to order at 7:00pm. On roll call were Chairman Mike Smith, Trustee Kevin Braker and Trustee Curt Leman. Also present was Mayor Isaia.

The purpose of the meeting was to discuss text marketing vendor options. Trustee Smith explained that now that we are getting close to starting the water main replacement project, this would be a good time to implement text marketing which would involve alerting residents of village messages and announcements. Trustee Smith had informational packets from several companies. Weather Master is made for emergency statements such as winter weather advisories and uses a link which will take you to a webpage for $500 per year. American Marketing sends a text also but does not use a link and will only text what the Village requests for a price of $995 per year. Trustee Braker did not care for Weather Master’s plan. Mayor Isaia mentioned starting a Facebook page for the village to notify residents of alerts.

Trustee Smith would like to get a consensus from the committee members as to which company they like best so that he can take that information to the next Board meeting. The consensus was to go with American Marketing.

Trustee Smith reported that Josh Dorr from Wolf Creek Excavating was in Roanoke on Saturday for about an hour and a half to clean the creek. Dorr gave Smith an updated proposal to clean more of the creek for $14,210, specifically both sides of the creek from Front Street bridge to the east side of the lagoon and from the bridge on 116 to the main channel of the west branch of Panther Creek. Trustee Smith was unsure about the south side of the creek along the lagoon and whether the Village would need an easement because the Village does not own that. Trustee Braker thought that a verbal agreement with the owner of the property would be fine. Trustee Braker would like to see the north branch cleaned on the bottom and maintained.

There were no other issues to discuss.

Trustee Leman motioned to adjourn. Trustee Braker seconded.

Submitted by:

Jennifer Crumrine
Village Clerk