Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Kimball High School juniors Maddie Merryfield, Kaitlin Heeg and Amy Birkhoffer address the City Council last week to request Keno funds for the post-prom party. They received $500 in exchange for some community service.
Kimball Volunteer Fire Chief Andrew Bohac addressed the City Council on March 16 in regard to a mutual aid agreement.
According to Bohac, this agreement encompasses everything from Big Springs to the Wyoming line. Mutual aid has always been done, but according to Bohac, now they are just "putting it on paper."
One phrase sums up the agreement: "We pledge our assistance to each other in the use of fire apparatus, firefighters, medical or rescue emergency or natural disaster – whatever may be its cause."
Meanwhile, the Kimball High School junior class received $500 in Keno funds for its after-prom party during the council meeting. Aware of the community service requirement, junior class students already indicated that they would paint bleachers or perform other volunteer services at the ballpark.
Local businesses received almost $23,000 between the facade and infrastructure grants. Receiving LB 840 reimbursement funds were A & L Holdings, LLC, High Point RV Park and the Eagles Club.
The public hearing for the one- and six-year plan for the city streets took just minutes with no one from the public commenting. The one-year plan focuses on maintenance involving chip/seal, crack sealing, and repairing curb and gutters. The total cost of those projects is just over $113,000.
In his comments, Mayor Keith Prunty reported that Kimball recently was named a Tree City again. This is 29 years of this recognition and counting.
Finally, Prunty mentioned that the city received a dividend check of $5,543 in ACE funds; this fund will be used for new signage in town. The signage will be created by the Kimball FFA using its CAD laser cutter.
