Saline City Council: Reports and Other Announcements

Members of Saline City Council provided these reports and other announcements at Monday's meeting.

• Councillor Chuck Lesch said the Saline Area Fire Department hired four new firefighters.
• Lesch said that Jazz in the Park takes place at Mill Pond Park on July 19.
• Councillor Jack Ceo said the city's Cemetery Board is working with Dan Cabage, of Fleis & Vandenbrink, to prepare for bidding out a project to repair the Monroe Street wall at Oakwood Cemetery. Ceo said the Perpetual Care Fund has $1 million, but obviously doesn't want to spend more than it has to.
• Councillor Janet Dillon said a land split proposal at the ZBA failed in a 3-3 vote.
• Councillor Dean Girbach said there was another investigation into employees selling discarded city equipment. He said one of the issues is that employees need to fully understand the policy.
• Girbach said 35 people attended the Independence Day event at the Depot Museum.
• Councillor Nicole Rice said the policy committee investigate Ebikes after hearing from downtown business owners that some riders are "whipping past" businesses.

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