Down three board members, Enfield Village leaders forged on Tuesday night with just Jim Bolin, Terry Harrison, Billy Bob Merrick, and Mayor Maury Black in attendance. The board set Trick or Treating hours for 4-8pm on October 31st. The Masonic Lodge Trunk or Treat is anticipated to be held from 6p – 8pm the same evening. The village will close a portion of Main Street for it’s Car Show on October 21st as well.
CPA Justin Dartt presented the village with it’s annual year end audit. He says the inspection went well.
Gas and sewer funds were all in good shape. Dartt said water ran an operating deficit of more than $33,000 for the year despite a rate increase in the past 6 months. Dartt says the village may need to institute another increase.
The board approved the audit findings and voted to retain Dartt for the coming year.
Village attorney Jonathan Turpin presented the Fiscal Budget and the tax levy.
Following that, Turpin would square off with a few visitors, namely one in particular who allegedly goes by the name Perfecto who lived in a home that burnt and subsequently set up a tent on the property afterward. The village wants the property cleaned up.
Ultimately, Turpin would explain that as long as progress is being made, he felt, as the legal representative of the village, that the board would be cooperative and flexible on the time frame and deadline for the cleanup to be completed.
Beverly Thompson gave an animal control officer report and turned over $105 from a fundraiser she held to repair the dog pens. Police Chief Mark Wheeler says his department has made a handful of arrests over the last month and that Mule Day went really well.
Board member Bolin warned the village they should be preparing for the April 8th eclipse. Through his work with EMA, he says he’s concerned the village’s infrastructure and law enforcement may not be prepared for the influx of individuals descending on the area.