Last weekend’s snowstorm forced Grayville officials to postpone their regular city council meeting from Monday to Friday morning. Commissioners praised city workers for quickly clearing streets and sidewalks, allowing the meeting to proceed with only two agenda items and no executive session.
A highlight of the meeting was Grayville’s acquisition of two replica Civil War cannons. Commissioner Baldwin personally purchased and transported the cannons earlier this month. The council approved reimbursing Baldwin $3,400 for the purchase, using Motel Tax funds. One cannon will be displayed at the Veterans Memorial at Oak Grove Cemetery and the other at the uptown memorial.
During the meeting, a status update was requested on a proposed change to the city’s liquor ordinance, which had been under discussion since December. The Smokin’ Pig had initially requested to start serving liquor at 10 a.m. instead of noon. Commissioner Andi Ford reported that the business owner who initiated the request has since withdrawn it after consulting with other license holders, so the issue will be dropped for now.
The next city council meeting is scheduled for the evening of February 9th.