Seth Schonaman has been appointed to the Grayville City Council,
replacing Chris James, who resigned at the city’s last monthly meeting.
Schonaman will serve as the city’s new street commissioner and will also
be a member of the parks committee. He is employed by Wabash Valley
Service Company in Grayville and is a member of the Little Wabash Fire
Department.
In other business, the council gave tentative approval to the 2026-2027
fiscal budget, which projects revenues of $5,033,305, expenditures of
$5,173,998, and capital expenses of $447,595. The budget reflects an
estimated profit of $306,902. The budget document will be available for
public inspection for 30 days, with a public hearing scheduled for 6:45 p.m.
on April 13. A final vote on the budget is expected to follow the hearing.
The council also approved a $24,000 contract with Guisewite Excavation of
Mt. Carmel to haul broken concrete from recent demolition work at the
city’s lagoon system to a washout near the town’s natural gas line. The
contract includes $19,500 for hauling and $4,500 for heavy equipment use
over three days.
Additionally, the council approved an increase in local trash collection rates
after being notified that Sunrise Sanitation is raising its fee by 75 cents per
month. The new monthly household trash hauling bill in Grayville will be
$22.