Siren issue pops up in Council Meeting

Updates to the city phone system and community siren, progress on the City Pool Bathhouse, and new faces at Parks & Rec and the fire hall were the major topics of the Malta City Council at meetings held on November 24 and December 8.

At the November 24 meeting, Public Works Director Jim Truelove reported that the city siren could no longer be set off by the timer in the Council Room or from the Sheriff’s Office. The electrical system, dated from the 1950s, needs to be rewired and a new electric panel needs to be installed. The cost of the repairs would be $9,300.00. In the meantime, the city s...