Malta City Council Meets, Gives Updates on Parks and Rec. Activities

It was a fairly quiet meeting for the city council at their last meeting on Tuesday, February 22.

Director of Public Works Jim Truelove updated the council on dirt work being done at the new Trafton Lift Station location.

Truelove told the council, “It’s called a preload. This means you have to dig so much out, then bring in a bunch of pit run. In this case, about 1,200 yards worth. On top of that went five feet of additional fill. The first settlement reading will be the first week of March.”

Truelove then asked the council for input on what to do about the cardboard issue.

The council discussed it and decided to have Truelove contact a few other townships and see what they are doing for their cardboard.

Truelove will report what he finds out at the next council meeting.

Truelove told the council that the problems that were had at the Robinson Lift Station have been taken care of. A controller has been replaced and everything seems to be running smoothly.

Parks and Rec. Director Sally Wright updated the council on their programs.

Past activities included Malta Dance (Cheer) that ended on February 18. 21 kids attended and they were coached by Andrea Lien. The program was for 2nd-4th graders. The group performed four times, once at City Hall, two times at varsity basketball games, and one time at the District Tournament in Glasgow.

Youth Dodgeball ended Monday, February 7. There were 60 kids signed up.

Winter Tiny Tots ended on Tuesday, February 22. There were 24 kids signed up for that.

Winter Boot Camp also ended that day with four people signed up.

Wright went on to tell the council about present activities.

She said a Step Class started on February 21. Youth Gym started on January 9. 4th-6th grade is from 4:30-6:00 and is supervised by Kenny Murray. 7th grade and up go from 2:30-4:00 and are supervised by Bridgett Ereaux.

Upcoming activities for the Parks and Rec. Department are as follows:

Free Coed Adult Pick-up Basketball starts February 28 at 6:15 p.m. for ages 18 and up.

Spring Yoga Class starts March 1 and goes until March 22nd on Tuesday evenings from 7:00-7:45 p.m. and will be instructed by Fallon Handley.

Free Coed Adult Dodgeball will start on March 3, at 6:00 p.m. for ages 16 and up.

Spring Tiny Tots will start on Tuesday, March 8, and end on April 12. This class is for 2-5 years old and will run from 10:30-11:45 a.m.

Spring Boot Camp will run on the same dates and times as the Tiny Tots and will be instructed by Signa Mikesell.

There were only two new business items on the agenda.

The first was to approve to pay half of the PhillCo contribution consisting of $1,250.

The second was to approve the Dorsey and Whitney service agreement for sewer lagoon refinance.

This was only to approve the engagement letter to start the process for the refinance.

Both items were approved by a 4-0 vote.

The next Malta City Council meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 8, at 5:00 p.m.