Fire topic of discussion at city council meeting
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By Lauren Shortnancy
The City Council held a special meeting Tuesday, Feb. 25 at 5:30 p.m. in City Hall. With only a few items on the agenda, the Main Street fire a couple of weeks ago was the most talked about topic at the meeting.
The meeting opened up with the discussing and considering the approval for a request from Bryan Berry to waive liens owed on 435 Cypress Street.
The next item on the agenda was the discussion and proposal to pay off the debt on the 2007 fire truck. The council has until December 2017 to pay off the truck. Margaret Jackson, City Secretary, informed the council that if it were paid in March that there would be a savings of $8,000.
The motion was carried and the council agreed to go ahead and pay off the debut of the fire truck.
On the last item of the agenda, Camp County Fire Chief was asked to provide a statement before the council. Along with Chief Cravey, City Manager, Clint Hardeman also gave statements about the buildings destroyed in the fire.
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