Thursday's Internet Edition, March 11, 2010.

After council member Wilma Wilson placed an ad in this newspaper requesting donations, a few people decided to help.

During the Reedy Town Council meeting Thursday night, Mayor Sam Salvucci announced that he had received a check for $2,000 from an old friend of his, Phillip Wright of Sissonville. The other donor was Charlotte Sellers of Belpre, Ohio, who donated $100 to the roof project.

Wilson mentioned that she had called Roane County Commission member David Boothe, who said he would assist Reedy in getting funds for the roof project.

Council recorder Neri McKenzie reported that the roof fund, which stood at $2,305, would be $4,405 when the donations were deposited. McKenzie also reported that the town’s general fund was $2,008.14. Revenue from the table games fund for the past month was reported as $895.44.

The current roof still has problems, though. Recently, Rodney Harper patched five leaks in the roof, four of which have stopped.

Council members also met with Tim Meeks of the Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Council, who brought an application for a Small Cities Block Grant. The money would be used for improvements to Reedy’s water tank, such as painting the inside, as well as improvements to the tank’s access road.

The improvements were mandated by the state Bureau of Public Health and Public Service Commission. The cost of the project is $130,000. Deadline for the new grant application is March 22. This will be the fifth year that the application has been submitted.

Meeks said that MOVRC had been talking to USDA Rural Development about acquiring stimulus funds.

“I’ll keep you all informed about how that goes,” Meeks said.

The council accepted the resolution from Meeks and the mayor signed the application before Meeks departed.

In another matter, members decided to use table games revenue from the state to cover town waterworks expenses. Table games revenue was transferred to Reedy Waterworks.
In other business, council member Connie Wilson announced that she had been contacted about possible involvement in the Safe Routes to School Grant program.

Missy Mace, a nurse for Roane County schools, who said she wanted to get Reedy involved in the project, contacted Wilson. Participation could mean getting sidewalks built in Reedy.

“It sounds like a good way to get some sidewalks, which we could use here,” Wilson said.

Council members Frank Vannoy, Peggy Freeland and Kathy Salvucci also attended.

During the waterworks meeting that followed the council session, the mayor and engineer Jim Hildreth spoke with board members about problems affecting the water system.

Salvucci mentioned that the water bill from Spencer is higher than it should be, while Hildreth said that customers experiencing higher water pressure than usual indicates problems.

“I don’t know if we have the resources to fix them even if we could identify them,” Hildreth said, listing items such as pressure gauges, pressure valve repair kits and spare pilot valves as items necessary for fixing or maintaining the water system.

Some of the items, such as spare pilot valves, could cost $800-900, while pressure valve repair kits could cost a couple hundred dollars each.

Hildreth suggested checking water pressure, replacing or rebuilding pressure valves and looking for leaks as possible steps to resolving the problems.

“It’s just a tough situation,” Hildreth said.

Hildreth said he would provide an update at the next meeting.

Members also discussed the balances of the water and sewer accounts, which were $1,406.22 and 50 cents, respectively. Members of town council also serve on the water board.

The next town council meeting is scheduled for Thursday, April 1 at 7:30 p.m. in the waterworks office.