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Locating all those manholes Nick D'Andrea of Troy University presented information during the Grove Hill Town Council meeting Monday night about the geographic information systems mapping of the water and sewer systems in Grove Hill. The location of water lines, meters and fire hydrants were mapped and D'Andrea told council members the water system was in good shape. According to records there were supposed to be 378 manholes, but 11 of those are not where they are supposed to be. Twenty-one are under one to three feet of dirt and 46 are under three to six inches of asphalt. There were also six manholes found with no covers. D'Andrea noted that the sewer system needed maintenance. He also warned that residential septic tanks needed to be checked. There are 69 septic tanks in Grove Hill. "Sometimes people move out of these places and the septic tank ruptures and then you have that (sewage) coming out," he said. Library project Mayor Lamar Hudson told council members that bids for the library expansion had come in higher than originally planned for and the funds donated will not be enough to completely cover the cost. "We were planning on reroofing the whole building anyway while they were building the new addition. I think the town should give $15,000 rather than the $10,000," he said. Council members approved the increase in funding. Other business A trailer permit was approved for Melissa Williams to put a mobile home on Callier Street. Council members agreed to the purchase of 15 new Christmas decorations. A donation of $200 for the Boy Scouts of America was approved. Specifications for welcome signs at the entrances of town on Highway 43, north and south of town and on Highway 84 east and west were approved. The town will now seek bids on the construction of the signs. Council members voted in favor of having Phillips Construction repair the roof at Town Hall at a cost of $4,508. The purchase of a new pump and hose for the sewer machine was approved. The pump will cost $5,458 and 600 feet of hose will cost $1,380. The items will be purchased from Alabama Pump and Supply of Birmingham.
The need for a street sweeper was brought up by council member Terry Stifflemire. Mayor Hudson said they would look at how much money was available once they had financial statements from the end of last year completed.
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