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T'ville considers restricting private car sales
In addition to the issue of used cars for sale by private individuals, Day also informed the council that he would like the city to find a way to deal with junk cars. One problem, Day said would be if the city started hauling cars away, the cars would become the city's responsibility and the cost of storing them would fall to the city as well. "We'd like to be able to issue tickets and give them so many days to remove the car, of course, some would probably like for the city to remove the vehicle for them, we'd probably be able to pick up 40 or so on the first sweep," he said. In addition to the junk cars, Day said he is getting the city attorney to put together an inventory of burned out homes and derelict buildings that the city could begin removing as part of an overall beautification process. "We'll give the owner an opportunity to fix it up or tear it down," Day said. "If not, the city will tear it down and put a lien on the property." Civic center work expensive The first change order to the renovation work at the Thomasville civic center rang up to more than $100,000. Contractor Frasier-Ousley recommended replacing all the floor joists in several areas of the building. "The joists are oak, which is rare," said Mayor Sheldon Day. The change order amounted to $105,180. "They told me those older joists have some sway in them and it was better to replace them all. They could have replaced half, they could have replaced three quarters, but the architect recommended and so did the contractor that to be truly effective, it would be better to replace them all." This spurred councilman Charles Allen to voice his concerns on the project. "This is the same thing I warned about, and here we have $100,000 in the first whack. I've walked that building from day one and those floors were bouncing and squeaking," he said. "I don't know how they missed it." Day said he was also concerned how the structural engineer who had inspected the building could have missed the need for replacing the floor joists. "We're paying these professionals that we've bragged on, I don't know how they've missed this thing so badly," Allen said. Allen voted against approving the change order. In addition to approving the change order, the council also approved a resolution whereby the city can reimburse itself expenses already paid on the project once the bonds to finance the renovation work is sold. Day said it would be a couple more weeks before the bonds are sold. Other business In other business, the council approved advertising the librarian position at the Thomasville library. Day reported that Blackbelt Industries, a plastic injection molding plant on the drawing board by Toddtown native Richard Pugh has expanded and is expected to become a $12 million project. No word was received from the Attorney General's office regarding which election should be used for counting signatures of the wet vote. The ruling is expected any day, however.
The council did receive a proposed resolution that would allow for setting the date of the wet-dry vote as required by law.
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