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Dilapidated building coming down Terry Horton told Grove Hill Town Council members Monday evening that he and his wife had been talking with contractors about tearing down the old pawn shop building on Jackson Street. Horton's wife Kaye actually owns the building. "It has needed to come down for a long time. We're talking to the contractors who will use the wood and the tin and they will clean the place up," he said. Several town council members thanked Horton for working to eliminate the eyesore. Dixie Youth requests Representatives from the Grove Hill Dixie Youth League attended the council meeting. Chris Newton, president, spoke on behalf of the group. The town had already purchased two air conditioners for the concession stand and had agreed to purchase a light to go behind the concession stand. Newton said they had someone who would install them all. Newton said they would like to cut the infield on the Doc Mitchell and John Becton Fields and level up the areas around the bases. Town Council members agreed that town equipment could be used for the work. Gates on the dugouts, the Tball field gate and the double gates at Doc Mitchell field will be replaced. It was also noted that the outfield fence at the Tball field needs repairing. Newton told council members the backstop nets at Mitchell Field and Becton Field needed replacing. He said if the town would purchase the nets then the league would have them installed. It was also brought up that shingles had blown off the dugouts and needed replacing. It is possible the league can get enough tin to cover all the dugouts at a reduced price from an area hardware store. A request was made to turn the T-ball field lights so the field could be seen easier and town council members agreed. "I want to invite you all to opening day, April 12," Newton added. Plans were also made to have a dedication ceremony for the John Becton Field. License increase complaint Kim Kelley, owner of Kelley's Tire and Service Center, complained to council members about the increase of his business license fee. "Times are extremely tough. I want to ask you to consider a repeal of the license fee increase. Grove Hill is hurting. You need to consider what you've done. "One week you have the business license fees increased and then the very next meeting you buy bird boxes for $650. It's not right," he said. After Kelley finished talking Mayor Hudson thanked him for coming, but no other remarks were made from Hudson or the council members. Other business Council members approved for bids to be taken on five municipal boundary signs. The signs are estimated to cost $4,500 to $5,000 each. A $200 donation to the Boy Scouts of America was approved. A mobile home permit was approved for Khadijah Sadig to place a mobile home on West Cobb Street. Campbell Landscaping's bid for the bypass landscape project was approved at $166,000.
Mayor Lamar Hudson reported the town received $127,000 as part of a settlement in a case involving Clarke-Mobile Counties Gas District. He said the money would be used as matching funds for the senior center and the landscaping project.
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