Council approves small community grants and a $200,000 parks bucket-truck appropriation

During new-business and resolutions, the council approved several community funding requests and an equipment appropriation.

Scott Page of the Golden Goal Club requested $1,400 to buy four movable goals to enable winter practice on the football field’s turf; council moved and approved the food-and-beverage request. Cub Scout Pack 359 (Max and Denise) requested $1,500 to support awards, supplies, camp scholarships and the Pinewood Derby fundraiser scheduled Jan. 24 at the Witham Pavilion; council motioned and approved $1,500.

Parks Director John Messenger requested an additional appropriation of $200,000 from the food-and-beverage fund to replace a 25-year-old bucket truck that can no longer be inspected; he provided a Sourcewell/Haltech estimate of $182,015 and asked for $200,000 to cover contingencies. Council opened and closed a public hearing with no speakers, then adopted Resolution 2026-03 to appropriate $200,000.