Eaton City Council’s Oct. 19 meeting included the swearing-in of Fire/EMS Battalion Capt. Jessica Frye, with Mayor Joe Renner presiding. Frye thanked city officials, department leaders, firefighters and family, and recognized her B-shift crew and Capt. Savage for support and professional development. She also thanked Fire Chief Andy Bekemeier, Assistant Chief Quinn, her parents and her husband.
City Manager Brad Collins updated council on several projects. The Preble County Land Bank has started building a single-family house at 114 E. Israel St. Assistant City Manager Joe Ferriell applied to the Ohio Public Works Commission for the third phase of North Maple Street work, and Collins said a response was expected within weeks.
At Water Works Park, work includes a restroom and shelter, a playground, landscaping and paving. At the time, the Public Maintenance Division was installing the playground as time allowed, the first landscaping round was done, and Wagner Paving was expected to pave the trail and parking lot later that week, weather permitting.
Collins said a columbarium had been delivered to the cemetery, a concrete pad had been poured and installation was expected over the next several weeks. Officials were reviewing related policies and a proposed rate structure. Leaf collection was underway. Council continued discussing a proposed golf-cart ordinance, with a measure expected at a future meeting. Collins also noted the Oct. 3 Fall Family Day and Jeep Show was well attended and that organizers discussed moving next year’s event back a week to avoid a conflict with the fairgrounds Oktoberfest. The next regular council meeting is Nov. 16.