North Webster Town Marshal Greg Church, left, enjoys a laugh with town attorney Jack Birch prior to Tuesday evening’s meeting of the North Webster Town Council. InkFreeNews photo by Keith Knepp.

By Keith Knepp
InkFreeNews

NORTH WEBSTER — A quorum of North Webster Town Council members gathered Tuesday night, Feb. 21, for the governing board’s regular monthly meeting.

Council President Dan Thystrup was out of town and not present, leaving Council Member Lisa Strombeck to lead the session.

The council passed an ordinance that will raise the town’s sewer rates by $4 per month. Strombeck informed the council the town has not had a rate increase since 2014. New coupon books will be distributed to residents soon.

In department reports, Mike Noe reported the utilities/street department has been busy working on the new streetlights in town. He hopes to have the lights fully converted to new LED fixtures in the near future. Noe also received approval from the council to spend $2,858 for maintenance on the town’s various generators at its lift stations and other locations.

Town Marshal Greg Church informed the council the patrol vehicle damaged in a December accident has been declared a total loss by the insurance company. A new unit had previously been ordered and will be delivered later this year. A second new vehicle will now need to be ordered in the fall once they are available for ordering.

During the open floor discussion, town resident Michael Wyrick, representing the Webster Lake Conservation Association, made a request to the council regarding detritus runoff from the town’s streets into Webster Lake.

He said he had addressed the council in previous years concerning this matter. He is hopeful the town will invest in filters on street drains, as well as better utilize its street sweepers to keep the roadways better clear of debris that otherwise ends up in the drains and eventually the lake.

Additionally, Rick Pharis of Triad Associates presented the council with an update of the planned street repairs as part of the 2022 Community Crossings Project.

The next meeting of the North Webster Town Council will be at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 14, in the North Webster Community Center. The public is invited to attend.