Fairfield Mayor Bobby Nichols reported that the city might get a patrol dog for the Fairfield Police Department at the City Council meeting Tuesday, April 8.
Nichols said he believes it would assist the schools greatly.
“I hope we can make it happen,” Nichols said. “It would be great for the city.”
Nichols also noted that the bleachers throughout the city are not up to code and need to be replaced. He would like to replace the ones at the fairgrounds and the soccer fields first and get rid of all the other ones until they can be replaced.
Nichols said he spoke with the Freestone County Fair Association concerning fair week in June. He noted that workers had numerous overtime hours last year. He let the fair board know that the city would not have workers at the fair all hours to work this year due to the budget.
Fairfield Economic Development President David Fowler said he has had multiple leads into business expansions into Fairfield. He said hat Tejun would be building a location in Fairfield soon next to their warehouse. The restaurant, which serves crawfish and shrimp, would include a pond in the back with outdoor seating along with fireplaces. This will be Tejun’s fourth location to open.
The agreement for professional services between Hayter Engineering and the City of Fairfield for Mims Creek Sludge processing improvements was tabled.
The board went into executive session to receive legal advice and discuss potential acquisitions of real estate interests for the public purposes of the City of Fairfield waterline project. When reconvening, no action was taken on the matter.
The board approved the minutes from the March 11 council meeting as well as the bill register as of March 31.
Early voting begins Tuesday, April 22 and runs through Tuesday, April 29. Election Day is Saturday, May 3. Rick Edgett, Bill Freeman, and Marcus Mason are running for Place III, which is currently vacant. Joshua Bayless is running against Roger Keeton for Place IV. Angela Oglesbee is running unopposed for Place V.
Brenda Pate announced that the Easter Eggstravaganza will be held on Saturday, April 19, from 10 a.m. 12 p.m. and Lemonade Day will be held on Saturday, May 3. She also noted that the banners for the County Fair will be hung around town soon.
The next City of Fairfield City Council meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 11, at 5:30 p.m.
