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| Written by Aaron Cedeño | |||
| Wednesday, 04 November 2009 08:00 | |||
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With night falling a little bit earlier each day, and temperatures dropping to match, people across Kansas are preparing for the rigors of winter — and the city of Louisburg is no exception. The Louisburg City Council approved the purchase of a new salt and sand spreader and snow plow combination at their regular meeting on Monday night. In a memo to the city council, city administrator Jeff Cantrell said the purchase would allow them to keep “two reliable snow rigs on the streets.” “This will retire a unit that’s probably in excess of 11 or 12 years old,” Cantrell said. “The salt is the biggest factor in replacing those. It’s highly corrosive, so they don’t last long.” The winning bid came from Blue Valley Tractor & Supply of Overland Park, in the amount of $11,798. Though there exists no perfect way to predict winter precipitation, Cantrell said, the city was aware of seasonal expectations and had purchased salt and sand to match. Currently, city of Louisburg stores are holding more than 100 tons of the mixture. Also at the meeting, the Louisburg City Council: Heard public comment expressing concern over the city’s open burn policy. Nice weather over the weekend led many in town to burn excess leaves on Saturday and Sunday, though city ordinance stipulates that burning may only be done on Friday and Saturday. “I think when you get a hard fall, people know that they have a decent weather day to get rid of leaves and probably pay little attention to what the ordinance requires,” Cantrell said. “‘We have a nice day, I’m going to burn.’” The ordinance also stipulates, among other things, that burning may not be done on city streets or sidewalks. For more information on how to conduct a proper burn, contact city hall at 837-5371. Passed a proclamation officially declaring Nov. 11 as Veteran’s Day.
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