The Carmi City Council is back on their regular first and third Tuesday of each month schedule, but last night’s meeting still had to be held via teleconference. In an interview exclusive with WROY/WRUL News Tuesday afternoon, Mayor Jeff Pollard said while there were some topics that probably needed to be discussed, he would continue to put them on hold as long as possible in the hopes that regular in person meetings could resume. With that, there were no items on last night’s agenda and with only a few reports on the docket, dialing in, roll call and exchanging pleasantries ended up taking longer than the meeting itself. Alderman Steve Winkleman said he’d been at a Library meeting earlier in the day and it’s been discovered that there’s a leak permeating through the library ceiling which would require immediate attention. Beyond that, Pollard is reminding constituents that there is an ordinance banning “farm animals” from being kept in city limits. And again, the mayor reminded citizens that building permits were required prior to beginning construction. The permits are available at no cost. The City of Carmi will meet again on May 19th.
