Baxter Aldermen Approve Pay Period Change Thursday
Baxter Aldermen approved a resolution to change the city employee pay period schedule during Thursday night’s meeting. The change will hold employees’ pay back a week. Baxter Mayor Danny Holmes said the change is to fix a payroll issue and get all employees on the same pay schedule. “When we have our payroll, it’s due […]
Waterline Relocation Needed For Elmore Town Road Project
Baxter will need to move a waterline to accommodate Putnam County’s project on Elmore Town Road. City Engineer Tom Bennett said the county will be lowering the portion of the road that goes under I-40. “There’s not a good place to put it, so it’s probably gonna be 500-600 feet of duct line potentially,” Bennett […]
Baxter Fire Chief Requests New Communication System
Baxter will consider the purchase of a new radio communication system after Fire Chief Matthew White made the request during Thursday night’s Aldermen meeting. The council authorized White to secure bids for a system. White said the Fire Department’s current system is old and causes him safety concerns. “We’ve got to do something,” White said. […]
Baxter Obtaining $1 Million Loan For Treatment Plant
Baxter will take on an additional $1 Million loan to cover the deficit of the Wastewater Treatment Plant improvement project. City Recorder Sharon Carlile said the city initially received $1.5 million in grant funding and $1.5 million in a loan through the USDA for the project. Carlile said the project bid came in at $4 […]
Baxter Approves Budget With Lower Employee Raises
Baxter employees will get a raise, but not at the level Aldermen had hoped, as the board approved the new fiscal year budget on first reading Tuesday night. Baxter officials looked at the possibility of giving employees a $1-$2 per hour raise across the board. Baxter Mayor Danny Holmes said it was a tough budget, […]
Baxter Aldermen Table Budget, Tax Revenue Down
Baxter Aldermen tabled a decision Tuesday night on next fiscal year’s budget as they attempt to balance revenues and expenses. City Recorder Sharon Carlile requested that the aldermen table the decision. Mayor Danny Holmes said the aldermen continue to work to find the funds in the budget for employee raises. “We are within $300,000 coming […]
Baxter Police Chief Said He Wants To Hire Additional Officers To Help
Baxter Police Chief Danny Holmes said the department needs more officers and hopes to ask Aldermen for funding next spring. A concerned citizen brought up the lack of staffing at a recent town meeting, with particular concern about officers working alone on night shifts as well as 911 response time. Holmes said the department currently […]
