Byrdstown Aldermen Approve Employee Handbook Changes
Byrdstown Aldermen approved several changes to the town’s employee handbook after discovering that some of the policies needed to be updated Byrdstown Mayor Sam Gibson said the changes were made after an auditor pointed them out during its yearly audit.Gibson said one policy update involves the town’s mandatory 30-minute lunch break requirement for employees. Gibson […]
Byrdstown Grants 60-Day Extension For Water Plant Project
Byrdstown Aldermen have granted a deadline extension for the estimated $3.8 million water plant project. Byrdstown Mayor Sam Gibson said the deadline will be extended from September 1 to October 30. Gibson said the contractor’s progress has been slowed due to uncontrollable circumstances. “We’ve had probably the wettest spring that we’ve had as far as […]
Byrdstown Approves Bid For Repaving Main Street Lot
Byrdstown Board of Aldermen will move forward with repaving the parking lot at the Main Street Park. The board approved the low bid of $95,500 from Rogers Group, which was an estimated $59,000 cheaper than the other bid received. Byrdstown Mayor Sam Gibson said he expected the project to cost around $100,000 and was relieved […]
Byrdstown Approves Sewer Pump Station Repairs
Byrdstown Aldermen approved the purchase of a replacement sewer pump Monday night, after the pump malfunctioned some three weeks ago. Byrdstown Mayor Sam Gibson said the system normally runs on two pumps but the first one went down a year ago. The city had implemented a bypass to run off of one pump. Then, the […]
Byrdstown Budget Shows Few Changes
Very few changes in the new $1.7 million fiscal year budget approved on first reading by the Byrdstown Board of Aldermen. The budget’s general fund has a slight increase from the current fiscal year. Byrdstown Mayor Sam Gibson said the majority of the increase comes from grants to upgrade the downtown area and to repave […]
Byrdstown To Increase Water Sewer Rates
Byrdstown Aldermen proposing a three percent increase in water and sewer rates for the new fiscal year Monday. Mayor Sam Gibson said the new budget includes some $4.3 million in pending capital project expenses for the Water and Sewer Department. Gibson said increase is necessary to qualify for grants to help fund water and sewer […]
