Julie Yates
The City of Pryor may replace the chain link fencing around the city pool.
The budget and personnel committee approved the purchase of chain link fencing in a Tuesday budget meeting.
Pending council approval, the city will buy the fencing from Just Fence It for $9,818.50. Other quotes were $10,014 from Liberty Fence, $18,527 from Empire Fence Company and $9,820 from Arrow Fencing Company.
Park Superintendent Frank Powell said Mayes County Health Department recommended replacing the fence around the city pool. The health department inspects the pool twice a year.
“My experience is you always want to do what they tell you to do,” said Committee Chair Greg Rosamond.
Powell said in the past the park department has repaired certain places in the fence. Powell said poles are rusting and getting weaker. He said the poles are getting harder to adjust and he
is afraid they will start
breaking.
On the east side of the pool the fence is only five feet high. The fence must be a minimum of six feet in height. Barbed wire is stretched across the top of the fencing to make the fence the required six feet high.
Powell said kids climbed over the barbed wire during the last snow and slid into the pool.
The committee recommended asphalting sections of Graham Memorial Cemetery. Powell said a section of road on the east side of the cemetery is still gravel. On the south end, Powell said some sections “are in real bad shape.”
The city will buy the asphalt at a cost of $59,444 and pay for it out of the cemetery care fund.
The street department will lay the asphalt.
“We’re gonna fire up that new asphalt-laying machine,” said Mayor Jimmy Tramel.
Street Superintendent Jack Downing said the street department can get the east side laid in one day. He said after the asphalt sets for 45 minutes the road can be used.
The committee approved a raise in pay and title for street employee Brandon McClelland. Downing said the street department is not
creating a new position. He requested moving McClelland from a laborer, range A to an operator, Range C.
McClelland will be replacing former operator Bob Surine, who retired in September 2008.
Downing said McClelland has already been doing the job of operator and is well trained for it, even beyond what the job requires.
The committee recommended seeking bids for a fire alarm system and installation at Graham Community Hall. Fire Chief Tim Thompson said because the building is being rented out the city could face liability issues without an alarm system.
The committee recommended seeking quotes for a comprehensive plan update for the city.
