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  • Mona City Council discusses several options during recent budget hearing


By Myrna Trauntvein
Times-News Correspondent

As part of the budget hearing, said Everd Squire, city treasurer, he wanted to suggest that a few more items be considered.

One of those was the purchase of mountings to display flags and the other was the purchase of strong tables and benches for the park.

"Sometime ago, the council approved the purchase of 12 flags to be displayed on Pioneer Day and at other times of celebration," he said.

The pole mountings are needed and should be the type that can be turned to point the flag either up, toward the sky, or flat, toward the horizon, he said.

The community would only need 12 of the mountings, a number selected because that is the number of Christmas decorations the city displays each year.

"Mom (Lorna Squire, parks superintendent), also suggested that the city purchase four banners for use on Pioneer Day," said Cory Squire, council member.

Harry Newell, council member, said he thought the addition of banners would be a good plan for the city.

"Our Pioneer Day celebration draws a lot of people from out of town," he said.

Everd Squire said his wife also thought that the city should purchase four 10-foot long tables at $600 each to go in the park. The tables are supposed to be indestructible. The tables, and the benches, will be fastened down so that they can be permanent.

"The money would need to come from next year's budget," said Darlene Fowkes, council member over parks and recreation. "But we could order them now and have the money taken from next year's budget."

Squire said his wife also wanted to have the chain link fence replaced which bordered the cemetery and wanted to have this fence installed with the top railing which would protect it from sagging in spots.

In addition, there is a shed located at the cemetery that is literally falling apart. That shed needs to be replaced.

Squire said he put $10,000 in the cemetery budget to take care of the needed items.

"We may have to pick and choose which projects can be done for that amount of money," he said.

Fowkes reminded the mayor that he was going to see about purchasing a pre-built container to meet the needs for a shed at the cemetery.

Such a container costs approximately $1,800 and has the added advantage of being movable. It can also be locked and secured.