By Lance Gaither

lance.gaither@bluegrassnewsmedia.com

During the Perryville City Council meeting on Sept. 7, the council voted to approve a new part time-code enforcement officer position. Their responsibilities entail learning Perryville’s code of ordinances and ensuring that businesses and residences are in compliance. The code enforcement officer can issue a warning for those not in compliance. The Perryville Police Department can then issue citations for those who do not correct their violations.

Support for the position was mixed among council members, with Jason Pruitt and Steve Bailey voting for it and Chasity Caldwell and Tim Simpson voting against it. Mayor Carlos Miller gave the tie-breaker yes vote. Councilors Rob Kernodle and Mike Lankford were absent from the meeting.

Caldwell stated that she was against hiring a code enforcement officer as she thought their duties could be handled by the police department.

In other news from the meeting:

• The council has approved road closures of Smith Street and East 3rd Street for the Perryville Commemoration Festival on Oct. 6-7. More than 30 vendors will be at the festival along with a corn hole tournament, kids tractor pull, street dancers, a parade, and much more. Buell Street and Bragg Street will see temporary closures  for the parade and street fighting reenactments.

• The new Little Library will be placed by the walking bridge in Harbeson Park.

• The council has begun bidding for the paving of Liddell Street, Anderson Street, RL Sleet Street and part of Cox Street.

• The council has approved a bid M & K Asphalt Sealing for $2,000 to reseal and paint Perryville City Hall’s parking lot on the condition they also include repairing the cracks in the parking lot, If they refuse the city will instead have Whitehouse Seal Coating reseal and repair the cracks in the parking lot for $2,100. If the council goes with Whitehouse, Miller will paint the parking lot after it is sealed.