The March 18 meeting of the Village Of Ada Council took place without councilors Sean Beck and Sheila Coressel, but was not short of a quorum. Lively conversations took place on the topics of utility aggregation, steps taken when water shut and turn on are followed by an inside leak, proposed regulations for transient vendors including food trucks, and the creation of a list of Ada landlords.
On Thursday, March 6, the Ada Schools Board of Education held a special meeting to review work in progress and 2-year plans for the Ag building and the building that includes the Central Office, Board Room, two Liberty Village Preschool classrooms, “86” and “Varsity/’71” gyms, and concessions area.
Superintendent Julie Simmons and Facility Maintenance Coordinator Lance Dearth made a presentation on repair work, maintenance and improvements for the two buildings.
The March 4 regular meeting of Ada Council included public forum comments on water bill late fees, updates on electricity and gas aggregation programs and a review of 2025 street paving plans. The meeting packet is HERE.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Denise D’Arca described her frustrations with a late water bill in the U.S. Mail and a delay in payment processing that resulted in late fees. She had submitted a formal request asking the village to waive the fees; later in the meeting this request was denied.
Council members and Village Administrator Jamie Hall discussed late fee policies, noting that customers have an obligation to pay Village utility bills by the 10th of the month regardless of whether the bill is received in the mail. Hall noted that the Village sends out some 135 delinquent payment notices each month and makes some 65 followup calls.
We would like to cordially invite all landlords with properties in the Village of Ada to take part in a roundtable discussion. The Village of Ada would like to discuss setting up an internal voluntary Landlord Directory. We feel it is important and necessary that we get input from landlords who are operating rental properties in the Village of Ada about this idea.
The Tuesday, March 4 regular meeting of the Village of Ada Council will take place at 6:30 p.m. at the Municipal Building, Council Chambers. 115 W Buckeye Ave.
To attend the meeting remotely follow the Zoom link HERE.
The meeting agenda and supporting materials are HERE.
Items to be presented to council include a proposal for the 2025 Street and Alley paving. The total estimated cost is $185,203.