MONROE - On Feb. 21, Monroe Common Council:
• Authorized a special event permit application from Main Street Monroe for the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade starting at 12:17 p.m. and ending at Monroe Middle School on March 17.
• Approved a special event permit application from the Green County Family YMCA for Run Before You Crawl Celtic 5K and 10K beginning 9 a.m. March 10 at the YMCA and its surrounding neighborhood. The 5K will follow the same path as previous years, and the new 10K course will begin at the same time.
• Approved a special event permit application from Jacob's SWAG Foundation and Tyler's TEAM Foundation Inc. for the Angels Among Us of Green County run/walk from 9 to 11 a.m. April 14 at the Stateline Ice and Community Expo Arena.
• Authorized a temporary amendment to a Class B liquor and fermented malt beverage license belonging to Suisse Haus Inc. to include an outdoor beer garden at the location.
• Granted a Class A intoxicating liquors and fermented malt beverage license to North Side Shop.
• Granted a temporary Class B fermented malt beverage and wine license to Monroe Chamber of Commerce in conjunction with the Stateline Home and Business Expo from noon to 4 p.m. April 7-8 at SLICE Arena.
• Set a public hearing for the second council meeting in March to hear input on a zoning change in part of a property proposed by potential owners Discount America in the 900 block of 30th Street. The change would classify the portion of land as general business district rather than light industrial.
• Approved a certified survey map outlining Mitek Corporation in the 1000 block of 30th Street created by Hasse Surveying LLC of Monroe for Andy Hill of Ivey Corporation in Winslow.
• Combined city wards for the purpose of elections and established the westside fire department as a designated polling location for 2018 elections.
• Discussed expanding the Youth in Government program to allow student council members to take part in regular council meetings at least once a month and to possibly rotate their involvement in various committee meetings. City Administrator Phil Rath was instructed to move forward with plans to expand the program by general consensus of council members.
• Heard from Alderman Michael Boyce, who pointed to just under $4,000 in unemployment pay distributed to city employees who were laid off from other positions, before council approved the consent agenda. Boyce said maybe the city should look to hire people "not consistently in that situation."
- Bridget Cooke
• Authorized a special event permit application from Main Street Monroe for the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade starting at 12:17 p.m. and ending at Monroe Middle School on March 17.
• Approved a special event permit application from the Green County Family YMCA for Run Before You Crawl Celtic 5K and 10K beginning 9 a.m. March 10 at the YMCA and its surrounding neighborhood. The 5K will follow the same path as previous years, and the new 10K course will begin at the same time.
• Approved a special event permit application from Jacob's SWAG Foundation and Tyler's TEAM Foundation Inc. for the Angels Among Us of Green County run/walk from 9 to 11 a.m. April 14 at the Stateline Ice and Community Expo Arena.
• Authorized a temporary amendment to a Class B liquor and fermented malt beverage license belonging to Suisse Haus Inc. to include an outdoor beer garden at the location.
• Granted a Class A intoxicating liquors and fermented malt beverage license to North Side Shop.
• Granted a temporary Class B fermented malt beverage and wine license to Monroe Chamber of Commerce in conjunction with the Stateline Home and Business Expo from noon to 4 p.m. April 7-8 at SLICE Arena.
• Set a public hearing for the second council meeting in March to hear input on a zoning change in part of a property proposed by potential owners Discount America in the 900 block of 30th Street. The change would classify the portion of land as general business district rather than light industrial.
• Approved a certified survey map outlining Mitek Corporation in the 1000 block of 30th Street created by Hasse Surveying LLC of Monroe for Andy Hill of Ivey Corporation in Winslow.
• Combined city wards for the purpose of elections and established the westside fire department as a designated polling location for 2018 elections.
• Discussed expanding the Youth in Government program to allow student council members to take part in regular council meetings at least once a month and to possibly rotate their involvement in various committee meetings. City Administrator Phil Rath was instructed to move forward with plans to expand the program by general consensus of council members.
• Heard from Alderman Michael Boyce, who pointed to just under $4,000 in unemployment pay distributed to city employees who were laid off from other positions, before council approved the consent agenda. Boyce said maybe the city should look to hire people "not consistently in that situation."
- Bridget Cooke