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Bowerston council discusses water improvement
By Jacquie Humphrey Harrison News-Herald Correspondent
BOWERSTON — At the March meeting of the Bowerston Village Council, Income Tax Administrator Janeen Scott reported she has been processing 2022 as they are received.
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Scott said she is still working on letters to delinquent and non-filing residents, after reconciliation of tax filings with utility billings, but feels she is getting the previous backlog caught up to date.
She advised the deadline for filing 2022 income taxes in the Village is April 18.
In other discussion, Council President Paula Beamer reported on the status of the proposed water-system improvement project. She said the planning portion of this project is now 100% com- plete, while the design and environmental phases are now at 90%.
Beamer further reported that the planning portion of the wastewater-system improvement project is also 100% completed and that the design phase is now at 75%. Lastly Beamer told council that work on acquiring easements has continued since the February meeting as the mid-April deadline is approaching.
Other Action
Approved request from the utility clerk to utilize a customer’s deposit toward a bill left unpaid when moving from the village. Set a Records Committee meeting for May, following the regular monthly meeting. Approved Resolution 2023-007, to accommodate OWDA dropdown funds.
Approved Fiscal Officer Heidi Trice to make payment for annual Local Government Conference webinar.
Learned that the job description for the utility consultant is complete and in the personnel manual. Heard that the demolition of properties secured with grant funding monies should begin in April.
Approved an information packet to be provided to new residents in the village.
Learned that Village Administrator Bart Busby is preparing an application for the Community Development Block Grant funding for the paving of State Street.
The next meeting of the Bowerston Village Council will be held on Tuesday, April 18, at 6 p.m. in the Village hall.
