Centerville ponders Expo Center

Centerville Mayor N.R. Goolsby listens as Charley Johnson talks about the abandoned tower. Sherry’s Shots The Centerville City Council held its regular meeting on Thursday, April 8, 2010 in the Municipal Building Meeting Room. Bobby Walters and John Franks were absent.

Flowing quickly through the agenda, the Council moved to New Business, where they discussed two meetings to be held in Centerville. The 2010 Brazos Valley Health Partnership will hold a meeting Monday, April 12, 2010 at 12:00 p.m. in the Leon County Annex Grand Room. RSVPs were required and none of the Council members would attend.

There will be a meeting concerning the proposed Expo Center Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at 6:30 p.m. in the City’s meeting room. RSVPs were also required and three of the four members present said they would attend.

The Council then discussed the meeting which had occurred the evening before in the Municipal Meeting Room concerning the Economic Development Corporation and the proposed Expo Center. The general consensus was that the City of Centerville would be willing to make a substantial contribution but a dollar figure was not determined.

Mayor N.R. Goolsby said he was glad to learn that the Economic Development funds could be used to expand and improve Centerville’s sewer system. The Council members agreed that the sewer system would need to be expanded if there was hope of a major employer moving into the city.

City Attorney Charley Johnson had been asked to look into the legality of the Centerville Volunteer Fire Department using the abandoned tower to put a radio repeater for the Fire Department’s use. It was Johnson’s opinion that there would be no problem with the Fire Department’s using the tower.

In other business the March 11, 2010 regular meeting minutes were read and approved; employee time sheets were approved; the Council agreed to adopt the Oncor Steering Committee Resolution. Mr. Blakeway was to present the final draft of the City’s 2009 audit, but was absent. The draft will be presented at the next meeting.