Clay Schuldt
MARSHALL The Marshall City Council on Tuesday approved two resolutions related to the C Street/Southview Drive bike trail project.
In the first resolution the city agreed to act as sponsoring agents for the bike trail project. The project is seeking Transportation Alternatives funding. Sponsorship includes a willingness to secure and guarantee the local share of costs connected with the project.
The second resolution identified responsibility for operation and maintenance for the project. If completed, Marshall will assume responsibility for the operation and maintenance of the trail. These resolutions were needed before staff could complete the grant application process.
Clay Schuldt
MARSHALL The Marshall City Council approved a $7.5 million 2021 tax levy Tuesday by a 4-3 vote.
This final levy represents a $197,894 increase from the 2020 levy, an increase of 2.8%.
During an August work session, the council was considering a $456,584 levy increase or 6.47%, mainly due to the street capital revolving fund, increased salary and health care costs.
This increase was reduced to $246,895, or 3.5%, by the time the council set a preliminary levy on Sept. 8 and staff was able to further lower the levy increase before the final vote.
Mayor Bob Byrnes said a substantial amount of work went into setting this levy and budget that would serve the city adequately and also keep the spending level as low as possible.