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The Marathon City Council convened on Tuesday, May 11, with a relatively light agenda, although several inspiring moments â not uncommon in small city council meetings â highlighted the evening.
Monroe County Sheriff Rick Ramsay set the tone early by recognizing and introducing a âspecial guest,â Canine Coral, one of the departmentâs drug-sniffing dogs, who entertained those on hand with some brief scurrying and sniffing throughout the audience.
Later, Mayor Luis Gonzalez introduced 6-year-old Landry Sayer, a Stanley Switlick kindergartner whoâd asked to address the city council with a short video, because âshe was trying to make a difference,â as Gonzalez explained. What followed was a short, well-produced video on how this little âtrash activist,â who walked her dog every night while also picking up trash, wanted to help clean up Marathon. After the video, Gonzalez pledged to arrange a city-wide cleanup event in the fall, based on
With every new visit to the Hill Country, the state’s wines get more impressive. Winemakers are serious and invested, crafting delicious wines with a sense of place. The tasting-room experiences strike a careful balance between informative and just plain fun. Texas wine has arrived and it’s right here in our backyard.
With vaccination rates going up and that glimmer of light at the end of the pandemic tunnel becoming brighter, those looking for an adventure close to home this summer should consider the Hill Country. The wine region is large, but the 55-mile stretch of U.S. 290 between Dripping Springs and Fredericksburg is where the action is at.
A conditional use for Marlin Bay Yacht Club and a Racetrac fuel stop and convenience store will be considered in quasijudicial hearings by the Marathon City Council when it meets
Some Skinner Avenue residents in Painesville might not have access to their driveway due to the water line replacement project between Richmond Street and N St. Clair Street.
However, they will not be ticketed for parking on Skinner Avenue during a snow ban for the duration of the repairs.
City Manager Doug Lewis said the city, in collaboration with the repair crews, will make every opportunity to restore residents access to their driveways as soon as possible, even helping with garbage disposal if driveways are blocked.
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âWe will certainly work with residents in the area to make accommodations,â said Skinner, at a recent city council meeting. âWe will not ticket in that particular situation if they cannot get in their driveway.â