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Community Center to be cleaned this week
• Fischer Cleaning Service of Aberdeen was hired to do the cleaning at the Groton Community Center and the concession stand at the baseball park. Bids ranged from $2,458 to $7,000. Fischer's price was the better cleaning package and was $4,700. The community center will be cleaned this week and the concession stand will be done in May 2014.
• Ward Gilchrist and Shawn Lambertz from the Groton Electric Department put in a request encouraging citizens to put their address number on their homes. Without house numbers, emergency personnel as well as city employees could be delayed in providing essential service if they have difficulty finding your home.
• The swimming pool inspection report was given. Since bloody toes have been an issue since the pool opened in July 2009 and the city has complained to the company about the issue, city attorney Drew Johnson will review the paperwork. Webster is also having issues with bloody toes. The Groton pool is out of warranty, but there is documentation about the injuries and the lack of response from the company.
• Liquor licenses were renewed for the Groton American Legion, Jungle, Olive Grove, Red Horse and Ken's Food Fair. The property taxes have to be paid up before the license can be issued.
• A request from the Brown County Historical Society to assist with the removal of the fuel tank and furnace in the basement of the historic Trinity Church was turned down. However, there was support in helping to get rid of the furnace and fuel tank once it was removed from the basement.
• The following were hired for the skating rink: Justin Olson, manager - $8.25/hr, Kylie Hawkins - $7.75/hr, Logan Lane - $7.50/hr, Rose Locke - $7.25/hr, Haley Unzen - $7.25/hr, Jamie Krueger - $7.25/hr, Joe Groeblinghoff, Substitute - $7.25/hr, Carter Jondahl, Substitute - $7.25/hr.
• The salary ordinance reflects a $.50 per hour raise for all year round employees. This is a raise of 1.3% to 3.5% for the employees ---over all it averages out to be 2.3% raise.
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