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there will be a vacation/family week pass for $30. This is intended for visiting grandchildren and other relatives and will be good for up to five people designated at the time of the purchase and this will exclude senior citizens. The pool rental fee will increase from $100 to $150 to help cover the extra life guard and will be good for two hours.

• In other action:
• Approved for Sherri McKiver, Marian Raines and Deb Olson as election day workers.
• Approved to send Terry Herron and Dwight Zerr to the water/waste water school in Aberdeen April 1-3.
• Approved to participate in the Heartland Energy Efficiency Rebate Program. "This will give our citizens an opportunity to save a few dollars and all it's going to cost the city is a little bit of time for the paper work," said Mayor Scott Hanlon.
• Approved the resignation of Eddy Nehls as park superintendent and to advertise for replacement. "Eddy and Virginia did a superior job at the park," said Councilman David McGannon.
• Agreed to lower the fee to play for 14 and under girls softball from $75 to $50.
• Jan Hoffman came before the council to discuss the pea rock that has been dumped in her yard. She said for the last couple of years, the city workers have driven over the curb and dumped the snow, with the

Councilman David McGannon is all decked out with his Irish hat and t-shirt, celebrating St. Patrick's Day yesterday at the council meeting.

pea rock, up to 32 feet into the yard. "I don't mind six feet," she said, "but 32 feet is a long ways for me to rake the rock out of the yard."
• There was a request to put a private shed on city property. Since it was not on the agenda, no action was taken.

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