• Councilman David McGannon expressed concern about the stack of pictures that were taken by the police department referring to the clean-up that the council is trying to accomplish. "We need a place for the people to put their stuff," he said at the meeting Monday night. "They can't take it to the dump and they're not suppose to take it to the dumpsters."
• The reason that spring clean-up was done away with was because of the road conditions in town. The city would take advantage of the free dumping at the county landfill for the city's clean-up, but the timing was not working with road conditions. The council decided to bring back the spring clean-up from June 12-17. The location of the dumpster is still uncertain as two sites along Sixth Street are under consideration.
• This will be the last week that residents have to haul their garbage to designated locations. Starting next Tuesday, May 27, regular curbside pickup of garbage will resume.
• An update of the Groton Swimming Pool was provided and as of Monday night, things are looking up for the pool to be open by May 25 for staff re-certification and then opening for the public on May 26. The pumps were turned on after the council meeting and the initial tests reflect good chemistry at this point. The pool is nearly full and the boiler is expected to be turned on Tuesday morning.
• The city was notified on Friday that it was awarded a second Broadband grant. This grant will bring wireless internet to the community center as well as to the rubble site gate and to the north substation. The grant amounted to around $4,000.
• Holes are expected to be drilled at the park on Thursday for the foundation of the new playground equipment. Joe Foertsch is spearheading the effort to install the equipment.
• Any decision on the flowers at the cemetery was tabled to the June 2 meeting. The council had agreed to have the flowers removed from the cemetery on June 15. Issues such as mowing and trimming around the flowers and keeping the cemetery looking good were discussed. Some places have a lot of decorations, but are not cared for by the families and as a result, weeds two to three feet tall grow up in those areas. "We don't need to rush into a decision right now," McGannon said. "I think we should wait until after Memorial Day to make a decision." Councilman Mary Fliehs had suggested allowing the flowers to stay until Labor Day.
• Breanna Woods does not have her certification for serving food yet and will have to go to Sioux Falls to take a one-day course. She is the new food provider at the baseball complex. The council agreed to reimburse Woods for the costs of the certification at the end of the season.

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