Village discusses new appropriations for 2022

NEW BREMEN — New Bremen village council members discussed appropriations for 2022 at its meeting on Monday night.

Fiscal Officer Amy Speelman informed council on some of the big projects that the village will take on next year.

One project will be the Jefferson Street reconstruction which Speelman estimates the village’s local share will be $1.16 million.

Speelman said the remainder will be on the purchase of the firetruck which will cost the village $395,000.

The resin media filter in the water plant will be replaced at a cost of $196,000.

“That’s going to help our solids in the wastewater numbers,” said Village Administrator Brent Richter.

Also, the principal amount for the Komminsk farmland that the village purchased last year is due on Dec. 31, 2022 to the cost of $1.5 million.

Along with the farmland, the village had discussed paying off that loan this year as well as the Police and EMS building and the public works building.

Councilman Jacob Larger mentioned that decision during his fi- nance report on Mon- day. take current village’s to “[We] look advantage toward fiscal financial decided given position paying of the the environment to off through that that loan the we appropriations do this have,” year said Speelman Larger. said paying the principal on the farmland as well as paying out the other loan with the buildings will save the village a year and a half worth of interest. Speelman said her and Richter are still working on finalizing the complete appropriations as they are still working with department superintendents

but she hoped to have the completed by the end of the week.

In other business:

• Larger reported

November expenses were $1,058,791.72 and October receipts were $1,135,400.47.

• Richter informed

council that the south water has a “slow leak” and he was investigating that.

• The wastewater and

water rates study findings will be presented at the next council meeting on Dec. 13. The village commissioned the study through the Ohio Rural Community Assistance Program.

• Richter said the replacement blower was installed at the wastewater plant on Monday and that it would be operational on Tuesday. • Richter said the village conducted a villagewide water leak detection test and identified two locations with the leaks. He said while they know the area, crews are still trying to pinpoint where the leaks are coming from.

• Council completed

a first reading on of an ordinance that would approve Jason This as village solicitor for next year at $16,000 annually.

• Council heard a second reading for the village to accept salt bids from Artesian of Pioneer.

• Council completed a third reading and passed an ordinance authorizing the village to sell personal property on GovDeals.com for 2022.

• Mayor Bob Parker

reminded councilors that the Christmas Tree Lighting will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 29.