By: Erin Smith
The Bladenboro Town Council met on Monday night and voted not to proceed with an ordinance that would have allowed the police department to issue permits to town residents to discharge a firearm within the city limits to eradicate nuisance animals.
Town Administrator John O’Daniel said he took the feedback from the board from last month’s meeting and contacted several surrounding towns with regards to how such issues were handled and only one of the towns he contacted had a written policy.
Town Attorney Alan Maynard strongly advised the board against approving such a policy due to the close proximity of many homes and the liability and safety standpoint. The board voted unanimously against the policy.
In other business:
**The board voted to approve a contract with Treadlite Roofing of Fayetteville to put a new roof on the police department and library. O’Daniel said that he had verified the references and the references said they were satisfied with the work performed by Treadlite.
**The board opened the bids for a 2000 Ford F150 pick-up truck and a 1996 Ford Ranger pick-up truck. The winning bids were Nathaniel Ingram with a bid of $800 on the F150 and Russell Hickman with a bid of $1,300.50 on the Ford Ranger.
**The board also approved dividing the cost of installing a flag pole in front of the town hall 50-50 with the Woodmen of the World.
**The board also approved returning the plaque to the McLean Park.
**The board set a date of Tuesday, April 19, at 7 p.m. for a budget work session.
** The board met in closed session for over one hour for a personnel matter and took no action in open session.
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