Local families can honor the veterans in their lives with a banner displayed downtown for Veterans Day.
The Allen County Veterans Committee is offering the opportunity to display such banners on light poles around the town square for about a month. The cost is $100. Iola’s city electric crews will put up and take down the banners.
Carl Slaugh, a city council member, met with county commissioners Tuesday to discuss the project. Commissioners offered their support.
There’s a short window for the project, Slaugh said. Photos must be submitted no later than Sunday, Sept. 24.
Each banner will be about 2 feet by 4 feet, with a photo of the veteran printed on both sides.
Only 24 brackets and light poles are available.
Those who purchase a banner will receive it after the conclusion of the display.
For more information or to submit a photo, email Slaugh at [email protected]. Include information about the branch of service, service dates or other information that might be useful, Slaugh said. He will provide information about how to make payments to the veterans committee.
IN OTHER news, county commissioners:
• Approved a bid of $20,515 from Environmental Products of Apalachin,N.Y., for 880 bags of a fire-protection chemical used to cover refuse at the landfill.
• Heard a report on road repairs from Mark Griffith, road and bridge director. He said he “may have bitten off more than I could chew this summer” regarding road repairs. He had converted some roads to gravel with the intention of repairing the base before adding a chip and seal coating, but was unable to finish many of the repairs.
He said he may have to reconsider road repairs in cities, as those efforts limit the amount of work his crews could do elsewhere in the county. He planned to patch some areas of roads that would not be finished before winter.
He also discussed problems with new dump trucks. Because of an issue with a third party, the trucks are not road worthy, he told commissioners. He is working to find replacements.
• Heard an update from Chairman David Lee who attended a recent conference. Lee wondered if the county had done an analysis of cyber threats. He also said he’d talked with other counties about funding their EMS; many use sales tax proceeds. He suggested that might be worth considering.
