Work on exterior of city hall close to finishing
The work on the exterior siding of Lisbon City Hall repairing storm damage is still wrapping up.
According to Lisbon city administrator Brandon Siggins, the contractor was short roughly 30 panels to be able to complete the siding to the exterior of Lisbon City Hall. Those panels are on order and will be installed when they arrive.
The new electronic sign for Lisbon City Hall was also installed recently. Siggins has been trained on adding messages to the sign but will cross-train other employees on how to utilize it. If there are community events that should be promoted on the sign, Siggins asks people to inform him and city hall know the pertinent details – where the event is being held, when the event is being held and a brief description of the event.
Discussion held on nuisance policies
The Lisbon city council also discussed the nuisance policies for the city and how best to enforce or police those items.
Council member Ricky Scott brought the issue up after city administrator Brandon Siggins explained he has a growing number of nuisances he is handling.
Among those issues of nuisances are a number of grass issues that flare up every few weeks. Siggins said he usually gives people a few days after the notice is posted to mow their grass, with a final notice giving residents 24 hours to complete the mowing.
Siggins said when it comes to mowing, the reminders usually cuts down on the number city crews need to do themselves, but for areas like vacant lots that need constant reminders and no easy way to contact the owner, that takes more time to constantly remind someone to clean up their property.
There are a number of vehicle nuisances Siggins and the city attorney are waiting for the requisite number of days to pass before advancing to the next step. After that, certified letters will go out and then proceed to court proceedings.
Scott was wondering if it would be easier for Siggins to post the 24-hour notices after reaching out to citizens once per year instead of continually offering grace periods.
“It just seems to be eating a lot of time of Brandon’s time,” Scott said.