By Crystal McGough
Copy Editor
The Clay City Council unanimously approved a proclamation recognizing Dr. Charles Hart, DMV, of the Clay-Chalkville Animal Clinic, for providing 25 years of entertainment to the community through the clinic’s annual Christmas lights display.
“I really appreciate what you spend, the time and money and the efforts that you spend on your clinic,” Mayor Charles Webster said to Hart. “It really looks nice. I know you’ve improved it every year and everybody that sees it, people come from all over to come see it. So thank you for the things that you’ve done.”
Webster said that he remembers the day the clinic was built and called it an “asset to the community.”
Councilor Becky Johnson announced that the Senior Center will be having its Christmas party on Friday, Dec. 14, and Webster added that the CCHS Jazz Ensemble would be playing at the Senior Center on Wednesday, Dec. 12. The Senior Center will be closed from Dec. 24, 2018 through Jan. 1, 2019.
Counselor Dennis Locke announced the November school grant winners:
Music teacher Kristy Lott won the $500 award for Clay Elementary School and will be using the funds to purchase items for her classroom, including multi-colored ukulele strings and special felt picks that are designed for ukuleles, as well as repairing other instruments.
Eighth grade English teacher Andrea Wood won the award for CCMS. She plans to purchase Chromebooks for her classroom.
The winner for CCHS was Health Science teacher Farah Bridges, RN, who plans to purchase additional privacy curtains and mounting equipment for her classroom.
In other city news, the council passed two resolutions designating 2019 meeting times for the Clay City Council and the Planning and Zoning Commission.
According to Resolution 2018-57, the Clay City Council 2019 meeting schedule is as follows:
Jan. 8, 2019 July 9, 2019
Jan. 22, 2019 July 23, 2019
Feb. 12, 2019 Aug. 13, 2019
Feb. 26, 2019 Aug. 27, 2019
March 5, 2019 Sept. 10, 2019
March 19, 2019 Sept. 24, 2019
April 9, 2019 Oct. 8, 2019
April 23, 2019 Oct. 22, 2019
May 14, 2019 Nov. 12, 2019
May 28, 2019 Nov. 26, 2019
June 11, 2019 Dec. 10, 2019
June 25, 2019 Dec. 17, 2019
According to Resolution 2018-58, the Planning and Zoning Commission 2018 schedule is as follows:
Jan. 17, 2019 July 18, 2019
Feb. 21, 2019 Aug. 15, 2019
March 21, 2019 Sept. 19, 2019
April 18, 2019 Oct. 17, 2019
May 16, 2019 Nov. 21, 2019
June 20, 2019 Dec. 19, 2019
The next council meeting will be at Clay City Hall on Tuesday, Dec. 18, at 6:30 p.m., following a pre-council meeting at 6 p.m.