As a “changing of the guard,” the Town of Kilmichael presented retired police chief David Eldridge with his badge and new police chief Barry Gregg with his own badge.
Mayor Bobby Howell said at their April meeting, it’s a tradition as the new police chief and the former police chief transition, for the incoming chief to wear the outgoing chief’s badge. David Eldridge served the town of Kilmichael for 33 years.
Howell said that Vice-Mayor and Eldridge’s brother-in-law, Alderman Charles Austin, presented Eldridge with a resolution, authored by Rep. Karl Oliver (R-Winona), honoring Eldridge’s service to the Town of Kilmichael.
In other town business, the town of Kilmichael adopted a new mobile home ordinance. All mobile homes currently located in town will not be affected by the new ordinance as they are grandfathered in, however, the ordinance requires an application be submitted to Kilmichael’s Zoning Enforcement Officer before a someone places a mobile home in the town limits.
“….Within seven days after the application is submitted the Zoning Enforcement Officer shall either issue a permit to the applicant or issue a denial notice. If the application is denied, then the applicant may appeal the denial to the next regular meeting of the Board of Aldermen for a new review. The application will not be approved if the mobile home is more than five years old or in substandard condition and appearance,” the ordinance states.
Meaning, if a person would like to place a mobile home in Kilmichael, it must be a model between 2016 and 2021 and in good condition and appearance.
Howell said the board also approved the Master Street Plan. He said with this approval, 90 percent of the town’s streets will be overlaid in the past five years.
The Town of Kilmichael is now accepting applications for work to be completed.
Bids will be opened on May 20 at Kilmichael’s City Hall and will be announced at their board meeting on June 8.
