At its February meeting, the Seadrift City Council officially set the date of the next City election as Saturday, May 9, with Early Voting to be held April 28 and 30. Three Council positions will be on the ballot. The deadline for filing for a position is February 27, 2015, at City Hall.
Spring Clean Up in Seadrift has been set for March 23 through 26.
Council voted to amend the City’s Culvert Ordinance. In order to ensure proper drainage, the public works director must inspect and approve all culverts, even if the property owner plans to do the installation himself. A Culvert Permit must be obtained from City Hall.
Chief Leonard Bermea gave the Police Report for January. There were 310 calls for service, ranging from information calls to calls resulting in arrest. 115 traffic stops resulted in 45 citations and 70 warnings. Seven reports were written: 1 DWLI; 1 possession of marijuana; 1 wreck; 1 theft of vehicle (recovered); 1 unlawful carry of weapon; 1 missing person (found); and 1 theft (cleared). There were a total of four arrests.
City Building Inspector Boyd Staloch reported five permits issued in January, totaling $96,125.00 in value.
Seadrift Municipal Court heard 45 new cases last month. Twenty-seven cases were closed and 63 cases are current. Fines collected were $3,142.00, of which $1,730.90 is kept by the City; $50.22 goes to the Municipal Court Sec. Fund; $66.96 to Municipal Court Tech Fund and $1,303.93 to the State.
Councilman Ranier Brigham gave the Animal Control Report. There were eight dogs picked up and impounded; 10 dogs picked up and returned to owners with warnings; one dog picked up and returned to owner with tickets; 19 verbal/writing warnings issued. Two dogs were found new homes. There was one call for animal cruelty (cleared) and three call outs for animals hit by cars. Eleven cats were trapped and impounded. Sixteen wild animals (possums, skunks, etc.) were trapped. There were two calls for cows in the street.
The next Council meeting will be held Tuesday, March 3, 7:00 p.m. at City Hall. All residents interested in the business of the City are encouraged to attend.
