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For Steve Connelly: What is the plan for the park? I would hope there is a plan. What will the $1.8 million be spent on? Will there be a skate board park, soccer field, baseball field or what? Answer: Most certainly we have a plan. You are welcome to see both the map depiction and the schematics. In ... Read Full Answer
For Steve Connelly: What is the plan for the Berea Park budget? Is it $1.8 or $2 million? Answer: The estimated construction cost for the recreation park project is $1.8 million, but that number has... Read Full Answer
For Steve Connelly: why is it that now that the city has took over the berea utilities that the bills are doubled. when it was berea college my bill was no more than$100.00 now it any where from $150.00 to over $200.00 we dont use that much electric for it be be $40.00 higher than the month before Answer: That is a puzzle. The city is charging the same rates that Berea College did. Kentucky Utilities has... Read Full Answer
For Steve Connelly: Is the citty pool offering family passes this year? Answer: No family passes this year, but there is a free family night swim and the last half hour of each day... Read Full Answer
For Steve Connelly: that question was for the mayor about the pool Answer: The Berea pool has a policy of no rain checks unless the pool closes for mechanical reasons. But, be... Read Full Answer
For Steve Connelly: Mayor it's budget time again. Does it look like this will be the year that a restaurant tax or insurance tax is passed? Answer: Berea's 2006-07 budget will be read twice and passed in June. The current version of the budget ... Read Full Answer
For Steve Connelly: Mayor Connelly, I have noticed that when someone has a question about any other department in the city goverment, you respond very quickly, but if a question is asked in regards to the parks, your reponse is very slow, if you respond at all. Why is that? Answer: I have less daily contact with the park than other departments and often have to request information... Read Full Answer
For Steve Connelly: Question. In order to have haz duty for the departments I only have to go to a city coucil meeting and ask? or do I need to call someone and have this put on the agenda? Also if I'm not in the city limits can I still request this. Berea fire comes to me but not the police. Answer: Any visitor who does not have an item on the agenda can be regognized at the start of our meeting to... Read Full Answer
For Steve Connelly: On Thursday of this week the soccer team had to wait for a field until the city parks worker finished mowing it. This was around 5:45pm why was it not ready? There is a bad smell around field # 5 several parents commented. Answer: Parks employees are behind in mowing because of the rain and the need to paint the pool. In addition... Read Full Answer
For Steve Connelly: Why would Ms. Renfro with the city parks give out tee shirts to all of her employees except for one part time worker who has been there for a few months, another part time who has only been there a few days got his shirts. She is treating this young man very badly. He is trying his best to work hard every day but she stays on him. I have read so many things about her I do not understand why she is still with the city parks. Answer: I do not comment on personnel matters. Howver, I will say that I have received different information... Read Full Answer