Concerns about the safety of pedestrians in the Ted’s Trail Subdivision on Highway 41 in Trenton prompted a review of the city’s traffic ordinances at Monday’s regularly scheduled city commission meeting.
Residents have been parking on the road in the subdivision, blocking the flow of traffic – and not allowing drivers to see children and pedestrians.
City Clerk Carol Chester told commissioners that an existing city ordinance prohibits parking on city streets.
Police Chief Henry Hamlet will begin enforcement of the ordinance.
In other news, commissioners approved the first reading of an ordinance establishing the city’s ad valorem tax rates for 2024, with no change from the city’s 2023 tax rates.
Rates within the ordinance are set at 45.3 cents per $100 of assessed value on real estate, 75.0 cents per $100 of assessed value on personal property, and 35 cents per $100 assessed value on motor vehicles.
Additionally, the commission approved a resolution accepting $24,000 in additional grant monies from the Cleaner Water Program. The monies are in addition to $147,000 in grant monies already received by the city for the acquisition and construction of facilities and improvements to the city’s utility system.
The resolution also amends the city’s budget to include the monies and authorizes Mayor Martha Ray to sign all grant-related documents.
