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Tallassee child struck by truck the accident occurred near the East Tallassee Baptist Church. “One of our students was A Tallassee juvenile was airlifted to Children’s Hospital,” flown to a Birmingham area Nolin said. “From the informahospital after an accident Friday tion I have, he was conscious at morning. the time.” Tallassee City Schools superTallassee police chief Todd intendent Dr. Brock Nolin said Buce said he is limited as to By CLIFF WILLIAMS News Editor
what he can say. “It was a juvenile riding a bicycle and then struck by a truck,” Buce said. “Once we saw the seriousness of it, we called the Troopers.” Buce said later Friday the child was 8 years old. “The vehicle was heading
westbound on Oak Heights Road approaching Powers Avenue,” Buce said. “The child was on Powers Avenue crossing Oak Heights Road.” Buce said the driver of the automobile involved in the accident remained on the scene and no charges or citations were
issued. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) sent out a notice at 7:53 a.m. Friday that Central Boulevard in the area of Oak Heights Road was closed. Buce said the closure was to allow a medical helicopter to land.
Council considering higher sewer rates sewer. Ultimately Marshall suggested a rate increase in sewer that would increase No business can stay residential customer bills open for long selling some- $10 per month and commerthing for 70 cents when it cial bills by $28 on average. costs $1. “With public utilities, But that is what the City there are no profits,” Marof Tallassee is currently shall said. “There are no doing with sewer treatment. shareholders to worry about. At last week’s Tallassee You do have to continually City Council meeting, Jack- reinvest money into your son Thornton’s Jim Marshall systems to provide safe, presented a rate study to reliable service.” councilmembers to provide He presented a 153 page information about the city’s document of findings but utility costs and revenues. summarized them in the Marshall said the city is meeting. recovering about 84 cents of Marshall said the council every dollar the city spends has to carefully monitor in gas, water and sewer. He costs and their recovery to said the city was getting keep the systems operating about 90% of its expenas they should without ditures back in water and 89% in gas but only 70% in See COUNCIL, Page A2 By CLIFF WILLIAMS News Editor
GETTING THERE Downtown Tallassee streetscape project will finish by spring
Council in middle of budget process for all city employees and also included a requested increase for The City of Tallassee the Tallassee Police budget for fiscal year Department to help with 2024 is still a work in recruitment and retainprogress. ing officers is still in the A draft of portions of works. the budget was presented “At the last finance to city councilmembers committee meeting the at last week’s council police department put meeting. Much of the forth a proposal,” Mayor budget is close to being Sarah Hill said. “That is finalized including a 5% not reflected in this. We cost of living allowance See BUDGET, Page A3 By CLIFF WILLIAMS News Editor
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New sidewalks are coming to life in downtown Tallassee. Currently new sidewalks are being installed on James Street. City officials said sidewalk work should be completed by Christmas and freshly paved streets will be finished by early spring. Much of the project is being funded from a grant from the Alabama Department of Transportation. But before any of that work started, new sewer, water and gas lines were installed.
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