Marion increases fees charged for building permits
Staff reporter
The City of Marion has increased its building permit fees for the first time since 1978.
City Administrator David Mayfield informed the City Commission of the increases Monday. The fees can be changed without commission approval.
New residential and commercial construction permits were raised from $10 per permit to $25; remodeling of residential or commercial buildings, from $5 to $15; and plumbing and electrical permits, from $5 to $25.
In other business:
— The commission gave approval to Mayfield to sign a contract with Marion County regarding refuse service for county-owned waste containers at Marion County Park and Lake.
The city submitted a bid of $3,892 per year for the service. The service will be provided on Wednesdays, which is when the city collects commercial refuse and refuse from Marion Municipal Airport.
— A budgeted transfer of $130,000 from the general fund to the bond and interest fund was approved. Of the transfer, $75,323 will be used to for debt service on the city's industrial park. The remainder will be used for a future payment. City sales tax revenue pays for bond repayment.
— Police Chief Michel Soyez said a neighborhood block party was being planned on Elm Street. Officers were planning to attend.
— Harvey Sanders, public utilities superintendent, reported that part of Eisenhower Drive has been temporarily closed to install a sewer line to the newly constructed assisted-living facility.
— Margo Yates, Marion-Florence recreation director, said summer programs had been successfully completed.
A summer theater program was not presented this year because no director was available.
Yates is planning fall programs.
— Mayfield reported that he recently spoke at a meeting of the Neosho Basin Advisory Committee. He talked about the city's actions in June 2003 when an algae outbreak occurred at Marion Reservoir.
— A letter of appreciation from Steven and Staci Smith was read. The letter thanked the commission for paying the cost of advanced emergency medical technician training for the couple.
— Warrants for $7,199 were approved.
— The commission recessed to a 15-minute executive session to discuss non-elected personnel. Mayfield, Soyez, and city attorney Dan Baldwin were in attendance. The session reconvened with no decisions.
The commission will meet at 4 p.m. Monday at the city building.
