A couple of houses in Cherryvale will be demolished this year.
At last night's Cherryvale City Council meeting a demolition bid for 313 S. Neosho and 315 W. 2nd were approved for a total of $16,000. The only bidder for the project was B&L Trenching of Cherryvale. The city has budgeted around $40,000 per year for demolition of houses needing to be torn down. Council members expect they should be able to demolish a few more houses this year within the budget.
In other business, the council approved the purchase of a Bad Boy mower from Roman's Outdoor Power for the Public Works Department for $9,339, which came in under the department's budget of $10,000 for a new commercial mower.
Discussion also took place on the required Oath of Office for the current council. The swearing-in is scheduled for Monday at 2 p.m. although some of the members will have to work out scheduling conflicts.
