1957-08-13 Regular Councilman Chandler reported a request from ~,.~. G.~Crumm t~ grade
to his property in Block ~, ~outh Okeechobee. Council a~ree~ to tnve~tigate
V~on motion the Co~cil adjourned to meet i~gust 13,_!95~~ .
P~SIDEI,~/CI ~ CODICIL
August 15~ 195V
T~e City Council of the Cit~ of 0keec]zobee, Florida, met in reguls~m adjoined
session at ~he City t{all on bb.e above date at 7:30 P. I~,i. with the follov;ing present:
~.!ayor Dunha~u, President ~Tatford, Councilmen Chandler, Gardner, Peamce and Wa~e~ with
~.~. C. ~rrance, City Attorney and Lorena Spivey, City Clerk.
T':e appoint~ent of a Zoning Co~mnission and an Adjustment Board was discussed.
The followi.~5 were recom]uended: J~,~es R. ~,~inehan, Jr., Claude Holco~b, Jack Cokem,
Russell Domo~ and
~... L. Hendry. ~ter study of the Zonin,(~ Ordinance Attorney D~-rance
~o~cll
reco~nended that the/abolish the Zoning Co~ission ~d vest the duties in the
Inspector. Acting upon reco~m~endation of Attorney Durrance, Co~mcilman C-ardnem moved
that the du-bfes of the Zoning Co]':~ision ~der Ordinance No. 279 be vested in Carlisle
?nomas, Building Inspecto~ of the City of 01cooo!koboe~ seconded by Co~cilman Chandler
and carried. Duo to ~is action tke appoint~ent of a Zoning Co~nission was eli~inated.
Councilman [~amdne~ moved to appoint ti~e above reco~muended pemsons as members of the
Ad3ust~ent [3card said members to serve zmtil January 1, 1958, seconded by Councilman
Pearce and camried.
A letter of request from Charles C~pbell, local real eatate broke~, me-
q~.~,esting water and garbage semvice to the new development knov~ as 0keechobee P[eights
z~oved structed to
Subdivision was read. Councilman Peamoe/that the Clerk be in-/ ~It$ Lindsey-~,lundy
Consoruct_,_o:~ Com~oany, Hotl~ood, Florida, advising that the City had agreed to sell
wate~ at th~ pmevailin~ rate and provide garbage collection to the above named sub-
division, s~conded bI Counoiln~an Gardner and carried.
C~unci~nan Pea~ce reported t!~e estimate received on repairing Band Stud
Pool as $220.!4. ~e need o~ son~e additional z~epaims was discussed ~terwhfch Council-
man Chandler3 moved that repaiming of the Band Stand be ~oferred to Councilman Pearce~
Chairman of the Parks Con~ittee, seconded by Councilman ~,a~dner and carried.
T~:e Council advised the C!e~k to write a letter to Joe Bon,~iovanni owner
P. lock 161~ ~eq~.esting t!~at said property bo cleaned up w~thin 15 days. If not taken
came of wit[~in stated time tke City v;ill clean up ]3roperty ~d owner will be billed
for smue. ]3his f.s in accord with Ordinance No. 3~.
Councilman .~ardne~~ ~ moved t]~at the City advertize for bids on ~ air conditioner
fo~ *.he C!e?k's o_:[zce, i,fotion died for !ack of a second.
V~. L. [[en~y, appeared in behalf of t~.e Swi~ng Pool Committee requesting
a lease on tho s~muinf~ pool area also Fequosted water furnished free of cos~ for
tke pool. ~% discussion followed ~terv~.ich Council]uan Chandler ~oved that the City
lease to th~ 0keec~]obee Swimming Pool, Inc. the pool a~ea and facilities until Jan-
uc~y 1, 1959 fop the s~ of $1.00 per a~, seconded by Co~ci~nan GaP~eP and carried
Councilman u.a~d~ier moved t]~at the City furnish water for tike swing'ling pool free of
cost 'until October 1!5, !95V, at w]q. ch 'time the City will iaake a survey of the cost,
seconded by Co~mi!m~ 7falker and carried,
~ne Council agreed for klayor Dunh~ to vest tho police ~owers in t~:_~ swim-
ming pool operators while on the pool premises.
Water Supt. Kinsaul discussed with the Council water connections to the
parkways on Parrott ~venue which is zmder construction. Councilm~ Gardner moved that
furnish labor to
the City/install water connections in each ]~lock of parkway on Parrott Avenue with the
County furnis~ing material, seconded !TN Connci~nan PeaPce and carried.
A r~quest from i~s. Carolyn Bro~ for water line extension to her property
adjoining E. H. ~[arg~avcs on Florida Avenue was discusscd and ~ne to the distance fro;~:
the water main tNe Council den~ed rec~est.
The Clerk was instructed to have the fo!!ov~inc notice printed in two issues
of the OkeeChobee News:
N0 Ti CE
Notice is .hereby siren that the Zoning CoN~.issioner~ the Board of
Adjustment and the City Council of the City of 0keecNobees Florida~
will hold a joint meetin&~ on the Srd ~ay of September~ at the City
Hall, at tl~e NOUN of 7:S0 P. N., fop the p~irpose of considering all
appi. icatio~s fop a change of the zoninil] resu!atiens ~ld/or class-
ificatiou ~f %}leAr sepera%e property.
Ail persons who desire that the zoning{ ordinance be altePed~ amended
or chan~ed in any ma~leP as ~o their Dartic~,!ar proper%y~ should
file their complaint or request with Carlisl~ TN. oNas~ Sr.~ the zoning
Co~}m~is~iom~r~ without f~u~el~-o ~' ~ delay~ mn' order that ~e s~.e may be
fairly considered 8nd adjudicated.
Lorena SpAy ey ........ Cl(~[ CLI,~
A discussi}D of trailers p~kinS in areas other then trailer parks :~zas
heard, no action tareD.
A letter f?om irons L. Willia]'~s resarding a traffic hazzard caused by a
hedge on the Vorth sade of J. R. Edwards property, that borders 4th Street was read.
The Council a[vised :she Clerk to ~ite a letter to ]ir. Edwards re~esting that the
hedge be trim ~d so %hat ~:~e visibility of motorist would not be hindered.
Upon motio~ the Council adjourned. ~ ~
AT'iEST:
August 15, 1957
Pursuant to the foltowirul call the City Council mot at 8:30 P. !'[. on the
above date and the f~llowinS were pz~esont: L~a,jor Audley .... Du~s~, Pres~sent~ Jesse R. ~
..... ~-wd Councilmen 1{ '~ '" .... · ~,a!her with O. u.
',~'~u~u_~ ., ~. Uhana!or~ corm P Poarce and Franklin '"I ~ ~
Durrance~ ult.,. Attor~;ey and LoPena Spivoy~ City Clerk.
August 15~ 1957
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(,Published Every Friday in the City of Okeechobee Florida)
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OKEECHOBEE NEWS, a weekly newspaper published in the City of Okeechobee,
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in the City o,f Okeechobee, in said Okeechobee County, Florida, and that the said
newspaper has heretofore been continuously published in sgid Okeechobee County,
Florida, each week and has been entered as second class matter at the post office
in the City o! Okeechobee, in said Okeec.hobee County, Florida, for a period of one
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