Village Board approves Lions Club playground improvements

BOYCEVILLE — The local Lions Club fund-raiser to have new playground equipment at Pafko Park is coming to a conclusion. At Monday night’s village board meeting the board approved several items that will allow the installation of new equipment and a location for it at the park.

Village Board member Bud Gilbertson explained to the other members of the board what the plan is for completion of the project.

The board approved the recommendations from the Village’s Building and Property Committee about the park. The report stated that, “once the $25,000 grant from the Otto Bremer Foundation is received the fund will have a balance of $76,000.”

Gilbertson explained that the playground area would be in a 46 by 56 foot area and located by the horseshoe pits and the old equipment will remain as is. He reported that the Lions Club proposed adding five benches and two trash cans in the project. It was also discussed the need for a flagpole at the park and Gilbertson said he would check on the pole.

The village board also approved a name change for the park. The Committee’s report indicated that at the request of Dave Laberee that the parks’ name be changed from Andy Pafko Athletic Park to Andy Pafko Memorial Park.

There was no time line for completion for the project discussed at the village board meeting.

In other village business the board heard a report from Police Chief Dan Wellumson who told the board that the department handled some 97 incidents in May. Included in his report were three incidents of Drug Sales. He was questioned about this and indicated that he could not comment on those at this time “because they have not yet been finalized.”

He also explained the six animal incidents and noted that five of them were dogs running loose and one owner received two citations and a separate incident was that a dog bit a neighbor on the arm.

Village Maintenance Head, Don Rose reported that with the recent heavy rains it has effected the wastewater treatment facility, saying we are full now.” He also noted that average daily flow into the system has increased by 24,000 gallons daily over a year ago.

The board approved forty new and renewal operator’s licenses and Class “A” beer and Class “B” beer and Class “B” intoxicating liquor licenses.