Princeville OKs donation to festival

By JEFF LAMPE
For The Weekly Post

PRINCEVILLE – The Village Board on Monday approved a slight change to zoning rules regarding the construction of fences and approved a donation to the Heritage Days festival.
Members of the Princeville Civic Association addressed the board and received a $3,000 donation for Heritage Days, which will be held June 24-28. One change is that the fire department will not host a beer tent, since the state is not yet issuing liquor licenses for non-retail uses. Heritage Days was cancelled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The board also heard a report from the Municipal Code Officer regarding some new violations of tall grass, debris and automobiles left in yards.
“He’ll send them a letter,” Village President Jeff Troutman said.
That business was for the old board before the new board was called to order later that evening and officers were sworn in along with board members elected last month – Teresa Gilroy, Spencer A. Wilson and Ricky Dean Pope, who is a new member.
In new business, the board heard that the Public Works Department had taken delivery of a new Chevrolet Silverado pickup, purchased from Uftring-Weston for $37,000.
The new board also voted in favor of the fencing change in response to a recommendation from the Zoning Board, which requested that if anyone seeks a variance of the ordinance in regards to fence construction, adjacent property must owners must be notified by a letter from the Village Hall. Previously, the village ordinance had only required public notice in such a case, Troutman said.
Finally, Troutman noted that the village’s new water meters have helped cut down on the number of past-due water bills that are on the books.