At Tuesday nights meeting, the Thomaston City Council voted to keep the city voting districts as they currently are drawn. The districts fall within the permissible variance without changing anything and City Manager Patrick Comiskey advised the council that the problems and potential confusion among the residents involved simply was not worth making the minor adjustments.
The council approved a change in the city’s alcohol ordinance to allow the issuance of a one day license to charitable organizations provided they meet the IRS criteria for what is known as a 501(c)(3) charity. The organization must not be organized or operated for the benefit of private interests, and no part of a section 501(c)(3) organization's net earnings may inure to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual.
Council approved two routine items, the Hazardous Waste Trust Fund Application for reimbursement on the Zorn Street landfill and the Town Branch easements.
The council will have to address the vacancy created by the death of Councilman Ed Bell either at the next regular meeting or at a special called meeting. A special election to fill the remaining two years of Bell’s term must be held with 60 days of July 19, 2011. The council will have to establish the qualifying dates and advertise for an election to be held no later than September 17, 2011.
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