Big Agenda Last Night for Walhalla City Council

There was a lot of business on the agenda for Walhalla’s City Council last night. The Stumphouse Mountain Bike Park could double in size – from ten to twenty miles long – following a contract approval by the council. City Administrator Brandon Burton was authorized to work out the details with a development company. A state grant of approximately $526,000 will pay for the phase three expansion of the Stumphouse Mountain Bike Park.

Other business from the city council meeting last night, Walhalla Police Capt. Tim Rice was appointed interim chief following the sudden resignation of Sean Brinson last month. While Rice’s selection was unanimous, Council Member Grant Keehn addressed the issue after concerns were raised by a handful of Brinson’s supporters…

Also discussed in Walhalla’s City Council meeting last night was a mid-year-sewer increase that will be limited to 20% instead of 40%. Council Member Keehn had pushed for 40%, as a way to get the city’s sewer expenses out of the red…

The city council backed off 40% after Council Member Keith Pace said he wanted the city to tie rate hikes to OJRSA increases which now are 20%.

And more news from last night’s meeting regarding the OJRSA, Lamar Bailes will relinquish his role as a Walhalla representative to the Sewer Authority, but will remain as a non-voting advisor to the city of Walhalla. Walhalla City Administrator Brandon Burton will now take Bailes’ seat on the OJRSA Board.