Mayor David O’Mary recognized and commended several members of Jasper Fire and Rescue for their response to a recent emergency medical incident.
Members of the department who were recognized were Lt. Justin Vinson and firefighters Timothy Caffee, Bennett Prestridge, Payton Phillips and Blake Kelley. The five responded to a medical situation just before Christmas.
O’Mary shared that a citizen involved in the incident remarked she was so impressed by their compassion for not only the person in need but also the family/people at the scene who were concerned. O’Mary thanked them for their actions and professionalism, and for looking after the people of Jasper and representing city well.
“Giving that little bit of extra is what enables us to build a better Jasper,” O’Mary said. “It’s what makes our city what we are.”
Fire Chief Dante Fields also briefly spoke about his firefighters and personnel and how he is proud that Jasper firefighters represent their department and the city professionally on each and every call-out.
“I can’t tell you how many times I get calls from people thanking us,” he said. “It shows the kind of character they have, and I’m thankful we have people like that.”
Other action taken at Tuesday’s meeting, the council:
• Approved an event permit for Love Walker County to be held on April 15, 2023.
• Approved requests of the Accountant/Purchasing Agent to purchase bleachers from the Sourcewell contract and send bids for exclusive non-alcoholic beverage rights.
• Approved travel for Councilmember Smith to attend the National League of Cities convention March 24-28, 2023, in Washington D.C.
• Adopted Budget Amendment 2022/2023-06 and introduced Budget Amendment 2022/2023-07.
• Conducted two public hearings and adopted a resolution to set cost for nuisance abatement.
• Adopted a resolution to award the bid for construction of the 19th Street West and 10th Avenue Improvements, CDBG No. LR-CM-CP-21-010, to Avery Landscape and Associates, LLC, the lowest responsible bidder.
• Approved the installation of a streetlight on an existing pole located on a portion of College Hill Drive.
• Adopted a resolution for nuisance abatement for an unsafe structure.
• Introduced an Ordinance to establish a “No Truck” zone on 14th Avenue NE.
