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Ridgeside City Commission Meeting

Tuesday evening, Jauary 15, 2008


Audio Recording of the meeting, a Quicktime mp3 file - approximately 90 minutes


Photographs from the meetig, click on an image to view a larger version

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Before the opening ceremony residents visited with Mayor Mason and the city's commissioners.
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Attendance at the January meeting of the commission was fair, certainly not as large as the number who attended the fall meetig.
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Residents were spread out in the large meeting room, but the room was not too large for individual participation
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Former Ridgeside Mayor Billy Cooper sat at a table filled with beautiful Rideside women.
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Commissioner Sonny Sanders and his wife Bridget took time to sign autographs.
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Fran Bender and Sandra Longer suggested to the commission that a greater effort be made to keep the city informed of changes in the garbage and trash pick-up schedule.
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The meeting began with a audit report on the city's finances.
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The auditor reported that the city was in good financial condition.
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The auditor told the commission that of all the city's his company serves, Ridgeside, probably, is in the best condition.
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The auditor indicated the city has a surplus in the budget that could be used for emergencies.
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The formal audit report.
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The report provided a great deal of reading material during the remainder of the city commission meeting.
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Fran and Sandra found several interesting elements in the audit report.
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Mayor Maso indicated he was tabulating the results of his community survey.
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Mason's preliminary findings indicate a large number of Ridgeside residents are in favor of closing or more streets.
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The mayor said that before any decisions are made about street closings a great deal more research must be completed.
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Commissioner Sanders said there are a number of steps that must be followed to meet state requirements if Ridgeside closes one or more streets.
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