Mayor Antonio Blue and the Town Council met Monday to solidify an agenda for Thursday’s council meeting. Among the priorities discussed were GoldenLEAF funding, child safety, beautification, plans for an anniversary celebration and the upcoming Easter egg hunt.
Mayor Blue will travel to Washington, D.C. on March 17 for a legislative summit, where he will represent his town as the vice president of the North Carolina Conference of Black Mayors. He outlined his duties to the council:
“This is about that stimulus money. As a representative of Dobbins Heights, I am going to make sure people know what happens in small towns - and make sure some of that money trickles down.”
Blue passed out GoldenLEAF budget worksheets and began the discussion of the town’s top priorities should the prospect of funding materialize from any state, local, or national avenue - road and sewer improvements. Other areas included beautification, parks and recreation, and solutions to sub-standard housing issues.
Council member Gracie Jackson pushed for continued committee-forming and organization of the town’s anniversary celebration, as well as the finalization of plans for an upcoming Easter egg hunt.
According to Town Clerk Mary Magee, children between the ages of one and 12 can come look for the 1,600 eggs that will be hidden at the local park on April 13. The egg hunt and prize giveaways will be held in the local park at 11 a.m.
On the issue of child safety, Jackson and Magee voiced great concern over the basketball goals that some local children have set up in the street, and are developing warning and informational materials so the town can get the word out to the public, and an ordinance is under consideration.
Dobbins Heights Town Council will meet Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Town Hall.
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