Lawler Irish Fest 2024 – 10 Years of Shenanigans & Malarkey!

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Lawler Irish Fest 2024 – 10 Years of Shenanigans & Malarkey!

We are proud of our heritage and our community!  Come celebrate both at Lawler Irish Fest – Celebrating 10 Years! –  Friday, June 14th & Saturday, June 15th!

The Irish Fest Committee has been hard at work to bring you the best festival yet for 2024!   Bringing the community together is a goal of the Fest & hope that you and your families will join us for another great weekend of entertainment!  During this 10-year celebration we’d like to see all area families participate.

The Main Tent opens at 6pm on Friday, June 14th with an opening ceremony at 6:30pm for the introduction of Grand Marshals past and for 2024!.

The Car Show & 5K will also be returning for this year.  Both events keep growing and we thank them for being part of our festival.

Grand Parade at 1pm., Sat. June 15th. Music all weekend from traditional Irish, Irish Rock, Country, Pop, Classic Rock!

Kids activities will be held at Croell Park. Movies in the park both Friday and Sat. night. New this year will be Mega Foam & Bubble stations from Absolute Science.  New bouncy houses, balloon artist, face painting and the ever-popular Coins in the Sand.

More food and beverage selections will be available this year.  Ribeye sandwiches, burgers, brats, hot dogs, pulled pork, pizza by the slice, lobster rolls, nachos and a new fresh lemonade drink station.

Follow us on Facebook or online at  www.lawleririshfest.com for updates.  Consider becoming a volunteer, this event would not happen without the great participation from the community!    

As part of our Giving Back to the Community, Lawler Irish Fest has purchased new, upgraded basketball stations for the city parks.  Installation will begin in the spring once the weather permits. If you have an idea of other projects for Giving Back to the Community, please let us know. You can email lawleririshfest@gmail.com or contact any board/committee member.

See you the 3rd weekend in June! 

Special Meeting April 1, 2024

The Lawler City Council met in special session on April 1, 2024 at 7:00 PM.

 

Mayor Mark Mueterthies presided.

 

Council members present:  Scheidel, King, Wilson, Croell and Roberson

 

Others present:  Jay Uhlenhake and Ryan LaRosa

 

Motion made by King to approve the Agenda

Second by Croell.   All Ayes.  Motion passed.

 

Motion made by Scheidel to open public hearing on Proposed Property Taxation for Fiscal Year July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025. Second by Roberson,

Ayes: Scheidel, Roberson, King, Croell and Wilson

Nayes: None

Motion passed.

 

Suzette informed the council no questions or comments were received at city hall.   No questions or comments were made during public hearing.

 

Motion mad by Scheidel to close public hearing.  Second by King,

Ayes: Scheidel, Roberson, King, Croell and Wilson

Nayes: None

Motion passed.

 

Motion made by Scheidel to adjourn at 7:05pm.  Second by Croell.

Ayes:  Scheidel, Roberson, King, Croell and Wilson

Nays:  None

Motion passed.

 

Motion passed.

 

 

 

Suzette Byrne

City Clerk

April 2024 City Council Meeting Minutes

The Lawler City Council met in regular session on April 1, 2024 at 7:15 PM.

 

Mayor Mark Mueterthies presided.

 

Council members present:  Scheidel, King, Wilson, Croell and Roberson

 

Others present:  Jay Uhlenhake, Ryan Wicks-Fehr Graham, and James Bailey

 

Motion made by King to approve the Agenda

Second by Scheidel.   All Ayes.  Motion passed.

 

Motion made by Scheidel to approve the previous minutes with corrections: The nuisance abatement for the property located at 205 N Center St was discussed.  The property owners will be taking the house down end of March 2024.  The garage on the property will be painted and new window installed.  The willow tree on the property will be cut down. *** should read ***the nuisance abatement for the property located at 107 S. Benz St was discussed. The property owners will be taking the house down end of March 2024.  The garage on the property will be painted and new window installed.  The willow tree on the property will be cut down.

**** Need to add a motion made:  Motion made by Scheidel to set Public Hearing to approve Budget FY24-25 April 15, 2024 at 7:05pm.   Second by Roberson.

Ayes:  Scheidel, Roberson, King and Wilson

Nays:  None

Absent: Croell

and approval of current bills.

Second by King.    All Ayes.  Motion passed.

 

ARAMARK RUGS 276.86
JENDRO GARBAGE CONTRACT 3,332.00
STANTON ELECTRIC BOX CULVERT 25,859.38
UPS   98.16
RILEY’S NOTARY STAMP 42.75
EFTPS FED/FICA TAXES 1,620.08
IPERS IPERS 1,235.08
STATE WITHHOLDING STATE TAXES 759.45
BLACK HILLS ENERGY GAS UTILITY 316.83
MIENERGY ELECTRICITY 19,498.54
BLAZEK CORPORATION LAGOONS 455
NEW HAMPTON TRIBUNE 2023 WATER QUALITY REPORT 297.58
WELLMARK BLUE CROSS 04/01/2024-06/30/2024 5,034.75
LAWLER PUBLIC LIBRARY JAN – MAR 2024 3,500.00
UNITES STATES POSTAL STAMPS 03/12/2024 938
CHICKASAW COUNTY AUDITOR 2ND QTR 2024 PYMT 10,886.40
ANDERSON BERGESON INFRACTION 371
INSURANCE ASSOCIATES INS. 4/1/24-4/1/25 43,046.69
STATE HYGIENIC LAB   106
VISA – J UHLENHAKE SCHUETH ACE 160.47
VISA – S BYRNE ADOBE 21.19
CARROT – TOP FLAGS FOR PARK 993.97
CLEMENS-MR LAWN   458
FEHR GRAHAM   16,026.00
PAYROLL CHECKS TOTAL PAYROLL CHECKS 6,092.86 REVENUE
  CLAIMS TOTAL 141,427.04 50959.2
  GENERAL FUND 36,927.97 4996.85
  SANITATION FUND 3,332.00 2983.18
  ROAD USE TAX FUND 6,667.70 2783.64
  CAP PRO STORM DRAINAGE FUND 41,885.38 0
  WATER FUND 9,408.12 5883.3
  SEWER FUND 14,405.26 6889.13
  ELECTRIC FUND 28,800.61 27423.1

 

LIBRARY

 

EFTPS FED/FICA TAXES 1,289.41
IPERS IPERS 303.02
STATE WITHHOLDING STATE TAXES 96.79
INGRAM BOOKS 262.11
PETTY CASH PETTY CASH 80.24
RILEY’S   109.95
REAL SIMPLE   24
PEOPLE MAGAZINE   144.45
DEMCO   92.5
CONSUMER REPORTS   32.1
SMITHSONIAN   24.99
MIDWEST FLOORS LLC   15
PAYROLL CHECKS TOTAL PAYROLL CHECKS 1,512.69
  CLAIMS TOTAL 3,987.25
  GENERAL FUND 3,987.25

 

Ryan Wicks with Fehr Graham explain to council a formal change order for the box culvert project.  Motion made by Croell to accept change order from Fehr Graham.  Second by Roberson.

Ayes: Croell, Roberson, Wilson, King, and Scheidel

Nayes: None

Motion passed.

 

James Bailey discussed the dead trees to be removed on his property.   He plans on taking the dead trees down.  One pine tree is still green and he will take it down if it starts turning brown.

 

Property located at 107 S. Benz St is still in abatement.  The property owners have started cleaning the property.  The property will stay in abatement until the house is taken down.

Property located at 203 S Center St has been sent to lawyer for abatement process.

Property located at 2004 Union Avenue had a complaint against the property owner.  The property owner said it was not in city limits.  Mark will call the county to double check if the property is in city limits.

Property located at 101 W Spring St was updated.  Property owner is planning to put a steel roof on garage.

The council asked to send nuisance letter to two property owners within the city.

 

The city will not be paying for any tree removal for property owners and set up payment plan.  The tree removal is the property owner’s expense.

 

Motion made by Scheidel to set Public Hearing for Hazard Mitigation for May 6, 2024 at 7:15pm.  Second by Croell.

Ayes:  Scheidel, Croell, King, Wilson and Roberson

Nayes: None

Motion passed.

 

Motion made by Scheidel to accept the 28e agreement with the Chickasaw County Sheriff Department for drive through service. Second by Croell.

Ayes:  Scheidel, Croell, King, Wilson and Roberson

Nayes: None

Motion passed.

 

Next meeting will be May 6, 2024

 

Motion made by Scheidel to adjourn at 7:45pm.  Second by Croell.

Ayes:  Wilson, King, Scheidel, Croell and Roberson

Nays:  None

Motion passed.

 

 

 

Suzette Byrne

City Clerk