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Page 9 <br />April 28, 1975 <br />Mr. Hall said he has been owner for three years and knows the area quite well and <br />has never seen water on the road as a problem. By changing the blacktop, grading <br />to make water flow toward County Road H and with the weir taking the water and <br />distributing it and allowing it to disappear slowly on the south side, there <br />won't be a problem. He doesn't have a problem with water on the road, but if <br />there ever is he will do something to correct it. When the additional parking is <br />added this will be corrected. <br />Mayor Johnson commented on the trash container and said McDonald's restaurant <br />had about the nicest one he has seen. It is all brick and really looks nice. <br />He would like to see something more elaborate than a chain link fence with <br />webbing used at the Mermaid also. The chain link type trash container may <br />be as functional, but one similar to McDonald's would blend into the surrounding <br />area once it gets developed. Another thing he pointed out that the receiving area <br />where stock is brought in has a number of boxes with bottles in them around the <br />runway. He asked what could be done to rid the area of this. Mr. Hall said <br />the boxes contained empty liquor bottles he saves for the boy scouts who come <br />two or three times a week to pick them up. Perhaps it doesn't look good. He <br />has a new cleaning man and sees no reason why he can't put them in back of <br />the building with a baffel in front to cover them up. It is a savings for him <br />to have the boy scouts pick them up. Mayor Johnson said he thought if something <br />could be done it would look better. <br />Mr. Hall said he welcomed the suggestion, and the situation would be corrected. <br />He said sometimes people come to him and make mention of different things and <br />he changes them. He relies on other people to see flaws that persons don't see <br />when they look at it everyday. <br />Councilman Pickar asked if there were any contours in parking area now. Engineer <br />Bearden said the map indicated what the contour is now. Councilman Pickar asked <br />if there would be something to control the volumn of water. <br />Mr. Hall said he has the area fairly covered by blacktop now so that with the <br />bowling alley added there will not be much difference in the amount of ground <br />paved. The parking lot will be tapered so that when it comes down toward <br />County Road H it will be flat. Councilman Pickar feels if the volumn of water <br />is too great a weir such as this will not stop it. Mr. Hall said that is why <br />there is a holding pond so that when it comes to the weir the holding pond will <br />act as a dam. The drop is minimal. The holding pond is like a breakwater, the <br />more rain there is the better this will stop it. <br />Councilman Hodges said he had driven by the Mermaid today and he feels seeding <br />very important along with the weir being installed. There may be a day when <br />an overall picture of the area will have to be taken and all drainage may have <br />to be to a common area, but for the time being he approves of the plans as <br />presented. He commented on the present trash container arrangement at the Mermaid <br />and said that all supper clubs leave a lot to be desired as far as hiding their <br />trash is concerned. <br />Mr. Hall said he likes to take pride in how clean the Mermaid is. He agreed <br />that the bottle boxes were a good point to bring up. He said that he has a <br />Gallagher receptacle in his parking area and that his trash is picked up everyday. <br />