Ehrhardt has ‘zero tolerance policy’
Jerry E. Halmon, Staff Reporter
Ehrhardt’s new Public
Safety Chief Chad Dilling
informed Ehrhardt Town Council
members at their October 26
meeting that he would like them
to implement a “zero tolerance
policy” when it comes to the use
of alcohol at the Copeland Ball
Field.
“I’m asking that ya’ll
develop an ordinance on alcohol
at the ball field,” Chief Dilling
told town council members.
Dilling told council that he
looked at the towns’ ordinances
and could not find anything
pertaining to alcohol in the
ordinances.
Dilling’s request came after
a summer which saw several
softball teams threaten to play
their games away from Copeland
Field at another site after and
alcohol related incidence
occurred. In his police report
Dilling reported one incident
related to alcohol use.
Also during the meeting:
• Chief Dilling reported
“quite a busy month” in the fire
department with: Two brush fires,
two structure fires, a first
responder’s call, one assists EMS
and a farm machinery fire in a
field. The Chief said that he and
Asst. Chief Hughes attended a
Safety Seminar at the Leadership
Academy on seat belts and a
training session was held at the
fire department. A soup supper is
planned after Christmas and after
the Christmas Parade.
• Chief Dilling reported since
last month the police department
recorded the following cases:
bench warrant for failure to
report, DUS, theft of a four
wheeler, juvenile problem,
tampering with a motor vehicle,
a death is under investigation,
larceny of a boat, animal
complaint, burglary, public drunk
and assault.
• Councilmember's approved
bidding starting at $2,500 sealed
on a 2004 Crown Victoria and
approved purchase of software
for the police department
computer in the amount of
$1,217.
• In the water and sewer
report it was noted that in
September the town collected
$10,214.76 and in October
$10,286.40. There were 15
cutoffs in September and 13
cutoffs in October.
• The Verizon Cell Tower is
“finally on” and “hope
everybody is getting better
service” Mayor Stanley said.
• The town has applied for a
$500,000 grant through the 2009
Omnibus Appropriations Bill and
will try to link it with the U.S.
Rural Development Grant the
town is now using. It was noted
that the chances of the town
receiving the money looked
“very positive” but the matching
funds the town needed to come
up with could be “problematic.”
• It was reported in the
update on the water system
project that the work continues to
get done. It was noted that
downtown Ehrhardt would be “a
slow process” and a portion of
the project could be complete by
November with the majority of
the pipe in the ground now.
