Ehrhardt Fire Department purchases ‘Jaws of Life’
Jerry E. Halmon, Staff Reporter
Fire Chief Chad Dilling
reported at the February
Ehrhardt Town council
meeting that the fire
department had purchased the
Jaws of Life Equipment,
adding, that the fire
department had been working
for two years to try and get
this piece of equipment.
Dilling said the next
project the fire department
will be working on will be
getting the ISO rating down
after the town installs the new
water system.
He thanked Councilman
Bill Edinger for everything
that he has done for the fire
department while he was the
fire commissioner. Amy Lee
was named the new fire
commissioner.
Also during the meeting:
. Police Commissioner
Bill Edinger stated that there
were several items missing
from the police department
including; two leg irons, two
sets of handcuffs, four guns,
three mag flashlights, one 40
Cal Glock, Bullet Proof Vest,
two badges and four guns
from the evidence locker. The
Police Commissioner noted
that the town had good
coverage with two full time
officers and two volunteers.
. Public Works
Commissioner Freddie
Copeland reported collections
for the month of January were
$10,984.65 and so far for
February is $8,973.23. It was
noted that 15 customers were
cut off for non-payment.
. Mayor Bill Stanley
stated that he along with
council members Bill Edinger
and Freddie Copeland met for
the pre-bid conference on the
water project in Columbia.
Mayor Stanley and council
member Copeland met with
engineers about the cost of
the project and had questions
about the bill.
. Mayor Stanley reported
that the town is still in bad
shape financially and was just
getting by with paying its
monthly bills. The Mayor
stated that he thought the
citizens have had enough time
to get the notice about the dog
ordinance that the town
passed several months ago.
He noted that 45 dog tags
have been sold and that it was
time for the police department
to enforce the ordinance and
start picking up dogs without
tags.
. Councilmember Bill
Edinger reported that he
spoke with SCANA about the
cell phone tower. He stated
that Verizon signed a contract
and is paying for space on the
tower. It was noted that the
problem is that Verizon does
not have enough personnel to
do the job to get the tower up
and running. Officials with
Verizon are looking into the
matter and are expected to
contact Councilmember
Edinger this week. Free space
has also been offered to
AT&T and T-Mobile.
In the public comments portion of the meeting:
. Monty Dubose stated
that she received a letter from
the Town of Ehrhardt about a
temporary easement. Dubose
stated that she was not in
agreement with the easement
and she wanted to know who
will be responsible for what is
torn up. Mayor Stanley
informed her that the
contractors are supposed to
fix and replace everything
that they do.
