The school road between East Fourth Avenue and East First Avenue will continue to be plowed, following approval of a formal agreement between the City of Stanley and the Stanley-Boyd Area School District at the Monday, Dec. 15 council meeting.
“We’ve been plowing it,” Public Works head Joe Schmitt shared of the road, which runs along the top of the slope leading to the practice field.
The road plowing agreement as approved in council puts into formal language details that had previously been confined to tacit understanding, the city providing plowing whenever snow events occur exceeding two inches in a 12 hour period. The agreement valid for 10 years commences on the date the utility easement is recorded, a city water main running alongside the “paved path” as the road is called in the agreement. An attached and related easement agreement grants the city a “permanent and perpetual non-exclusive municipal utility easement,” effectively allowing it to care for the water line in question
Following the initial 10-year term for snowplowing, the agreement will automatically renew for up to an additional three 10-year terms, unless the district chooses not to renew the agreement. The agreement states that the district will notify the city of intention to not renew with written notice prior to expiration of the initial term or extended term in such a case.
The agreement also provides for mutual termination of the agreement by both parties, with such event requiring writing by both parties.
Effective upon signing by school and city, the agreement effectively allows for the status quo to continue in legal print, past the term of handshake agreements and with no loss of understanding over time.
Also in news from Dec. 15 council were department reports, with updates given by Fire Chief Ron Patten and Police Chief Lance Weiland regarding their department operations.
Patten shared that normal office work and truck checks had been done since last meeting, as well as weekly SCBA (Self Contained Breathing Apparatus) checks and weekly PASS device checks as well. Patten wrote in addition that there were eight EMS calls, one fire inspection “due to concern,” and zero fire calls. One complaint had been handled by the fire chief and fire inspector, one officer meeting was held as required, and one safety meeting was held as required in the last two weeks.
As for work planned, Patten listed “normal office work” and the finishing of NIMS requirements.
“Finish NIMS requirement for all fire personnel,” he wrote of planned work. NIMS stands for “National Incident Management System and provides the framework for emergency management.
As for the police department, Weiland shared that recall work was done on the 2018 squad by Courtesy on Dec. 10.
“Recall work was done on the 2018 squad by Courtesy on Dec. 10, 2025,” he wrote. Additionally, Weiland wrote that written notices and warnings had gone out in both Stanley and Boyd for properties that had failed to clear snow from their sidewalks adjacent to the property parcel.
Also reported by Weiland was news that one of the department squad’s had received an application for paint protection film (PPF) on some vulnerable areas, meant to protect the vehicle from chips, scratches, rust, and other damage. The service was provided free of charge by Fast Lane Detailing.
Closing out his report, Weiland said the department had received a $2,000 donation from the Stanley Truck Pull and Rodeo organization.
“This week we received a $2,000 donation from the Stanley Truck Pull and Rodeo,” he wrote the council. “We are extremely grateful for their support and will be using this funding for an upcoming equipment purchase for the department.”