Boyd tackles busy agenda at monthly meeting

If you live within the Village of Boyd, the grass on your lawn and/or nearby boulevards is not to exceed 10” in height, nor is it permitted to village residents under Boyd’s governing statutes that “noxious weeds” be allowed to thrive into the bloom or flowering stage of their life cycle.

In other words, just say no to fermented dandelion beverages. In the meantime, President Randy Setzer made sure to get the department reports from each trustee or employee present for the meetings this past May 11, and that included parks, which Bob Geist oversees.

“Ok. Now, how’s the park, Bob?” he asked towards the end of village department updates.

“Good,” Bob Geist replied. “Actually open.” Setzer next directed himself to a more general discussion amongst those who were present.

“So,” he said, “starting with the park, is there anything we need to do up there?” As it turned out, there was. Tom Grunewald spoke up for the streets and utilities department.

“We want to do it before it opens up and people start really using the park,” he said of a tree that needs to be cut down at the popular west side venue. The timber harvest from Lotz Park reportedly requires an eighty foot boom lift, which Grunewald said was “pretty heavy” and that more drying out of the park grounds was needed before the job was done. For possibly helpful context, readers are directed to the current logging truck-tire divots from a ramp slide on the westbound Highway 29 onramp this winter—and there was also siren and light maintenance to consider, which Setzer touched upon next.

“So Tom, my understanding is that when you get that (the lift) you’re going to do the siren and lights?” Setzer sought confirmation. Grunewald said that the siren would be done and that “we’ll see on the lights,” while Village Clerk Sandi Isaacs brought up another tree that reportedly needed to be cut down near private property, though this wasn’t touched as to specifics. It was further shared by Grunewald that the playground equipment at Lotz Park wasn’t taped off as tape wasn’t considered an effective deterrent for those who might desire to use the playground equipment anyway.

In other park news, Clerk Sandi Isaacs reported that the Boyd Pavilion was booked for graduation celebrations the entire month of June, and that no one had so far cancelled as they all presumably waited to see what may happen in regards to the Stay-At-Home Order. Meanwhile, Grunewald said, the bathrooms at Lotz Park were unlocked, while Little League was up in the air as of May 11 “like everyone else,” another attendee stated.

Stay tuned as this developing story continues to change and morph over the summer.