PROSPERITY — Ed West from the Prosperity Utility Department reported to Prosperity Town Council that the hands for the new clock will be coming in soon.

The clock will have different style hands and a different face altogether. The only thing that will not be shipped with the new clock is the glass. Currently, the clock is made out of plexiglass, which tends to fade and crack.

The new clock will come with new features such as daylight savings time and automatic reset during power outages. Council will meet to look at the different options of hands and clock faces.

Other business:

• West reported seven small power outages due to Hurricane Matthew.

• McNary and Washington streets need work on their water lines. The blueprints for the current lines are from the 1930s and the Utilities Department is working to match up pieces that are older models.

• Part of the lane on Church Street was shut down Wednesday morning to fix issues with old water lines.

• Town Administrator Karen Livingston reported that a project started early this year to update ordinances to American Legal Online. Those ordinances have been sent to American Legal Publishing and a hard copy will be available in the next month or so.

• Livingston reported that verbal approval was received for a park grant for the walking track in Town Center.

• The deadline for the Hometown Grant through the Municipal Association is Oct. 31.

• The annual Duke forum is in Charlotte on Oct. 25 and Oct. 26. Councilman Mike Hawkins will be joining Livingston at the forum.

• Spooktacular will be held in the Square on Oct. 31 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

• A 2017 calendar that shows yard debris pick-up, recycling days, council meetings, waste collections and holidays has been sent to the printer to get a quote to possibly put on a magnet.

• Citizen Terrence Gallman addressed Council on a film project he is partnering with through the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association that educates the youth on how the justice system works and how to take responsibility for their consequences.

Prosperity Town Council met to discuss choosing a new face and hands for the new clock downtown, among other business items.
https://www.newberryobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/web1_Prosperity3.jpgProsperity Town Council met to discuss choosing a new face and hands for the new clock downtown, among other business items. Kelly Duncan | The Newberry Observer

By Kelly Duncan

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