By BRANDON LaCHANCE

Staff writer

SUBLETTE – Three matters were finalized and a few more were discussed at the monthly Village of Sublette Board meeting on Dec. 11 at the Ellice Dinges Center.

After receiving a grant to purchase two LED speed signs, the board has agreed on what to order.

“We are ordering a battery powered and a solar powered LED speed sign. This will give us two LED signs to help slow down vehicles in town,” said Sublette Village President John Stenzel. “The goal is to have them ordered and get them here to put in place by the spring. There isn’t a big push for them at this time of the year because of weather and road conditions.”

The board went to a vote on an increased water usage rate for Sublette.

A year ago, the water usage rate went from $4.80 to $5.40 per 1,000 gallons of water.

Although a trustee put an option of raising it to $8-10, the board voted on $6.08 per 1,000 gallons of water, which is a 12.5 percent increase, the same as the year before.

The $6.08 rate was approved with via a 3-1 vote.

Also finalized was the passing of the property tax levy for Sublette, which beats the due date of Dec. 19.

Stenzel is planning to meet with Willet, Hofmann & Associates’ engineers to discuss the plans the Village of Sublette Board received on Dec. 11 and when work will begin for both the Richmond, Virginia, Reeve Street project and the issue of televising the storm tile under U.S. Rt. 52.

In his president’s report, Stenzel discussed a water leak at 404 W. Virginia St., which was contracted to repair and discussion with Nicor to repair a storm line on East. Main Street and South U.S. Rt. 52, which the company put a gas line through a few years ago.

Review of the Sublette Christmas Walk on Dec. 2 was favorable as the turnout and functions were deemed as successful.

The next Village of Sublette Board meeting will take place at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 8 at the Ellice Dinges Center.