The City of Atlantic is looking for a new Wastewater Treatment Plant Superintendent. City Administrator Doug Harris announced during Wednesday night’s City Council meeting, that Superintendent Mark Farrier, who was hired to run the new plant in 2012, has resigned, effective July 3^rd, 2014. Farrier, his wife and family are moving to Guatemala to become Missionaries. Harris said the search has already begun to find a replacement for Farrier, but it won’t be easy to locate someone with a Class 3 Operator’s License to run the plant.

Harris reported also that work on Highway 6/7^th Street from just east of Olive Street to near Burger King won’t be taking place this year as planned, that’s because it took so long to get the DOT’s approval and paperwork pushed through. Snyder and Associates Enginner Dave Sturm said it appears bid-letting for the project won’t be until April 2015, with work beginning later that Spring.

In other business, Mayor Dave Jones reminded residents to not wait too long to mow their lawn grass. He said there is about 1-to 2-percent of the City’s residents who “Abuse the system every year,” and ignore the City’s warnings to mow the lawn in accordance with the Ordinance. Jones said the City would be getting more aggressive in mowing lawns that grow too tall.

In a previous Council meeting, it was announced the City would not be sending out warning notices, and that property owners would receive a bill for the services of City crews who take care of the problem. It was also noted that the cost for City crews to mow your lawn is much more expensive than if you hire someone on your own to handle it on a regular basis.

Jones also warned against blowing the clippings into the streets, which can clog the storm water drainage system and cause costly sewer system repairs. The Mayor also proclaimed April as Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month, and he recognized efforts of the local Parkinson’s Disease Support Group to raise funds and promote awareness of the fight against Parkinson’s.