The City Council in Atlantic will meet during a regular session Wednesday, beginning at 5:30-p.m. in their chambers at City Hall.

On the agenda is an order to appoint Gerald Brink to a vacant, At-Large City Council seat. Public notice was filed earlier with regard to the the City’s intention to fill the seat left vacant by the resignation of former Councilman Bob Cord, who has moved from the area. And, the City’s Personnel and Finance Committee has recommended Brink be appointed to the seat. If the Council approves the appointment, Wednesday, the public may file a petition to hold a special election, but that action must be taken within 14-days of the Council’s decision.

The Council, Wednesday, will also hold a Public Hearing on the plans, specifications and Form of Contract for the Bull Creek culvert replacement project, followed by a resolution approving the project, which will serve to replace the collapsed portion of the culvert located just southeast of the 8th & Walnut Street intersection. Cost estimates for the project exceed $200,000, and will be funded from bond monies issued for the Bull Creek project.

“Pumba,” the pot bellied pig.

In other business, the Atlantic City Council will hear a request from resident Darci Coatney, with regard to her being allowed to keep a pot bellied pig at 805 Chesnut Street. During their meeting Aug. 17th, the City’s Community Protection Committee met and heard from Coatney’s neighbor, who complained of the smell and issues with flies at her home, which she said she could not sell, because of the odor coming from the home where the pig is located. Following the Aug. 17th hearing, the CPC determined the current ordinance was sufficient to deal with the issue, and referred the matter back to the Council.

Coatney has written a letter to the City, stating Police came to her home twice since they got the pig named “Pumba,” at around this same time last year. The visits were with regard to complaints about the animal. The first time was in Oct. 2015, the second on Aug. 10th, 2016. She questions why she wasn’t told she wasn’t allowed to have a pot bellied pig at her residence (in accordance with City Code), during the first visit by Police. Her records show the animal has been neutered, and is current on its vaccinations.

And finally, the Council, Wednesday, will act on an order to temporarily close designated City streets this Friday, Sept. 9th, for the purpose of holding a Homecoming Parade. The route is from 10th & Linn west on 10th & Chestnut, north on Chestnut to 2nd Street, east on 2nd to Walnut, and then south on Walnut to 6th Street. The streets will be closed beginning at 2:30-p.m.