Atlantic Mayor Dave Jones, Wednesday evening, announced representatives with Mediacom will be present at City Hall to discuss the City’s fiber-optic internet service. He said afterward, if you have any questions, concerns or problems Mediacom needs to know about, they will listen to what you have to say. The meeting takes place in the Council’s Chambers inside City Hall, beginning at 6-p.m. on Nov. 7th.

He reminds residents that having a fiber-optic network doesn’t guarantee you will get the full, promised high speed that’s promised, because of the limitations of wiring that varies from house to house and business to business.

Jones said also, SeeClickFix is up and running. Cards are available at City Hall for you to take home that explains how to sign up your mobile device. It’s designed to make reporting issues to the City easier, since your information is routing to the Department responsible for handling certain issues, but not all issues can be solved, such as a property disputes and ugly homes.

The Atlantic City Council, Wednesday, approved the 2018 Spring/Summer Street Improvement Project Engineering Agreement. Snyder and Associates’ Engineer Dave Sturm was present to identify the streets and work that’s scheduled to be completed next year. They include:

·        Plum Street, from 7th to 14th (which includes and milling and an asphalt overlay from 7th to 10th), and a reconstruction and widening, from 10th to 14th.

·        Patching and overlay on 14th Street, from Olive to Highway 71.

·        Chestnut Street, from 18th to 22nd.

·        Intersection improvements at 9th & Cherry.

·        The construction of a “hammerhead” turn-around at the south section (dead end) of Palm Street.

·        One alley between Birch and Cedar, from 10th to 13th.

The projects will cost a little more than $1-million. And, Police Chief Dave Erickson, Wednesday, implored the public to SLOW DOWN, when you come upon the scene of an accident, where Police Officers and Rescue Crews are located. Those flashing lights are on for a reason. Erickson said they had to flag down people driving too fast near the scene of an accident at 7th and Linn, earlier this week. The maximum speed, he said, should be 15 miles per hour when approaching or passing an emergency scene. Any faster risks the lives of those who are trying to deal with the emergency at-hand.