Door-to-door peddlers will see some new restrictions if the ordinance introduced at Tuesday night’s Washington City Council is passed at the next Council meeting. According to the proposed ordinance, salesmen will be required to register with the city and submit a criminal history check from the Indiana State Police, and the council is also looking to impose a 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. limit on door-to-door sales in the city.
In other business, Mayor Rhoads told the Council members that the city would initiate condemnation proceedings soon for several derelict properties in Washington. The mayor said three of the properties have already been razed, and the owners of the other properties have been given timelines to bring their properties up to standards or demolish the derelict structures.
The mayor also reminded everyone of the city’s Halloween Safe-Stop on Halloween night at Eastside Park from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Prior to the Council meeting, the Mayor administered the oath of office to the city’s newest firefighter, Eli Pierce.
Following the Council meeting, the Board of Public Works and Safety met. The Board agreed to a request from Brittany Underhill to place “Autistic Child in Area” signs on NE 19th Street between Parkdale and Grand Avenue. The Board also approved a request from Linda Cornelius to close Main Street between the Library and NE 7th and NE 7th from Main to the High School for the annual Veterans Day Parade at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 9. In other business, the Board approved Lift Station Rehabilitation Project agreements with Don Gress Construction and Midwestern Engineers, approved salary changes in the Electric Department, and approved four sidewalk project applications. The next City Council meeting is scheduled for October 27, at 6pm.
