PROPANE AND ROUNDTABLE

Propane services to the city will be provided by Salmon River Propane for the next year.

The Salmon City Council officially accepted the company’s propane proposal at the June 16 meeting in the Salmon Valley Center meeting room.

The contract runs from the beginning of this June to May 31 of 2022. Under the agreement propane will be delivered to the city’s tanks and the 1000-gallon tank at the Salmon Valley Business and Innovation Center. The locked-in price of $1.30 per gallon will be charged and a fee of $40 per hour plus parts will be billed for any labor Salmon River Propane performs. There will be no charge for the rental tank at the Innovation Center.

During the council’s Roundtable Discussion Councilor Russ Chinske gave Kudos to the staff that recently staged the successful Open House at the new “Tool Library.” He said organizers have been working on it for quite a while and thanks to help from the community there is a good inventory of tools and equipment available for rent. Chinske also mentioned that the Farmer’s Market is now open and looks great. He said that’s two really positive things going on in the community.

Councilor Fred Waidely noted the weather/drought news in the Forest Service presentation and that the city should be prepared to activate every other day watering restrictions when and if it becomes necessary. He said this is typically the time of year for high water and that that isn’t going to be happening. He said if that’s the case, water levels in September and October could become a dire situation. He said he thinks the city council should stay apprised of the ongoing conditions.

Harking back to Chinske’s comments about positive things happening, Mayor Leo Marshall said he has been watching steel girders going up on the east end of the ACE Hardware store as that business is expands.

Continuing on the positive, Sacajawea Center Director Suzy Avey announced that the following evening would see the first live gathering in a year at the center. The occasion was in honor June being History Month which is a joint celebration sponsored by the center and the Lemhi County Historical Society.