Tuesday night’s Etna Green Town Council meeting saw town Clerk-Treaurer Laura Baker propose the idea of creating a website for the town that would not only be a database for ordinances, but also a way for residents to pay their  bills online. The council unanimously agreed that the idea was worth further exploration.

The council also voted approval of requiring households that possess up to six chickens to acquire a tangible permit from the town. These permits would be a measure to allow for the town to more easily keep track of which homes have chickens.

Greg Baker, who is in charge of the mowing and flower care at Remembrance Park, asked for the council to give him $300 for his work this year instead of the $250 that he had received in years past. The council unanimously approved his request.

Randal Byrer of the Etna Green Fire Department asked the council to consider cutting the rental fee charged to the department for its use of the park for a fish fry hosted this past weekend. The original fee was $125, and the council agreed to reduce the fee to $62.50. “The fire department thanks you,” said Byrer.

President Andy Cook stated that the town’s large trash pickup days will be Tuesday, April 28, and Tuesday, May 5. Baker added that the town would be conducting fire hydrant flushing from May 12-14. “Do not do laundry on those days,” remarked Baker.

The council unanimously decided to decline naming a designated flood area in the town. A designation of such an area would allow Etna Green homeowners to purchase flood insurance. The town’s lack of flooding problems in the past led to the decision to pass on designating an area.

The council also unanimously declined a written request made by a former town resident who still owns property adjacent to the town offices. The request sought for someone from the town offices to mow a strip of the land that belonged to the individual for them since they live out of town. The council members originally saw no problem with the request due to its close proximity, but ultimately decided that it could create a liability situation since the mowing would occur on grass that is not part of the town’s land. “If you are mowing and it chucks a rock up and it hits a kid that could bring trouble on the town,” reasoned Cook.