BICKNELL - Board of works members here addressed requests from the city police department and approved a request for additional lighting at both city parks.

Police Chief Paul Jones asked the board to approve the purchase of three radios for some vehicles on the police fleet.

Jones said two vehicles already have the new radios and with the purchase of three more radios, the city would only have one other car to outfit.

Board members approved the purchase of three radios from Tri-State Communications, Evansville, for nearly $5,000.

Jones also told the board that one of the city's officers, Lawrence "Butch" Meyers, would be away for several weeks at the Indiana Police

Academy.

The board asked Jones to look into hiring an officer part-time until Meyers returned.

Lastly, board members heard a request for assistant clerk Brenda Flickinger to increase the lights at South Side Park.

Flickinger brought the issue before the city council in September 2008 and it was approved.

"I never followed through on the contracts or anything with it so I wanted to bring it before the board again," Flickinger said.

Flickinger said when she met with Roger Swain, a representative with Duke Energy, last fall, he suggesting upgrading the lights in the park in order to ward of vandalism.

Flickinger asked the board to upgrade100 watt light bulbs to 150 watt bulbs.

"We could also possibly look into installing motion sensors out there," she said.

She said that it would double the amount of light for a little less that $6 a month on the east park and nearly $5 a month on the west park near the ball diamonds.

Article from Vincennes Sun Commercial
JENNIFER GORDON
staff writer