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MINUTES OF COUNCIL <br /> AUGUST 8, 2006 <br /> The Batesville City Council met in regular session on August 8, at 5:30 PM at the <br /> Municipal Building. Mayor Joe Biard presided over the meeting. Councilmember <br /> Carpenter gave the invocation. Upon roll call the following councilmembers answered <br /> present: R.L. Carpenter, Doug Matthews, Dana Mynatt, Stephen Smart and Paula <br /> Terrell. Also present were the City Clerk and the City Attorney. Councilmembers Krug, <br /> Pectol and Shelton were absent. <br /> COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS <br /> Mayor Biard opened the floor for citizen comments. Mr. Langley Puckett <br /> addressed the council with several comments. Mr. Puckett said the furniture store on <br /> Central Avenue (Ozark Furniture) constantly had boxes, wood and other debris from <br /> their dumpster blow out and litter the railroad and eventually would end up on the river. <br /> Mr. Puckett said he had notified City Hall on several occasions and the furniture store <br /> itself and the problem has not improved. Secondly Mr. Puckett said he thought the new <br /> stop signs on Main, College and Boswell were senseless and instead the speed limit <br /> should be raised to 30 miles per hour. Third he said he thought the swim lessons that <br /> were being taught at the Fitzhugh Pool were good for the community and should <br /> continue. He said maybe the City needed to revisit the agreement between the City and <br /> Mr. Elumbaugh. And last, Mr. Puckett said he was concerned with the amount of"illegal <br /> aliens" that were be employed by a local poultry company. Mr. Puckett said he felt that <br /> most of the illegal drug problems come from Texas and Mexico through the illegals and <br /> poultry company pays low wages because they hire illegal workers. Mr. Geino Corley <br /> addressed the council regarding the bad odor that is coming from the local poultry <br /> industries. Mr. Corley said the smell had improved for several years but now is back. <br />