Len Hogan with Weiss Lake Antique Power Association sought the council’s support for the tractor show during a recent meeting. In other areas, Hogan pointed out, similar shows have displayed as many as 600 tractors and farm vehicles.
“We were wondering if the city would let us use the city park and if so, what we would have to have in terms of liability insurance,” said Hogan. “Those participating would come Friday and stay until Sunday. Many will have motor homes. We don’t really know how many we are going to have at this point. We could look at the park, ball fields, maybe the Armory or the tennis court. We have talked to the ROC (Recreation Outreach Center) of First Baptist Church about using their facilities for parking. We were wondering what the city thought about it.”
Weiss Lake Antique Power Association now has 38 members and is only three months old, according to Hogan.
The show, Hogan said, would probably bring vendors in who wish to sell tractor parts to some of the exhibitors, so the city could look into selling those vendors one-day business licenses.
The association will possibly sell t-shirts and ads on back of the t shirts. Since Weiss Lake Antique Power Association is a non-profit organization, members would donate the proceeds to local charitable causes or possibly toward scholarships for students who are considering going into some type of agricultural field.
Weiss Lake Antique Power Association does not plan to sell food at the event, but would allow scout troops or other groups who are looking for a fundraiser to do so.
The association requires each tractor exhibited to have fire protection, but is unsure about the type of liability insurance needed for such an event.
No date has been decided at this time. Hogan suggested possibly some time in late fall, possibly around the Fall Festival event. He noted the association still has a lot of questions about how to proceed with such a show.
The council agreed to work with the association and look further into the type of insurance that is needed for such an event and other matters as well.
The council received three bids on the tennis court resurfacing project , including Sports Court of Birmingham for $43,679.69 Mateflex of Uticca, N.Y. for $35,499.90 and Swiss Flex of Kewanee, Ill. For $31,752.
The council voted to award the bid to the lowest bidder which meets specs. All three companies offer a 10-year warranty on their work, Powell said.
The council resurfaced the other two courts last summer.
The council also discussed the new softball complex. In a previous meeting, Centre Building Inspector Brian McKinney mentioned to the council some 13 corrections which need to be made before the field is complete, including grading work, work on the parking lot and other corrections.
Unfortunately, weather conditions have prevented much progress in making these corrections since that date. The council will continue to monitor the progress of the fields
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