Business Helps Pay for New Police Dog

The Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the received special news from Chief Michael Wilkie and passed a seven-item consent agenda at their Thursday evening meeting.

A half-dozen Kennesaw State University students were in the audience, which will earn them extra credit in their political science class.

Also in council chambers was Wilike, who announced to the Mayor and board that Singleton Orthodontics had fronted half of the $12,000 needed to purchase the new police dog, Uno. The other half of the money needed to purchase and train Uno came from drug asset seizures.

“ told us they wanted to pay for something expensive to show their appreciation for us,” Wilkie said. “Now I want to share my appreciation for them.”

With no public hearings or presentations to make, it was all business inside council chambers at City Hall.

The items on the agenda, which was passed unanimously, included:

Approval for ArborMaster to teach two classes over a five-day period at , or . The classes will include lessons on chainsaw safety and tree climbing.

Sanitation truck 35 will be repaired by McNeilus Truck Manufacturing at an estimated cost of $5,649.85, barring any hidden damage discovered over the course of the repairs. Alderman Tim Houston requested that someone from the city be privy to the repairs to avert the possibility of the mechanic running up charges on the work.

The city will purchase 4669 Moon Pl. for $30,810 from Eunice Frederick. The demolition lien on the property will be released as a result of the purchase.

The entire agenda can be found here.

After the agenda was passed, several council members spoke on various topics. Alderman Bob Weatherford asked the assembled citizens to on Tuesday, and mentioned that Wednesday's birthday of the Marine Corps and Thursday's observance of Veteran's Day made possible the current voting system.

Mayor Tommy Allegood mentioned that Saturday is electronics recycling day in the city. Citizens with old or unwanted technological items are encouraged to leave them in the library's parking lot and they will be responsibly recycled. Last year, Acworth recycled 20 tons of material, the most of any community in Georgia.