During the April 8 regular meeting of the Onalaska City Council, everyone was reminded of the city’s annual Lew Vail Memorial Easter Parade at 10 a.m. on April 19. The parade lineup is slated for 9:30 a.m. at the Onalaska Fire Station.
Additionally, the Onalaska Volunteer Fire Department will host its 52nd annual barbecue and auction April 24-26 at the Onalaska Fire Station. Barbecue sandwiches and barbecue by the pound will be available from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. April 24. Beef, chicken, ribs and links will be available by the plate or by the pound beginning at 11 a.m. on April 25-26. The auction will begin at noon on April 26 with Clarke Evans and Richard Gerard serving as auctioneers. Homemade cakes and pies will be provided by the Greater Onalaska Lions Club.
Council approved a resolution supporting an application for funding from Polk County for the development and completion of a community wildfire defense grant through the U.S. Forest Service under the U.S. Department of Agriculture Community Wildfire Defense Program.
The scoring committee for an exclusive sanitation services provider for the City of Onalaska was reviewed and Council accepted the committee’s recommendation, approving an ordinance naming Pro Star Waste as the provider and specifying terms.
Council approved a request submitted by the Bridgeview Subdivision Board of Directors to accept roads that were previously accepted and maintained by Polk County prior to being abandoned by Polk County on Aug. 13, 2024. These include: Bridgeview Drive, Bridgepark Drive, Bridgeway, Bridgepoint, Bridgecrossing Drive and Bridge Landing.
A construction proposal from Texas Concrete Industries for the 2023 Texas Parks and Wildlife Trail Grant was accepted.
Council approved the authorization of Mayor James Arnett as signatory to enter into a service agreement with Veritas to provide plan review, permitting and inspection services.
A proclamation reaffirming April as Fair Housing Month was approved. Additionally, Council approved the appointment of City Administrator Angela Stutts as fair housing coordinator and Mandi Hodge as alternate fair housing coordinator.
A report on behalf of the police department reflected a total number of 1,460 events in March 2025, including 176 traffic stops in which citations were issued and 276 traffic stops in which warnings were issued. The department provided 246 building checks during the month, as well as 352 instances of extra patrol.
The code enforcement and permitting report for March 2025 reflected a total of 13 licenses issued generating $2,910 in revenue and a total of 16 building permits issued generating $7,475.90 in revenue. Additionally, in code enforcement activity, a total of 19 cases were opened with four being resolved with citizen compliance and two resulting in citations, leaving 13 currently open and in various staged of enforcement.
Other business included approval of the minutes, vouchers and financial reports.
