CHESTER – Chester City Secretary Balela Weaver reported that there were zero past due accounts for the Chester Gas Company at the city council’s regular meeting Monday evening, March 3.
Mayor Robert Poynter noted that the “zero” was a first, perhaps in 20 years, and all were thrilled.
Weaver said the city was offered a calling service by their phone company that would handle after-hour calls for a small extra monthly fee. After a small discussion, the council voted to approve the additional service that should, in the long haul, relieve the mayor and others from non-emergency or irrelevant calls, such as Poynter would get at night for the water company over which the city has no oversight.
The budgets for the city and gas company were tabled to the next meeting. There was discussion over allotments for the miscellaneous fund, and the members present wished the two absent to be present for a fuller consensus.
The city’s finances were approved without further ado.
