North Webster Town Council announced at its Tuesday evening meeting that the tall grass ordinance will be enforced by the North Webster Police Department. Letters have been sent to several residents already and all but two have complied by mowing. The council urged residents to have pride in their property and to maintain it.

At long last, the council adopted Ordinance 2014-06. It raises sewage rates by $10 per residential unit. This includes residences served by the sewer system both inside and outside the town limits.

The ordinance was introduced at a regular town meeting in May, and a hearing on it was held June 3. Three citizens attended with questions. Tuesday evening’s meeting brought no members of the public to comment. This step was recommended by Bonnie Mann of the London Witte Group, consultants to the council, to forestall any further funding problems for repairs and maintenance to the 40-year-old system.

Clerk-treasurer Betsy Luce requested the transfer $50,000 of unspent budgeted funds for 2013 into the rainy day fund.

“Preparing for the budget, this is what we always do with unspent designated funds,” she explained. The council approved.

Tabled until the next meeting was a request by Severn Trent Services for the town to pay for a switch gear that would save electricity expenses and help prolong the life of the many electric motors in the town’s waste water treatment plant. Severn Trent would save about $628 a year in electric bills. The council asked Mike Noe, Severn Trent utilities manager, to request that the company share the cost with the town since it would have immediate benefit. He will approach the appropriate people.

North Webster Town Marshal Greg Church asked for funding for four new video cameras, one for each of the police cars. Two of the current ones have failed and the other two are not in good shape. It was approved. The council also gave permission to Church to close part of West Washington Street for the Mermaid Festival, June 24-28.

The NWPD performed 250 calls of service during May with 59 being traffic-related. Officers worked 620.25 hours in May, drove 4,103 miles and used 345.8 gallons of fuel.

The next meeting of the council will be 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 15, at the North Webster Community Center, 301 N. Main St.