City Council Approves Committee Assignments and Annual Appointments

The Litchfield City Council heard City Engineer Chuck DeWolf’s request Monday evening to approve the plans and specifications for the Civic Arena floor project and to advertise for bids. The project should begin in March and is expected to be completed by August.

Mayor Ron Dingmann says a public hearing was held earlier in the meeting regarding a tax abatement process – part of which includes $2-million for the Civic Arena project. He says another public hearing was held regarding the sale of property at 181 North Gorman Avenue to Gregg Schilling who plans to build an 8-unit apartment complex at that site this year.

Mayor Dingmann says the Council approved of committee assignments on Monday evening and made annual appointments including Emily Wood and Rebecca Rue as city attorneys, the Enterprise Dispatch as the official newspaper, Chuck DeWolf from Bolton & Menk as City Engineer, and Mario Provencher as weed inspector. He says the Council also approved of a contract with Marco for IT services.

Mayor Dingmann says the Council had a lengthy discussion about the New History meetings that have been taking place to help in the process of distributing the $2-million from the state to property owners in the historic downtown district for façade improvement projects. He says the Council approved of hiring New History to do monthly meetings in 2025 to assure that the funds are used appropriately.