Malta City Council Meeting recap

In case you hadn't noticed, the City of Malta is currently spraying for mosquitoes because, well, tis this season.

That was reported during the City of Malta Public Works Director Jim Truelove's bi-weekly report to the City Council during which he also gave an update on the city-wide clean up going on around Malta, updates on the shower rooms at the Municipal Pool, doing so ahead of Malta City Fire Chief Greg Boos giving an update and need for work on the City's Number 2 Fire Truck.

Director Truelove said that the Malta City Clean Up would get underway on Monday, June 15 and though it was only scheduled for one week but would likely run for as long as needed. People with junk are encouraged to call the City of Malta - 654-1251 - if they have any unwanted, oversized items to be hauled away to the dump. The City asks that people haul their items to an alley or curb front as Public Works Members will not go onto private property to retrieve items. (Also, refrigerators, oils or batteries of any kind can't be picked up.)

"We will come back a second time, and a third time if we need to," Malta Mayor John Demarais said. "Let's make our community look nice and get some of this junk out of here."

Also during Director Truelove's report was an update on the Municipal Pool where some water service lines are being worked on, but the work won't slow the progress on the pool's remodeled bathhouse and the pool is on track to open for the Malta Swim Team.

Malta City Fire Chief Greg Boos gave an update on fire engine number two, the biggest in the fleet, as it was recently discovered a problem with a pump and water coming into a gear box. It was decided that fire engine will be sent to Lewistown to be repaired (the pump dropped from the vehicle, sent to the original manufacturer, and eventually put back into the engine at cost of approximately $13,500 (and a new truck of that size would cost approximately $250,000.) Chief Boos said the truck will likely be gone until August but back in time for fall and winter when most house fires occur in Malta.