T-L Photo/JOSIE BURKHART Brookside Village Council discusses topics such as a new proposal from Belmont County, changing ordinances and cuts to park board funds.

BROOKSIDE — Brookside Village Council discussed a variety of topics, such as changing ordinances and cuts to park board funds, during its monthly meeting Tuesday.

It was a relatively short council meeting, with Mayor Richard Kurner not in attendance and President Paula Curtin taking over his role.

Among the business discussed is the fact that the village has acquired the property at 11 Ross St., and Curtin told members Tuesday that the process of purchasing the site is fully complete.

A resident came to council to tell members gravel needs to be placed at Arlington Street at the turnaround after a truck got stuck and an Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper had to come help with the incident about two weeks ago.

Councilwoman Wendy Anderson brought up the concern that she would like Tom Hall from the street department to start attending council meetings or to send village leaders a report if he’s not able to make it. She recommended it to not be an overtime situation, but instead that he could take off an hour from work to attend the meetings because he does work 40 hours a week.

Council also briefly discussed the fire department going around the village with the Easter Bunny to give out candy. Council thought it would occur on Palm Sunday, April 13, the Sunday before Easter, but Fire Chief Allan Ketzel III chimed in and said it will just be some Sunday before Easter. He said nothing is set in stone yet.

Councilwoman Sarah Mudrick told council the Ordinance Committee had a meeting and sent an email to Kurner, who was going to work with Solicitor Richard Myser to get an ordinance crafted that would allow the village to change existing ordinances. However, Myser was not in attendance either, and council could not discuss the matter further. There are a few ordinances the village would like to change the wording of, members indicated.

Councilman Roger Stewart told council the funds that come from Belmont County for the park board will be getting cut, along with all of the park boards in the county, going from $13,000 a year to around $8,000 for Brookside. The park boards oversee the management of parks, fund parks and put on events. The county will now be giving the same amount of money to all of the park boards.

The next council meeting will be at 6 p.m. April 8 at the firehouse, 875 National Road.