New members sworn in to Ronan City Council
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RONAN — The Ronan town council met for their last meeting of 2023 on Dec. 27 with new members sworn in.
Ellen Kaphammer was sworn in as the council president. She accepted and thanked everyone.
“Ellen, you are a veteran council member now,” Mayor Chris Adler said.
Lawrence Ray Hall, a Ronan resident for 50 years, was also sworn in. He goes by Larry. He joined the council to do more for the community with “a desire to provide more of my own input into our future plans, and I am retired so I have the time.”
He added: “I am going to listen to what people have to say, and every day is a day to hear what needs to be done.”
Outgoing council member Calvin Hardy was thanked for his service to the community.
“You always seem to find any little mishap and or misspellings or the wrong date and that’s what I am going to miss about you,” Adler said.
Adler thanked all the council members for volunteering their time. “I just wanted to recognize and acknowledge that I appreciate you all,” he said.
In other news, airport officials reported that they would like to have septic tanks installed in a couple of the hangars. Council approved the request.
The council also considered a proposal for a soda machine a local business wanted to put out on a town sidewalk. Ultimately, members voted against the proposal.
