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Missy Montz with Affinity Home Hospice speaks at the Nov. 21, 2017 Chelsea City Council meeting.
During a short pre-Thanksgiving council meeting, the Chelsea City Council approved two resolutions and heard two proclamations during the mayor’s report.
At the Nov. 21 meeting, Mayor Tony Picklesimer made proclamations declaring November 2017 as National Hospice and Palliative Care Month in the city of Chelsea, and declaring Saturday, Nov. 25, as Small Business Saturday.
Representatives of Affinity Home Hospice Services, a Birmingham-based hospice care provider, were present at the meeting. Missy Montz spoke on behalf of Affinity Home Hospice, to explain the services they provide as well as the importance of raising awareness of hospice services.
“Obviously with the benefits of hospice, it does go beyond the clinical side,” Montz said. “We are able to provide a social worker to those families. That provides them with extra resources, and it also provides them some preparedness and closure for things they may not know are coming.”
In addition to the proclamations, the council also considered two resolutions.
The first resolution was to authorize Picklesimer to sign a contract with the South Shelby Chamber of Commerce for economic development services. Council member Casey Morris recused himself from discussion or voting on this agenda item, but present members of the council Scott Weygand and Cody Sumners and the mayor voted in favor of the resolution.
The second resolution was in regard to authorizing Larry Curvin to act on behalf of the city for revenue and tax matters. The council voted in favor of this resolution.
Also at the meeting:
- Picklesimer updated the council on an auction that took place on Thursday, Nov. 16. There were two parcels of land near the community center up for auction, and Picklesimer had been approved to negotiate and make a down payment on the property during the last council meeting. During pre-council, Picklesimer said the bid for the 5.5-acre parcel opened at $30,000, and his final bid was $65,000, and the city purchased the property. This brings the total land around the Chelsea Community Center to around 30 acres.
- Chelsea COP director David Cheek gave a report from the COPs, noting that the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office had alerted them to multiple recent car break-ins. Cheek reminded everyone to lock their cars, even if they are in their driveway.
