Alva Review-Courier -

The lull of summer has brought little activity to the Avard Regional Rail Park. The authority met this past Tuesday evening, and besides an executive session, there wasn't much doing.

Chairman Stan Bixler, Todd Holder and Allan Poe were present in body while Bob Firth joined via telephone. Ed Sutter was unable to attend. Also joining the conference in person were Woods County Clerk Shelley Reed, Woods County Economic Development Committee Director Neal Williams, and former WCEDC Director Sonja Williams.

After approving the minutes from their last meeting, board members reviewed the finance report. The balance sheet as of July 13 reflected $367,601.69 in checking and $4,857,878.96 in total assets. That report received approval. Members then approved the FY 21-22 contract with ACCO-SIG for property and liability insurance.

At last month's meeting, the group agreed on setting up new meeting dates and times to accommodate everyone's schedules. This week, those dates were set as the bylaws were amended. For the remainder of the calendar year, they will meet on the third Tuesday of each month at noon.

Before convening in an executive session, Neal Williams told board members that the tracks/switches at the railyard were repaired. Initially, they set the budget at $7,500, but the repairs only cost $4,516.12.