Published: February 03, 2010 09:15 am      

Tuttle spared from major power outages

Very snowy and very slick.

That’s how Tuttle City Manager Tim Young described the conditions in Tuttle after the second major winter storm of the season hit last Thursday.

“Weatherwise, everything was handled beautifully,” Young said.

The police, EMS and fire departments have all worked together and street crews have made roads in town passable Young said.

On Monday, Tuttle Police Captain Bill Boyd said main roads were clear, but back roads were still bad.

“Cemetery Road is still a solid sheet of ice,” Boyd said. “There were not that many accidents because everybody stayed home. Most everybody here is shut down.”

And, while there have been a few isolated outages, Young said there have been no widespread power outages.

“We’re doing OK, most of the outages happened down south,” Boyd said.

Boyd attributed the low number of power outages in the area to the fact that in December, crews cut trees back near power lines, preventing them from falling on the lines.

Tuttle Schools remained closed on Monday but reopened on Tuesday.



Land purchased

for new park



After a nod from the city council, the city of Tuttle purchased 40 acres of land for a new park.

The property, located on Cemetery Road a mile-and-a-half north of Hwy 37, boasts a pond and lots of trees.

“Plans for a new park will be developed over the next year,” Young said. “We’re planning recreational trails and soccer fields for the short term. We hope to hold basic soccer activities there this fall.”

The price tag for the property is $240,000, which will be owner-financed on a lease-purchase over the next five years.

Young said financing for permanent park structures is a major issue.

“Nothing has been discussed at this time, but we will hopefully have new businesses in town adding to the tax base to help pay for it,” Young said.

While there has been little said about the plans for the new park, Young said the response has been “pretty positive.”