Ferrell Hospital project moves ahead, Eldorado talks cleaning the community
</element><element id="paragraph-1" type="body"><![CDATA[The Eldorado City Council convened for a short meeting Tuesday night at Eldorado City Hall.
Several representatives from Ferell Hospital were present at the meeting to accept a check for $280,000, which is the final portion of a $370,000 DCEO CDAP grant. The grant money was used to replace the chiller for the hospital and to buy a new state-of-the-art CT scanner.
Heather Morse, director of administrative services at Ferrell Hospital, thanked state Rep. Brandon Phelps and state Sen. Gary Forby for their roles in securing the grant for the hospital.
The council approved four requests for roadblocks in March and April. The VFW Ladies Auxiliary requested a roadblock May 5 for Poppy Day, Eldorado Elementary PTO requested a roadblock March 31, Eldorado Elementary's Fifth-Grade class requested a roadblock for March 17 and Fountainview Nursing Home requested an April 17 roadblock for Relay For Life. All the requests were approved unanimously.
Reports were then given by council members and by Mayor Rocky James.
Billy Bradley mentioned the empty lots from properties that have recently been demolished by the city. The board agreed to put the sale of these lots on next month's agenda.
During the mayor's report, James suggested a cleanup day for Eldorado in which volunteers take different sections of the town to clean up.
"Hopefully it will be a yearly thing we can start," said James.
The council is hoping to get youth groups, sports teams and school clubs involved in the project. Currently, the council is considering holding the event Saturday, March 24, but that date is subject to change.