Jasper City Council acknowledges firefighters’ hard work

Christian Peterson reporter.riverbendnews@gmail.com On Thursday, June 20, the Jasper City Council met for its regularly scheduled meeting. The meeting began with the approval of the agenda, with the only change being the addition of a recognition. The council then called for public comment, to which there was no response. This was followed by Interim Town Manager Mark Meyers taking the stand to recognize firefighters John Wright and Walt Pritcher. Meyers explained that the pair had been incredibly proactive and had helped get all the fire department's assets ready to go. Next on the agenda were City Attorney Rhett Bullard's items. He began by presenting the council with the new public re