The Mountain Home City Council had first discussions Thursday night about a possible new walking trail though town. The city is applying for a federal grant from the Recreational Trails Program which would pay for 80% of the projected $378,000 price tag.
The trail would start near Farmers & Merchants Bank downtown, go through the St. Peter The Fisherman Catholic Church property and finish at Baxter Health.
The council passed an ordinance Thursday night to cover the remaining cost of the project if the city gets the grant. They will find out this fall if their application is successful.
In other business, the council voted to pay off the remaining debt on a house that was left to the city by a man who recently passed away. Henry Jay Wolfson willed his house to the city, but there is still $27,350 owed.
The house is adjacent to the Mountain Home Cemetery on South Main Street and the city has had discussions with the cemetery about how the property could be used.
The council also repealed an old ordinance that was originally passed in 1954 which was recently found to be still in the city code book. The ordinance made it illegal to carry or sell a knife with a blade longer than three inches. Since many stores sell hunting knifes with longer blades, and there are other state statutes that cover what can and cannot be sold, the council voted to repeal the old ordinance.
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