Sand Mountain Reporter

SARDIS CITY — A resident at the Sardis City Council meeting Monday night asked leaders to pass a leash law on dogs and to aggressively enforce the ordinance regulating high grass and unsightly garbage.

Another resident wanted to know exactly what type of business was located near his neighborhood.

The business, Rainbow Gold Products at 1610 Sardis Drive, is located at the only entrance/exit to and from Whitt Circle.

At least eight Whitt Circle residents attended the meeting to learn more about the company.

Representatives from Rainbow Gold also attended the meeting to answer any of their questions.

Whitt Circle resident Ron Cash said, “No one wants to do away with any jobs or Rainbow Gold, but no one knows what goes on there.”

A Rainbow Gold rep explained the company’s work and said he would allow any resident to take a tour of the facility, if accompanied by a city official.

The company has a Web site: www.rainbowgoldproducts.com.

Information about the company reads in part: “Rainbow Gold offers high-quality contract packaging to service-oriented pharmaceutical, nutritional and consumer care companies.

“Rainbow Gold offers blister packaging, pouching, bagging, carded blisters, secondary packaging, and solid dose and liquid bottling.”

Rainbow Gold originally opened in April 1999 in Rainbow City and relocated to Sardis City about seven years ago.

Cash also expressed concern about safety issues and property values. He said trailers in front of the company’s building “not only look bad but pose a hazard for kids.”

“What the community would like to see is a privacy fence on back of the building and on the sides,” Cash said.

The Rainbow Gold rep said the trailers are used for storage but “as we grow, we could possibly build more buildings.”

Whitt Circle resident Greg Pate said, “Personally, I have no problem with the appearance of Rainbow Gold. I don’t see it as a detriment to the community.”

Sardis City Clerk Doug Gamblin said any resident interested in touring the Rainbow Gold facility may sign up at city hall.

Dogs at large

Resident Jimmy Childers told the mayor and council, “I’d like to see a leash law in Sardis City.”

Childers described a pack of six to eight dogs roaming in areas around the school and where senior citizens live.

Gamblin said the city has summoned a Gadsden lady to court on Nov. 20 for allegedly feeding the dogs.

“That’s what’s been proliferating the dog problem in your area,” Gamblin said.

Childers also asked city officials to enforce an ordinance requiring residents keep their lawns mowed and garbage picked up.

In other business:

• The council unanimously approved the purchase of four bookcases and two new computers for the library.

Councilman Chris Royal requested the actions and said the estimated cost for each bookcase is $600 to $700.

Royal said the computers will replace two out-of-date models and are expected to cost less than $2,000 total.

• Royal reported Joan Robinson is resigning from the library board, citing family obligations, and the council needs to appoint a replacement by mid-January.

• Police Chief James Harp presented the council a check for $2,000 – a gift from the discretionary fund of state Rep. Jack Page.

Harp said the money will likely go to pay for upgrades to the department’s radio system. The upgrades will assist the department in becoming compliant with the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s National Incident Management System.

• Mayor Terry Stephens said the city is addressing the drainage problem at the community center. “We’ll probably have to replace that carpet,” Stephens said, adding the city may look at tile instead of carpet.

• Councilman Bobby Pounds said residents turned in 51 nomination forms for the city’s baseball/softball board. The new board is under the umbrella of Sardis City’s recently created Recreation Board formed in August.

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