The Centralia City Council approved two ordinances at Monday night's meetingamending the Centralia Municipal Code regarding firearms.The changes make itillegal to shoot any cross bow, compound or long bow within the city limits. This adds to the stipulation that it is illegal to fire a firearm or air gun within the city limits. The issuance of the ordinance was prompted by an incident in the Raccoon Lake area when someone was shot with a cross bow. Centralia Police Chief Larry Evans says there are a few areas where you can legally hunt with a bow inside Centralia City Limits on the eastern edge of the city. He says before the ordinance passed, there was nothing that limits someone from shooting a cross bow in the area of a home or pedestrian. "I asked for this specifically because in the past we've tried to talk to residence and rationalize with them that it was a terrible idea, but we've encountered some people that are just content that they want to do it, and it's terribly unsafe", said Evans. The new ordinance goes into effect immediately. The board approved two bids for Surplus Real Estate for the sale of property in the city of Centralia. The properties are located at 1029 East Noleman and 218 East 17th Street. The bid amount for the East Noleman property was $100, and the bid for East 17th Street was for $500. An ordinance and purchase agreement will be on the next city council meeting agenda to approve the purchases. The board approved a resolution to accept a bid from Howell Paving, Inc. for resurfacing and storm sewer work at Fowler's Alley, located on the 300 block of East Broadway. The city received a DCEO/CDAP grant for work in the area. Howell Paving, Inc. had the lowest bid of $142,218.40, about $8,000 under the original estimated bid. - http://goo.gl/qlEc0
