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McGILL TOWN COUNCIL
MEETING MINUTES
DATE: February 17, 2026
6:00 P.M.
TIME:
LOCATION: McGill Town Hall/Kinnear Library Building
#4 North Fourth Street
The following McGill Town Council members were in attendance:
Cynthia Angelopoulos, Chairperson
Sue Manning, Member
John Grant, Member
Brian Pay, Member
Members Absent: Vacant seat
Also Present:
Stacy Laird, Business Representative
David Miller
********************* PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE *****************
Chairperson Angelopoulos asked those present to join her in the Pledge of Allegiance.
PUBLIC COMMENT:
Chairperson Angelopoulos called for Public Comment. There was no Public Comment offered.
1. NEW BUSINESS:
*A. Discussion/Action/Possible Approval: Spraying the parks in McGill for Weed Control and
Possible Actions to Help Control the Mole/Gopher
Population, Cynthia Angelopoulos
Chairperson Angelopoulos opened this item up for discussion by the town council. It was
mentioned that all parks throughout McGill have a severe problem with rodents, moles, gophers
etcetera. They discussed tackling the problem mainly in the McGill ballpark.
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Stacey Laird told the town council there is a private citizen who has offered to go to the McGill
ballpark and put poison in each one of the holes created by the rodents. The town council thought
that would be a good idea however were unsure if that was allowed by White Pine County. It
was requested that the resident fill out a volunteer form before she begins.
The town council also discussed contacting different entities throughout the County who might
be interested in sending a quote on the cost to help eliminate the rodents and also spray all the
parks in McGill for the broadleaf weed infestation along with other invasive weeds.
2. ITEMS CARRIED FORWARD FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS:
*A. Discussion/Action/Possible Approval: Selection of the Four (4) Christmas Decorations
to be Placed Along McGill’s Main Street/Fourth Street for December 2026 Christmas
Season. (The Purchase was Approved at the November 18, 2025 Meeting )
Chairperson Angelopoulos told the town council members the purchase of four Christmas
decorations to be placed along McGill’s Main St. for the December 26 Christmas season had
been approved in the November 18, 2025 meeting. She asked council members to review the
packet that was provided to them in their packet and choose which decorations they would like to
order. She told them they could choose up to 4 decorations. After a short discussion town
council members chose the following decorations:
1. 5-foot Fancy Fork Snowflake silhouette Christmas pole mounted decoration
2. 5 1/2-foot Four Falling Stars silhouette Christmas pole mounted decoration and,
3. 6-foot Reindeer silhouette Christmas pole mounted decoration and
4. 6-foot Flying Angel silhouette Christmas pole mounted decoration
The town council approved previously to partner with a local group in ordering the decorations
and sharing the cost of shipping.
Chairperson Angelopoulos called for a motion to purchase the selected decorations. Member
John Grant made the motion to purchase the four Christmas decorations and member Sue
Manning made the second. The motion passed with a quorum of those members present.
*B. Discussion/Action/Possible Approval: ADA Accessibility to Front of Kinnear Library
(Handrail at Sidewalk) Update)
Mr. David Miller told the town council he has found another welder who may be interested in
this project. He is currently waiting for a quote from that person.
3. ON-GOING BUSINESS:
*A. Approval of Minutes: January 20, 2026
Chairperson Angelopoulos called for a motion to approve the minutes of January 20, 2026.
Member John Grant made the motion to approve and member Brian Pay made the second. The
motion passed with a quorum of the members.
*B. *1. McGill Town Council Special Projects:
*a. KCC Circle Fountain: The town council agreed this will stay on the special
projects list however more information is needed.
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*b. Kinnear Library/McGill Town Hall Parking Lot: The Kinnear library is a
White Pine County building therefore the town council agreed to asking the
county to find funding immediately for this project.
*c. McGill Ball Park: The McGill ballpark will remain on the list and hopefully
will be submitted in the next round of SNPLMA funding.
*d. Restroom facility at Avenue K Park: The town council agreed to take this off
of the list. Until funding is found
*e. Street Signs Throughout McGill:
Avenue R: There is no sign on the highway.
Fifth Street (South end) No sign.
Sixth Street (So end) No sign
Seventh Street (South end) No Sign
Circle Park: There are no signs on the cross streets i.e., Centennial Street, Bill
Hoggan Drive
*C. Approval/Ratification of Bills/Authorization to Purchase: Motion to Approve Payment
of all Bills Received by McGill Town Council Through the End of the Current Month, 2025
to Line Up with White Pine County Finance Check Run Dates.
The town council secretary presented the following bills for payment:
Date Description/Topic Amount Misc.
02- Office Products Inc (OPI) $ 63.54 Monthly Charges
172026
2/17/202 Basin Engineering $ 650.00 NDOT Handrail Cost
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2/17/202 Bradley’s $ 9.98 Neighborhood watch food
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Monthly Total $ 723.52
Chairperson Angelopoulos called for a motion to approve the monthly bills. Member Brian Pay
made the motion to approve the monthly bills. Member John Grant made the second on the
motion. The motion passed with the quorum of the members present.
*D. Correspondence:
*1. Discussion/Action/Possible Approval of Correspondence as Reviewed by McGill
Town Council Secretary.
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The secretary presented the correspondence that was received into the McGill town council
office during the month of February. She noted that all of the correspondence had been emailed
to the town council members.
*E. Nuisance Abatements: the following nuisance abatements were reported as follows:
1. #2 Sixth Street: Tremendous amounts of trash in the yard
2. #17 Sixth Street: Black-4Door Nissan has no license plate.
3. #22 Sixth Street: Blue (El Camino) and a white Suburban-no license plates.
4. #10 North Fourth Street: Brown van-No plates, white blazer-no plates. They are
parked in the back of the residence on North Third Street
5. 26 Fourth Street: Trash in front and back yard.
6. 67 ½ Avenue R (A-frame): There is a boat parked in front of the house and it is sticking
out in the public right of way. It is blocking most traffic. If an emergency vehicle of any
type needs to get through there it will be a very tight squeeze. During the spring and
summer, there are also ATV and 4-wheelers parked in the public right of way.
7. 31 Avenue B: The property is owned by Victoria Barker. Her son lives in the camp
trailer in the back yard. No one lives in the house and in checking with the McGill Ruth
Consolidated Water and Sewer Co., there is no water and sewer turned on for that
residence. He (the son) has piles of wood and garbage stacked throughout the back yard
and the front yard. It has been reported there are large fires (camp fire?) is the back yard
often in the evening. If there is a wind storm, and the fire gets out of control, it could
cause the entire neighborhood to go up in flames.
8. #10 Avenue A: The house needs to be secured by the owner. There are broken windows,
the doors are open and there is a vehicle-no tires sitting out front on the street. It is sitting
on a large rock and tilts to the right side. Hopefully no children will go near it, the
vehicle could tilt and fall on its side. The resident passed away years ago and nothing has
been done to secure the house by the property owner.
*F. Animals at Large/Vicious Dogs: None Reported
*4. DEPARTMENT REPORTS/UPDATES:
*A. Discussion/Possible Action on the Below Listed Department Reports:
1. *Financial Report: The secretary updated the town council on the current financial report.
2. *Fire/EMT Reports: There has been no representation from the McGill Volunteer Fire
Department for the past five months.
3. *Park Maintenance: Chairperson Angelopoulos stated there has been no park maintenance
done throughout the winter months. She said the applications for the part time parks person
should be advertised soon.
4. *Street Lights: The following Street lights were listed as being out:
#29 Sixth St.
#19 North Fourth Street
#17 Second Street and a light at North Fifth street by the apartments (as reported by JW electric
employee)
5. *Streets & Street Signs: See list under McGill Town Special Projects
6. *Neighborhood Watch Program: Officer Brown attended at the request of Chairperson
Angelopoulos. There was 10 people present and the recent vandalism/thefts throughout McGill
was discussed.
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7. *Youth/Community Activities: Easter festivities are in full swing. Candy has been ordered to
stuff Easter eggs and the group is accepting any and all donations to help with the festivities.
8. *Business Plan/McGill Merchants Reports: Nothing to report
*B. VOLUNTEER GROUPS REPORTS/UPDATES:
1. *McGill Revitalization Association: Working on Easter festivities and the Community Yard
Sale to be held in June.
2. *Cultural Center/Kinnear Library Report: Music night will be held at the end of the February.
3. *McGill Historical Drug Store Museum: Keith received a grant and will be insulating the
walls of the drug store.
PUBLIC COMMENT: Chairperson Angelopoulos called for final public comment for the
evening. There was no public comment offered.
*G. DISCUSSION/ACTION/POSSIBLE APPROVAL: *Motion for Adjournment
Chairperson Angelopoulos called for a motion to adjourn the February 17, 2026 McGill town
council meeting. Member Sue Manning made the motion to adjourn and member Brian Pay
made the second. The motion passed with a quorum of members present.
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