No one attended a public hearing Monday night of the Ellsworth City Council on the property at 221 West St. that has been deemed dangerous by the City of Ellsworth.

According to Rusty Varnado, Ellsworth city administrator, in a brief phone conversation Tuesday morning, the inside of the property is “quite treacherous”. The coun cil approved demolition of the property.

The golf cart, worksite utility vehicle (WUV) and micro utility truck (MUT) ordinance passed in 2018 was revised removing the requirements listed in Section 2 Item B of headlights, taillights, blinkers and windshield.

Section 2 Item D was revised to clarify that all of these items must have a “slow moving vehicle emblem” affixed to the back of the vehicle and an orange flag no less than 12” square, which shall be attached to a pole no less than 6’ tall and affixed to the rear of the vehicle.

In other business:

• A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and Agreement was approved for the use of the former armory by the Ellsworth County Health Department. The building will become the Ellsworth Health and Recreation Center when the remodeling is complete.

Since the health department is providing funding for the remodel, the health department should have wide latitude to use the property. The Ellsworth County Commissioners will also need to sign the MOA.

In the event of a Public Health Emergency, the health department will have full use and control of the center during an emergency.

If the city should sustain a tornado, for example, the health department could use the building as a triage center.

However, there are six other groups that also use the building for various purposes, such as dance classes and FFA meetings. Those groups will also need to enter into a MOU as the center gets closer to opening.

• Stacie Schmidt, Ellsworth County Economic Development Director, was appointed to the Planning and Zoning Commission.