LORRAINE — A text message to Lorraine residents about a veterinary’s visit to perform animal vaccinations resulted in a complaint and action being taken during the May 19 meeting of the Lorraine City Council.

Michael Boyer, city clerk, said resident Joe Togersen complained about the response he received from another resident, JoeTravnichek, after sending the text message about the visit, which Togersen did on his own accord.

Boyer said Travnichek responded to Togersen that Togersen should lose Travnichek’s telephone number and that any further contact would be considered harassment and charges would be filed.

Togersen said he wanted the incident investigated and Travnichek held responsible.

The council approved a motion by council member Peter Solie to direct Cassy Vedder, council president, to appoint two people from the community to investigate the matter, interview both parties, prepare a report, and offer recommendations.

In other business:

• Mayor Kim Travnichek talked about opening the Lorraine city office to the public as of 9 a.m. Tuesday, May 26. She will talk to Boyer about precautions he will need to take when dealing directly with the public.

• Vedder asked if the Lorraine city park and playground equipment could be opened back up. Theresa Staudinger, city attorney, said that decision is up to Kerianne Ehrlich, supervisor of the Ellsworth County Health Department.

• Larry Klug, city maintenance officer, said the softener at the water treatment plant is working well.

“It’s doing its job,” Klug said.

The softener was added to remove radium from the city water supply.

Klug said a recent water test revealed the city’s water supply has 2.3 pico-curies per liter of radium — down significantly from the 5 picocuries per liter found in the last test.

• Klug said he will distribute mosquito larvacide tablets around town after the next rain. More tablets need ordered.

• The council directed Boyer to send letters to property owners in town who need to mow after Klug said he would get Boyer a list of those properties.

• Vetter thanked Klug for painting the playground equipment in the park.

“It looks great,” she said.

• After a discussion on keeping farm animals in the city limits, the council directed Staudinger to prepare an ordinance for consideration to include registering the animals with the city annually, requiring an inspection to determine if the size of the lot on which the animal will be kept is appropriate for that animal, and giving the city’s compliance officer, Joe Travnichek, authority to enforce the ordinance.

The next meeting of the Lorraine City Council is 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 16, at city hall.