Frankfort City Councilman Mike Brite is in his first term as a member of the city council. During Monday night’s council meeting, Brite made a comment about his displeasure with former Mayor Chris McBarnes regarding comments he made on social media regarding city leadership and the upcoming election that is coming up in May.
“If Mr. McBarnes really cared about the City of Frankfort, I think he would stay out,” said Brite. “We have a good mayor. She knows what she’s doing being financially sound. She knows what to do with the money. We’ve got great department heads here in Frankfort and everything is working well.
“Its come to my attention that he is helping certain people for the next election,” continued Brite. “I feel like if these people can’t stand on their own, and they have to have Chris’ help, then they’ve got more problems than just running for the election. My feeling is he knew he was leaving before he ran for election. I wish he would keep his business in Wyoming and just leave us alone.”
Brite added that McBarnes and his mother were instrumental in getting him elected and he will be forever grateful for that.
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Just one week after presenting a Power Point demonstration on the tracker factor, Utility Service Board Chairman Kent Brewer made a similar presentation to the Frankfort City Council Monday night.
“I think there’s been a lot of miscommunications about it (tractor factor),” said Frankfort Mayor Judy Sheets. “I don’t think people understand it, and to me, it is a very hard concept to comprehend. There’s a lot of things that goes into the tractor factor. One of them is the cost of the energy.”
Brewer said the USB and city will be experiencing cost increases on energy and he added utility bills will go up an average of $7.94 per household.
Also, Director of Planning and Housing Initiatives for the city Don Stock gave a SHARP (Senior Homeowner Assistance for Repairs) program report.
“This is something I have to hand to (Farmers Bank President) Karen Gregerson,” said Sheets. “It’s probably been a good five or six years ago when it started. A great thing for the community and for the elderly who need help on repairs.”
Also, Sheets gave City Attorney Les Bergum a key to the city for his 22 years of service as legal advisor the Board of Works and City Council.
“I’m really going to miss Les,” said Sheets. “I have worked with him for years. He is a wealth of knowledge and he’s so dedicated to this city and the work he provides. He works days, nights, weekends. He’s always available.”
Alicia Albertson has been named to replace Bergum.