McKean gives inaugural state of city address

Berne Tri-Weekly News:

Berne Mayor Bill McKean told a large group at Tuesday's Chamber of Commerce luncheon at Swiss Village that he looks to take an aggressive and thorough approach to dealing with challenges facing local residents. McKean praised city workers for their efforts and vowed to rely on their expertise in putting together a unified team effort to run efficient city government.

"We are in the process of applying for a new five-year sewer permit which will set the tone and direction we need to take at the sewage plant," said McKean. "I hope we can continue an aggressive approach of jetting and vacuuming sewer mains and catch basins.

"Berne has been very fortunate to have invested in the Teays River Well Field," continued McKean. "The two wells supplied the city with almost 174 million gallons of water this past year."