NORTH MANCHESTER – The North Manchester Town Council welcomed a new Ordinance Officer during its meeting Wednesday night. Larry Hayes, the Huntington Ordinance officer for the past nine years, will take over the same responsibilities for North Manchester on a part time basis. He will work mainly on Saturdays, and is going to be tasked with the responsibility of enforcing general ordinance rules for the town of North Manchester. Hayes is a 16- year veteran of the force and also coaches football at Huntington Middle School. In other business, the council heard from Dan Hannaford, town manager, on the continuing progress of the downtown construction project. Hannaford told the council that things were still progressing, and that electrical issues had come up that still needed to be addressed. He also told the council that press buttons for the side walk crossings will be installed near the end of August. A couple street closings were also approved by the council. East Street will be closed starting Oct. 4 at 4 p.m. until Oct. 5 at 6 p.m. as part of a homecoming celebration at Manchester University. Parts of Sycamore Street will also be closed on Sept. 9 through 11 near the United Methodist church as part of their annual tent revival event. The council agreed upon a ribbon cutting ceremony to take place as part of Fun Fest. The ribbon cutting ceremony will be held at noon Friday in front of Main View. The general public is welcome to attend. The next North Manchester Town Council meeting will be Sept. 4 at 7 p.m.
