The Nashville City Council met last night and they approved to make a parcel of land on the Nashville Middle School property.  This is the .09 acre on the west of the parking lot, up against property owned by Tom Watts.  He wants the property to expand to put up a fence for his dogs.  Now it can be sold.  The Illinois Department of Transportation approved the Motor Fuel Tax bids the Council approved last month.  This was needed for it all to be legal.  Utility Supervisor Blaine Middleton reported that fire hydrant flushing has been completed.  He also said a new business might be going in out near Norrenberns and there might be a need for main extensions, so that is something they will need to investigate.  City Clerk Joyce Sheridan reported that there is a problem with sending out the utility bills on the postcards, which has been the way it has been done for 40 or more years.  She says some citizens are not receiving them in a timely matter with enough time to make their payment before the late date, which according to city ordinance, then incurs a late fee.  The problem stems from the machines used to sort the mail.  Council member Sue Finke used to work for the U.S. Postal Service and says postcards have always been a problem, as they sometimes stick to the back of other mail, get slipped into a magazine or something else.  Sheridan said they also get chewed up as they are perforated, which makes them even less liked by the machines.  A new system is needed and that might include new equipment, such as a letter folder and a mail stuffer.  Options include online billing or viewing or using a full sheet of paper that is tri-folded.  This could even have city announcements on the back of it as a way to send messages to citizens.  This option would cost more.  Sheridan will put together some options and cost to present to the Council soon.  The Council received a letter from the Washington County Arts Council asking for donations for the live play later this month on the Courthouse lawn entitled, “As You Like It,” performed by Stone Soup Shakespeare, in conjunction with it being Shakespeare Month at the Nashville Public Library.  The Council approved $300 for the Arts Council and the money will come out of the Hotel Tax Fund.