Councilman Brian Pharris announced the news: “The streets are paved.”

He then leaned over the Kimberly City Council desk and said again, for the benefit of reporters’ recorders: “The streets are paved.”

It was news that residents of Liberty Crossing subdivision had been waiting for. Developer Clint Singletary had finally finished the top coat paving of the subdivision’s streets, ending a long-running battle between Singletary on one side, and the council and residents on the other.

The work was done with two months to spare before a council-imposed deadline of the end of summer. Had Singletary not complied, the city would have called in a performance bond to finish as much of the work as the bond would cover.

The paving job was to be given the once-over by a city inspector; if everything checks out, the city will release the bond.

In Monday night’s regular session, the council passed a series of resolutions to move several city bank accounts from Cadence Bank to Regions Bank, and also voted to consolidate several small, inactive accounts into the city’s general fund.

In other business, the council:

• Sold a surplus 1999 Ford Crown Victoria automobile to Bill Isbell, who submitted a sealed bid of $625
• Voted to spend $879 for a new air compressor and repairs to a lawn mower
• Approved expenses for the city court clerk to attend an annual conference in Perdido Key, at a cost of $300.