The matter was discussed Monday night by the Bloomfield Town Council and then tabled for additional research by the council.

The Helen Hunter Fund covers purchases that help the community, advised John Rowe, the town attorney. Certain determinations need to be made to use this fund.

Council President Jo Ann Carmichael brought two quotes for the sirens to the table.

* RayCom, $33,850.

* ECS, $35,627.

The difference in the two is that ECS is electric and RayCom is motorized, she said. The city of Linton went with RayCom.

Council Member Roger Doane inquired about warranties and remote triggering and suggested further review of both.

The council will bring the item to the table again in June.

After announcing a $17,000 cut in the 2008 budget, the council agreed to table a purchase for the street department.

Doane suggested holding the purchase of a $12,000 garage for the street department pending budget cuts.

The $12,000 covers materials only, he added. It doesn't cover manpower.

The item will be reviewed at the end of the year.

It was old news when it came to the town's swimming pool.

The engineer still needs to give an OK, but is waiting on a letter from contractor O'Dell Wright, Carmichael said.

Wright originally volunteered his contracting services for the repair work but has been "in a bind," she said.

Repair of the facility will take an additional three weeks after the OK, said Town Clerk Treasurer Sondra Thompson.

Doane then suggested the town seek help from someone other than Wright.

In other business, Carmichael brought up a long, lost town ordinance which makes playing football illegal.

"I don't mind them playing football at all but we need to change that," she said.

Rowe was asked to prepare and submit an amendment to the ordinance.

In other business:

* Carmichael suggested a no parking sign be placed on Davis Street. If placed, the sign would make a no parking zone from Franklin to Washington on Davis Street.