CENTERVILLE – The City Council Tuesday approved continued repairs to the pavilion, and agreed it would work with the Macon office of the federal Drug Enforcement Administration.

Council member Randall Wright reported much of the work on the pavilion and area between City Hall and the library has been performed by employees of the sanitation department, with the major project remaining being roof work on the pavilion.

Estimated roof repairs will cost about $1,250, Wright said, and noted that Larry Coy, president of Keep Centerville Beautiful, has donated $500 toward the job with the remaining $750 to come from the city.

The council agreed, with the amount coming from the city’s enterprise contingency fund. The vote was unanimous.

“I look forward to that last corner of our little corner of the world being spruced up,” said Mayor Harold “Bubba” Edwards.

When completed, the grounds and pavilion will be used for community-wide events and gatherings, Edwards added.

The council also unanimously agreed that a city police officer work with the DEA in drug-related investigations and operations.

Police Chief Anthony Cooper, himself a DEA retiree, said he had worked similar set-ups in the past, and the various trainings the officer will undergo will prove invaluable to the city’s police force.

“This is good in-service training for the officer, and they will bring that knowledge back to the community,” Cooper said.

While the city will continue to pay the officer’s salary and benefits, they will be working directly with Nina Blemmer, the DEA’s resident agent in charge in Macon, Cooper said.