CANFIELD — People soon may be able to wash their dog when they wash their car.

City council on Wednesday was asked to approve an addition to the Hercules Car Wash on East Main Street that would allow people to wash their dogs there as well.

The equipment would be housed in a 8′ by 12′ room to the east of the car wash, according to the zoning application.

Councilman Mark Graham said the request will be considered by the Design Review Board. Zoning Inspector Tyler Thorn said the car wash’s owner would make shampoo for dogs available at the business.

In other zoning business, Thorn said he issued two beekeeping permits to the same man — one for a hive on West Main Street and one for a hive on South Broad Street.

“The person with the two hives has been obtaining the permits for six years,” Thorn said. “He gets the same permits every year as required by the city.”

Councilman Bruce Neff said he received correspondence from a resident about crooked street signs in the city. No one was aware of the ones that were a concern, but staff said they would be on the lookout for any.

Council President Christine Oliver asked about having a “no soliciting” sign placed at the entrance to the city. City attorney Mark Fortunato said the city ordinance states solicitors must obtain a permit before they can operate in the city. He said a “no soliciting” sign would not be appropriate since ordinances allow it as long as a permit is issued.

In other business, City Manager David D’Apolito reported the city’s online vehicle auction was a big success.

“We received $775 for the 2008 Ford Focus, $600 for the 2008 Ford Explorer, and $16,250 for the 1999 International dump truck,” he said. “We did good.”

Graham asked if a traditional auction would have cost the city money and D’Apolito replied the city would have likely paid a 10% fee. He said by doing the online auction, the city gets all of the proceeds from the sale.

D’Apolito thanked the city’s information technology department for setting up the auction programs to allow the city to take advantage of the service.

Council approved four more pieces of equipment as surplus, including two zero-turn mowers, a mower tractor and a backhoe.

“The three John Deere mowers will be used as trade-ins on new mowers,” said Public Works Supervisor John Rapp. “The New Holland backhoe can be auctioned and should bring good money.”

Rapp also said the city’s limb pickup will start Monday, beginning with Quadrant 1 (northeast section) then following each week with the next quadrant. The information is available on the city’s web page at canfield.gov.

In other business, council:

• Approved the city’s participation in the Ohio Department of Transportation’s road salt purchasing program for the 2025-26 season.

• Approved 4-1 to authorize the city manager to apply for an F1 and F2 liquor permit for Family Fun Night Aug. 4 and the Fall Fest Oct. 4. Councilman Chuck Tieche said he felt it was too close to churches and the city should not be involved with it.

• Approved an amendment to the city manager’s contract by providing for holiday pay. The motion passed 4-1 with Councilman Bruce Neff voting no.

• Reported the annual Arbor Day ceremony will be 10 a.m. May 2 at C.H. Campbell Elementary. The date is a week after Arbor Day, which falls on the Friday the students will be on spring break.