Stanley Ice said goodbye to the Waleska City Council this week for the second time.

Monday was Ice's final meeting for his second term on the council. His first term on the council began in 2000 and ended in 2005.

His second term started this summer when he was appointed by the council to fill the unfinished term of Roy Pritchard, who stepped down from his seat in June. Ice's seat will be filled in January by his father, Paul Ice, who was unopposed in his bid this fall and will serve a full four-year term.

"They needed somebody to fill the seat and I decided I would do it for six months," Stanley Ice said about rejoining the council, adding that he convinced his father to take the seat after the term was up. "I just did it to help out."

Stanley Ice, who works as a sergeant for Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services at Station 12 in Waleska, will remain on the city's ethics committee and will be following the council's actions.

He said his proudest accomplishment during his brief second term on the council was the approval of a project to replace a six-inch water line on Highway 140 with a 10-inch water line from Lower Burris Road to Reinhardt College. The council awarded the project to Tritt Construction in Jasper for $457,331.

"That water line expansion is huge," he said. "It is an upgrade for the future and for now, too. It will mean better pressure and better volume."

His colleagues on the council describe Ice as a quiet person who carries a lot of influence.

"He listened and always gave good input," Councilwoman Mary Helen Lamb said.

She said she was happy to have Ice back with the council for the past few months to fill in when the council was down one member.

"He brought stability. He had been on before and knew what to do," she said. "It was good to have him back with us."

Councilman Floyd Puckett describes Ice as "one of the best" city leaders Waleska has had.

"He used his own judgment, and I really respect his judgment," he said. "When he says something, it is usually worth something."