REPUBLICAN-TIMES TRENTON
Friday, July 13, 2018
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Trenton, MO 64683
RIBBON CUTTING, PROGRAM
Established Sept. 4, 1864 - 154th Year - No. 199
Two Years Of Negotiations Come To Fruition
Nestle Gets Offific cial Welcome Trenton’s Nestle plant had its official welcome to the community with a ribbon cutting and program on Tuesday. Around 75 persons attended the event, which was held in the plant meeting room and included remarks from company officials as well as individuals who assisted with efforts to locate Nestle in the former Con-Agra plant on Harris Avenue. Nestle began operations at the Trenton plant in early June after nearly two years of negotiations that eventually led to the company coming here. Among the speakers was Plant Manager Andy Darley, who introduced those speaking at the ceremony and thanked several individuals at the local and state levels who he said were instrumental in working with the company to make the location a reality. He spoke about the importance of economic development and gave special mention to former Trenton Economic Developer Ralph Boots, North Central Missouri Development Alliance Interim Director Phil Tate and NCMDA Director Micah Landes, who Darley said worked “tirelessly” behind the scenes to negotiate the final agreement. Tim Coffman, head of operations with Nestle Professionals, said that the company is “committed to Trenton, committed to the ChefMate product and committed to being a good neighbor.” He thanked those present for their support in getting the plant up and running and said that Nestle was happy to be back in the community. Mrs. Landes and Tate, representing the NCMDA, also spoke, with Mrs. Landes pointing to a “team effort” in getting the work done needed to get Nestle up and running. “There was a lot of hard work done by a lot of people to make this happen,” she said. “And it is a privilege to have Nestle here in Trenton.”
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Andy Darley, manager of the Trenton Nestle plant, at left; and Phil Tate, who served as interim director of the North Central Missouri Development Alliance, were among the speakers at Tuesday’s program to officially recognize Nestle’s location in the community. A ribbon cutting was also held, with a photo appearing on page 7 of today’s Republican-Times.
She recognized members of the NCMDA Board along with members of the Grundy County Industrial Development Corporation, the Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce and the county, city and state governments. Tate said that there was a lot of credit to pass around in helping the Nestle relocation happen, noting there was a lot of “behind the scenes” work that went on during the nearly two years of negotiations. “There were so many people in the public and private sectors who believed that it was their job to make their community better,” he said. “Part of economic development is the community. I’ve always said you can’t do economic development until you do community development and that’s what got the job done.” He said that both Grundy County and city of Trenton officials stepped forward to see the project come to fruition, doing what was necessary to assure a successful
outcome. “The county officeholders were remarkable and the county commission was the first one to say ‘what do you need and want to get this done’,” Tate said. “And the city stepped forward with sincerity and a lot of hard work. Every time we needed a vote, we got unanimous support from the council.” He gave special mention to Terry Maglich, the former manager for economic development, who he described as the “go-to person” when it came to work at the state level, and Sharon Schenewerk, who he said did a lot of work to keep this project in front of the right state officials. “The state should be very proud of these two and the work that they do,” he said. “But the real star is Nestle,” Tate concluded. “I had worked with them in the See Nestle, Page 11
Wastewater Treatment Project Moving Forward
Property Rezone Gets Approval Property at the east city limits of Trenton has been rezoned to allow location of commercial business following action taken on Monday night by the Trenton City Council. On a 6-1 vote, the council agreed to rezone the property at 142 E. Fourth St., owned by Scott and Carolyn Forman, who were making the request on behalf of the Overland Group LLC, from R-3 one and two-family dwelling lower density to B-2 commercial business. Dollar General has announced plans to construct a new building at that site, located just west of existing storage units already in that area. Approval came after several minutes of discussion in which two persons, Hunter Treadwell, who owns the home north of where the building is to be located, and Aubrey Kimble, who resides at the same resi-
dence, stated their opposition to the project. Treadwell said he was concerned about safety at the intersection where the entrance to the business is to be located (Highway 6), adding that he did not want a business in “his backyard.” Ms. Kimble said having the business located there would block the view she has from her home and was opposed to having anything located at that site. Councilman William Fisher, who was the lone vote against the rezone, said he was also concerned about the intersection’s safety, especially when school was in session. He noted that there are large trucks that park along the road in that area and obscure the view of drivers. Jay Stauffer, who is developing the project on behalf of Dollar General, said that the company has approval from
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the Missouri Department of Transportation for location of the proposed entrance, which is staked off and can be viewed. He said that Dollar General wants to be a good neighbor, adding that privacy fencing is planned to the north of the building that would separate the property from the residential area to which it abuts. He said he would also be willing to place trees along the property line, if needed. Stauffer noted that in addition to the new building, Dollar General plans to leave its current location open as well. That led to a discussion as to whether or not Trenton could support two stores, however, it was noted that it was not the city’s job to make that decision, rather it would be up to the community and their shopping habits. North Central Missouri De-
velopment Alliance Director Micah Landes was at the meeting in support of the zoning and noted that there is already a business in that area (Main Stop) and that the property is located within one and onehalf blocks of the downtown historic district. Voting in favor of the rezoning were Glen Briggs, Larry Porter, Brad Chumbley, Travis Elbert, David Mlika and Jennifer Hottes. Fisher was opposed and Larry Crawford was absent for that vote. Crawford came later and was present for other votes taken. The council voted 7-0, with Crawford absent, to an agreement with Burns and McDonnell to proceed with Phase 2 of wastewater treatment plant improvements, which would include several projects to meet See Council, Page 11
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TRENTON REPUBLICAN-TIMES Changes To Website
Entire R-T Can Now Be Seen Online The Republican-Times is announcing changes to the newspaper website. In addition to posting the news and sports stories as has traditionally been done, a PDF version of the printed newspaper will also be posted on the website, republicantimes.com. The PDF version will show the pages of the newspaper in their printed format and readers will be able to flip through the pages of the paper as if
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Briefs... Grundy R-5 Board Meeting
The Grundy R-5 Board of Education will meet in regular session at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, July 16 at the elementary school in Humphreys. Items on the announced agenda include the superintendentʼs report, setting the time and date for the tax rate hearing, a maintenance update and the financial report.
No BOE Appointments
The Grundy County Commission plans to open the 2018 Board of Equalization on Monday, however there are no appointments scheduled. The BOE, which includes all three commissioners and members-at-large Debbie Carman and Marlisa Klinginsmith, will open at 9 a.m., but will close soon after since no appointments were made to appeal tax assessments. Grundy County Presiding Commissioner Rick Hull will join the meeting by conference call as he will be in Jefferson City Monday to meet with Gov. Mike Parson to discuss issues facing rural Missouri. Following the closure of the BOE, the Grundy County Commission will hold its regular weekly meeting, which is usually scheduled for Tuesday. Items on the agenda for that meeting include a possible 10 a.m. meeting with Ambulance Director Steve Tracy.
Bloodmobile Visit
Wright Memorial Hospital will hold a blood drive on Wednesday, July 25. The Community Blood Center will bring its bloodmobile to the WMH education center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. To make an appointment online, persons can go to the website, esavealifenow.org and use the sponsor code, wrightmemorial. Additional information is available from Elaina Head at 660-358-5711.
Mass Notification System
Grundy County Emergency Management Director Glen Briggs has announced that a new countywide mass notification system is now available. The new system will allow Grundy County residents to be notified of emergency information and other important news. The system, which is a combined effort among the city of Trenton, Grundy County and the Grundy County Health Department, enables city and county officials to quickly send critical information in a variety of situations such as severe weather, boil orders, unexpected road closures, missing persons or neighborhood evacuations. Those signing up for the system will receive time-sensitive messages wherever they specify, such as a home, mobile or business phone, email address, text messages, etc. To sign up for the system, county residents may go to www.grundymoalert.com. Anyone with questions about the system may contact Briggs at 359-4040, ext. 2250.
New Officers Elected
New Playground Equipment Planned For City Park System New playground equipment is being planned for the city parks, with bids to be sought for a new structure at Moberly Park and Eastside playground to be closed for a few days while a new piece is installed.
During a park board meeting held Wednesday, it was agreed that bids will be sought to replace the structure located at the lower portion of the park, a structure that does not meet insurance requirements that have
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
Very hot over the weekend with highs in the lower 90s, although there may be some relief as there is a chance of rain both Saturday and Sunday. Lows will be in the lower 70s. The high on Monday and Tuesday at the Government Weather Station at Trenton was 98 with an official reading of 100 on Wednesday and a low of 72. Wednesdayʼs high at the Government Weather Station near Spickard was 98, the low was 70.
changed over time. The board had included $12,000 in the 2018-2019 budget for purchase of the structure and it was noted that Miracle, the company that has provided most of the equipment for the past 20 years,
has a special running at the moment that would allow the board to purchase a $20,000 structure for $13,199 and have free shipping, saving about $1,000 on the shipping cost. While the board is looking at the Miracle
‘SPECIAL’ ATHLETE...
James Ross of Trenton has returned home after participating in the Special Olympics USA Games. See page 2 of todayʼs Republican-Times to read about Rossʼ experience.
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product, bids must be sought for the structure, which will be geared to children ages two to 12. Park Superintendent Jason Shuler updated the See Park, Page 11
What’s Inside
Sports............................page 2 Local News..........page 3 & 11 Opinion/Editorial..........page 4 Community...................page 5 Agriculture ...................page 6 Business........................page 7 Comics..........................page 8 Crosswords...................page 9 County Tax Sale .........page 10