REPUBLICAN-TIMES TRENTON
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Trenton, MO 64683
CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEES
Friday, June 22, 2018
Established Sept. 4, 1864 - 154th Year - No. 193
Nuisance Concerns Addressed
Briefs...
Wastewater Plant Work Gets OK To Move Ahead Improvements to the city’s wastewater treatment plant were among topics addressed by the Trenton City Council utility and administrative committees at meetings held this week. Utility Committee The Trenton City Council next Monday night will consider an ordinance to move ahead with Phase II of improvements to the wastewater treatment plant following action taken on Tuesday night by the Utility Committee. The committee voted to ask the council to enter into an agreement with Burns and McDonnell for a build-design project that would involve several projects to meet Missouri Department of Natural Resources regulations regarding elimination of sewage bypassing the wastewater treatment plant during wet weather events as well as implementation of disinfection of the discharge into Muddy Creek at the wastewater plant. The city has a DNR-mandated deadline of July 1, 2019 to complete the project. The Phase II work would include construction of an effluent disinfection building and contact basin as well as a pump station that would allow excess lagoon water to be pumped to the contact basin and dispersed once it has been
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disinfected. In addition, repairs would also be made to an existing sludge holding basin. The cost for this portion of the project is to not exceed $4.9 million. City Administrator Ron Urton said that Phase I of the project had Burns and McDonnell design up to 60 percent of the planned improvement work at a cost of $398,000. Burns and McDonnell then worked with contractors to get bids and determine what the price for the work would be. That price was the $4.9 million cost presented to the committee. Urton said the ordinance to be presented to the council would authorize the mayor to sign an agreement with Burns and McDonnell to move forward with the project. Funding for the project is to be paid for with existing funds as well as just over $2.4 million in money the city is borrowing over a 20-year period. The committee also discussed the use of cooperative purchasing, which is already a part of the city’s purchasing policy but has not been used in some time. Cooperative purchasing, according to Urton, involves the city being able to reference the cost of certain items purchased by other governmental agencies or municipalities when attempting to buy that same item through the
same vendor. Urton said the city is looking at the purchase of a wheel loader for the street department and will be using “Sourcewell,” a nationwide company that tracks such purchases, to determine the best price and places where the wheel loader could be purchased. He said use of the cooperative purchasing allows the city to speed up the purchasing process when it comes to large ticket items as well as get the best cost for a specific need. It is hoped information regarding the wheel loader purchase will be ready for the council at Monday night’s meeting. Urton said the purchase is included in this year’s budget. Administrative Committee Who will actually handle future nuisance complaints consumed much of the discussion held on Monday night, June 18 by the administrative committee, which also included a meeting with representatives of the Trenton Downtown Improvement Association regarding building development. Councilman William Fisher has suggested that the council look at using money for two vacant police officer positions to hire an individual whose job See City, Page 9
Tom Witten Will Head Facility
BTC Bank Coming To Trenton BTC Bank plans to establish a branch location in Trenton and is bringing back a former Trenton resident as the new “Trenton Market President.” Tom Witten and his wife, Cheryl, will be moving back to the community and, according to BTC officials, Witten will soon begin establishing the bank’s 10th local branch in
Trenton. According to BTC Bank President and CEO Doug Fish, the bank is planning to locate in an existing facility within the next 90 days with a longterm goal of having its own facility here. “Our immediate goal is to find a location and open up quickly within the next 90
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days and do what is necessary to get us up and running,” Fish said, adding that he has been working with North Central Missouri Development Alliance Director Micah Landes to find a suitable building. “Long-term, we want to build a building to locate a branch See BTC, Page 3
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
Commission Meeting Tuesday
High school students who take classes on campus, online or at outreach locations will pay a reduced tuition rate following action taken by the North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees during a Tuesday, June 19 meeting. The board approved an Early College program for eligible Missouri high school students who would be allowed to apply for admission without a fee and would be charged a reduced tuition rate. The students would pay all normal student fees with the exception of the student health fee. The action was recommended by Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Tristan Londre and sets the charge for in-district high school students taking classes on campus at $50 per credit hour, which includes $15 for tuition and $35 for fees. Out-of-district high school students taking classes on campus and all students taking classes online or at the various outreach locations will be charged $100 per credit hour, which includes $65 in tuition and $35 in fees. Prior to this action, high school students taking these classes paid full tuition and fees. Dr. Londre said he hopes this will be an incentive for local high school students, many of whom take dual credit courses which are taught at the high school by a qualified high school instructor, to take courses on campus or online. Whitney Trump, coordinator of academic support and outreach, said she has talked with parents who said the cost would be a factor in their student taking classes on campus or online. She said the college would follow the grade-level requirements that are in place for dual credit, with high school freshmen being required to meet minimum ACT requirements. Dr. Londre said the reduced tuition rate will be particularly helpful for students in certain programs, such as nursing, that have prerequisites that could be taken while the student is still in high school. Dr. Londre said the change will be made as soon as possible but likely the new tuition rate will not go into effect until the spring semester to give the IT Department time to make necessary changes. Trustees heard a report from Green Hills Head Start Director Dr. Bev Hooker, with the board giving authorization for Dr. Hooker to apply to the federal Head Start program to close the Hamilton Head Start site. Dr. Hooker said staffing issues and a low number of students prompted the decision and shared that the site had not been fully staffed for
The Grundy County Commission will meet in regular session on Tuesday, with the morning portion of the meeting being held at the Coon Creek Bridge. The commissioners will be assisting with work on the Coon Creek Bridge, located on NW 15th Street, and plan to return to the courthouse for the afternoon portion of the meeting.
Girl Scout Program
An event to learn more about the Girl Scout program and to register new members is planned for Tuesday, June 26 in Trenton. Registration for Trenton kindergarten and first grade students interested in joining the Girl Scouts will be held from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 26 at the First Christian Church in Trenton. This will be a come-and-go event and persons will not be required to stay for the entire hour. For more information, persons can contact Shana Norris at 816-945-9084 or at snorris@gsksmo.org
Grundy R-5 Board Meeting
The Grundy R-5 Board of Education will meet in special session at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 28 at the school in Galt. Items on the announced agenda include amending the 2017-18 budget to actual revenues and expenditures, discussion of the 2018-19 budget and a maintenance update.
Armband Tickets For Sale
Advance tickets to purchase armbands for the carnival during the 2018 North Central Missouri Fair are now on sale. The tickets, which are $18 (cash only), are available for purchase at several area businesses, including the Trenton Republican-Times, Farmers Bank of Northern Missouri, Citizens Bank and Trust, Trenton MFA and KTTN radio. The advance tickets can be taken to the carnival grounds to obtain an armband which allows persons to ride an unlimited amount of rides during one of the fair nights. Tickets can be purchased in advance until Monday, July 30. After that time, the cost is $22 and the tickets will be available only at the fairgrounds. The carnival will be at the fair from Tuesday, July 31 to Saturday, Aug. 4. For more information, persons can contact Josie Baugher or Teri Batson. WHEELS AND WINE CAR SHOW Saturday - Black Silo Winery Gates Open to the Public at 10:30 a.m.
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ON THE RUN...
Trenton native and Park University womenʼs softball coach Lindsay Derry will be leading a team to Aruba for a series of games. See the story on page 2 of todayʼs Republican-Times.
NICE WEEKEND
NCMC Head Start Change
High School Tuition Reduced
Students taking the annual Trenton Middle School trip to Washington D.C. and Philadelphia, PA this year were, from left, front row, Gabby Barrer, Baley Catron, Leslie Cotiangco, Morgan King, Trent Villacampa, Jonin Villacampa, Coleman Griffin, Connor Crawford; middle row, Kaylor Farris, Kammi Phillips, Connor Campbell, Lydia Leininger, Summer Ceradsky, Serenity Marsh, Ava Simpson, Katie Markell, Morganne Tolle, Sarah Washburn; and back row, Chase Henricks, Tyler Siemer, Randy Bowden, Dylan Spencer, Adria Willey, Rebecca Urich, Jillian Voorhies, Mackenzee Epperson
It will be cloudy on Thursday night, with a 40% chance of showers and a low around 62. It will be cloudy on Friday with a high near 76 and the weekend will be partly sunny and mild. The high on Monday at Trenton was 99, Tuesdayʼs high was 90 with .75 of an inch of rain recorded and Wednesdayʼs high was 89, the low was 64. The high on Wednesday at the Government Weather Station near Spickard was 85, the low was 62.
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The Trenton City Council and Building and Nuisance Board both have meetings planned on Monday at city hall. The Building and Nuisance Board will meet at 6 p.m., while the council is set to meet at 7 p.m. Agendas for both meetings were not available for publication in the newspaper as of press time, however, the agendas will appear on the R-T website, www.republican-times.com, as soon as they become available.
Teachers Help Students Learn About History
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City Council To Meet Monday
Philadelphia Also A Destination
by Vicki Ferguson Trenton Middle School students and parent chaperones recently returned from touring historic Philadelphia and our nation’s capitol in Washington D.C. Beginning in 2000, Donalyn Crowley and I have taken R-9 students, parents and grandparent chaperones including R-9 teachers, staff and a principal on this biannual trip. Traveling every two years allows middle school students one time to make the trip following their seventh or eighth grade year. Donalyn and I were both new social studies teachers in the middle school when a student travel brochure in Donalyn’s mailbox sparked the idea for the trip. Originally it was only a three day trip, but two social studies teachers realized after that first trip that three days was just not enough time for all the history they wanted to share with their students. Each time the trip evolved and new sights were added. Scheduling in advance has allowed students some amazing opportunities but perhaps the most reward-
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