Among reports given during Monday nights’ Trenton City Council meeting, City administrator Ron Urton said bids are sought for abatement and demolition of three city-owned buildings at 17th and Lulu. Bids are due at city hall by April 3rd. Structures are described as being in the way of the proposed new 17th Street Bridge. Urton […]
The Trenton City Council, with seven members present Monday night, unanimously accepted a bid for Rapid Removal Disposal to continue with residential trash pickup Bids on residential solid waste collection came from two companies. Rapid Removal Disposal of Trenton submitted a monthly quote of $11.25 this year and pledged to keep it at $11.25 per […]
The Grundy County Commission will open bids for CART rock and mowing at its weekly meeting at the courthouse in Trenton on Tuesday, March 12th. CART rock bid opening is on the agenda for 9 o’clock, and mowing bid opening is at 9:30. The agenda also includes Meridith Berry with Grundy County Extension at 10 […]
The Trenton City Council will consider five ordinances next week regarding several agreements and one contract at a meeting at Trenton City Hall Monday night, March 11 at 7 o’clock. The ordinances would approve agreements with M and M Utilities for work on the Eighth Street waterlines from Kumler to Rural Street and for work […]
The Livingston County Commission is accepting bids for computer equipment as well as patrol vehicle equipment and installation. The computer equipment bids include two mobile data terminals with Windows 10, include eight-megapixel cameras and fingerprint authorization, and are dual password protected; two each of three types of mobile printers and equipment; and two of one […]
The City of Trenton is accepting bids for the Fire Training Facility Phase 1 which is a Site Grading project. Bids will be accepted at the Trenton City Hall until the afternoon of March 19th at 2 o’clock. Specifications can be obtained by contacting Fire Chief Brandon Gibler at 660-359-5552 or City Administrator Ron Urton […]
The Grundy County Commission met with Sheriff Rodney Herring and a representative from Foster Refrigeration Tuesday morning to discuss a refrigeration unit that went down at the Law Enforcement Center in Trenton. Commissioner Joe Brinser says Foster estimated the cost of repair for the unit at $4,000. The refrigerant in the unit is being phased […]
Trenton Municipal Utilities is accepting bids for pole and pad mount transformers. Bids will be accepted at Trenton City Hall until the afternoon of March 13th at 2 o’clock. Specifications and more information can be obtained by contacting Electric Distribution Supervisor Mark Newton at 660-359-2315. TMU reserves the right to reject any or all bids […]
Pleasant View R-6 Superintendent Rebecca Steinhoff gave a report on snow make-up days during the Board of Education meeting Thursday evening. Make up days for Pleasant View will include February 18th, April 22nd, and others at the end of the school year. The last day of school is now scheduled for May 22nd. Secretary Brenda […]
The Jamesport Tri-County Board of Education has approved changes to the current school calendar. Presidents Day and the day after Parent/Teacher Conferences will now be used as makeup days for snow days for Tri-County. Conferences were also pushed back one week. Superintendent David Probasco says other makeup days were already built into the calendar and […]
The Laredo R-7 Board of Education Monday approved recommended makeup days for this school year. Laredo will now be in session February 18th and March 15th. Administrator Misty Foster reports the district has missed 11 days so far this school year, and nine need to be made up. She said the other makeup days have […]
Specifications have been approved regarding bids to be sought for residential sanitation collection and disposal in the city of Trenton. The city council last evening reviewed details of the bid documents. City Administrator Ron Urton said the request for bids will be published this week, with bids due at the city hall by 2 o’clock […]
Sealed bids will be accepted through the 1st of March for mowing of city-owned lots in Trenton this year. A list of those properties may be obtained at Trenton City Hall. Proof of insurance is to presented when the bid is awarded. All bids are due by 3 o’clock on the afternoon of March 1st at […]
The Trenton City Council will consider an ordinance at a meeting next week regarding an engineer-consultant agreement. The meeting will be held at Trenton City Hall on Monday night, February 11th at 7 o’clock. An ordinance to be considered would approve a second amendment on an agreement with Environmental Specialty Solutions, Incorporated of Kansas City […]
Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway has released a citizen-requested audit of the City of Hamilton, located in Caldwell County. The audit recommended better planning to ensure adequate street repair and recommended better processes to avoid conflicts of interest in city business. “Citizens deserve government that functions efficiently and transparently, but processes were not in place […]
The Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge is carrying out an open bidding process to determine who will farm 2 units on the refuge from the Spring of 2019 to the Fall of 2021. Unit 1 is 564 acres and will be farmed with a soybean cover crop rotation. Unit 2 is 164 acres and […]
Grundy R-5’s February Board of Education meeting on the 13th begins at 5 o’clock. The agenda includes information on makeup days of school that has been missed due to inclement weather, bus transportation bids, and health insurance. The agenda also includes program evaluations for technology, instructional effectiveness, and students at-risk. Reports include those from the […]
Discussion dominated meetings last evening involving members of the Trenton Utility Committee and Trenton Administrative Committee. City Administrator Ron Urton said no action was taken but information was shared with councilmen on several topics. Utility committee members Dave Mlika and Travis Elbert reviewed the TMU net metering report. Urton said the report, in part, noted […]
The Gallatin Board of Aldermen voted to transfer money from a certificate of deposit and from one account to another at a meeting Monday. A total of $65,199.06 will be moved from the CD at Farmers Bank to the City Clerk General Fund. The balance from the City Clerk Industrial Development Authority of the City […]
The Trenton City Council Monday night approved a lease-purchase agreement for the modular fire training tower for Trenton, but before the ordinance passed with support from seven councilmen present, there was a discussion about additional costs due to what was called requirements of the lending institution. The lease purchase is with First Security Finance Incorporated […]
