Now that the Trenton City Council has agreed to issue UP to $75,000,000 worth of taxable industrial development revenue bonds for the benefit of Nestles USA, a 20-day public comment is expected during April. Micah Landes is executive director for the economic development group known as the North Central Missouri Development Alliance. She and consultant […]
The Trenton City Council met with the North Central Missouri Development Alliance board and directors in a special meeting Monday evening to discuss an agreement with Nestle on its conditional purchase of ConAgra. City Administrator Ron Urton says the alliance explained the process of talking to Nestle and the project going forward. He adds that […]
The Trenton City Council will hold a special meeting to review details of an agreement with Nestle on its conditional purchase of ConAgra. The closed session meeting for real estate will be at the Trenton City Hall Monday evening March 19, at 6 o’clock. City Administrator Ron Urton says the council will meet with Phil […]
The Trenton City Council last night took votes on three ordinances, passing one of them on a split vote to enact a leash law. The council heard presentations from four citizens on topics like downtown Christmas lights; a property lien the city holds following demolition of a house; cable television reception in the lake Trenton area; […]
More results from tests to monitor the water quality in Trenton have been received. City Administrator/Utility Director Ron Urton reports the results show all Trenton food service locations with in-house preparation facilities are below the Environmental Protection Agency’s action level for lead in the drinking water, which is 15 parts per billion. The Grundy County […]
The Trenton City Council has authorized pay raises for two employees who have assumed additional duties following the death in August of Electric Plant Supervisor Steve Sims. City Administrator Ron Urton said Kyle Sharp will receive a raise of $2,341 making his annual salary $33,000. Sharp will continue in the title of electric plant operator. […]
Water customers of Trenton Municipal Utilities are being notified by letter of lead testing results that determined three residential locations had lead levels above the allowable level. Each location has lead service pipes connecting the house to Trenton’s water main system. Ron Urton is City Administrator and Utility Director. Water quality samples are […]
One Trenton lineman joined other line workers from Missouri in deployment for Hurricane Irma recovery. City Administrator and Utility Director Ron Urton says the lineman headed to Florida Thursday as part of a mutual aid agreement, adding the line workers will help get power restored in affected areas. The Missouri Public Utility Alliance reports the […]
Trenton voters passed a three-eighths of a percent transportation sales tax in Tuesday’s election. The first priority for revenue generated by the tax will be toward the city’s portion of replacing the 17th Street Bridge in Trenton and City Administrator and Utility Director Ron Urton shares his reaction, as well as what’s next now that the […]
The city of Trenton has proposed for the April 4th election, a three-eights of a percent sales tax to generate the local revenue needed to complete the financing project of a new bridge – estimated to cost $3,100,000. The 87-year-old bridge on 17th Street in Trenton is in dire need of replacement and City Administrator […]
The city of Trenton today announced employment of a rural Trenton man for the combined position of City Administrator and Utility Director. Ron Urton begins duties for the city of Trenton on December 5th. Urton grew up in the Trenton area, graduated from Trenton high school and attended North Central Missouri College. Urton has worked […]
