The three-member Utility Committee to the Trenton City Council discussed several topics when they met for 90 minutes Tuesday night but no official action was taken. Dawn Stewart told of a flooded basement after an apparent sewer backup. It was noted a fiber optics contractor had a crew working in her yard. Trenton Municipal Utilities […]
Trenton Municipal Utilities has extended the boil advisory issued Friday evening due to a positive coliform sample. Coliform bacteria are a commonly used indicator of the sanitary quality of foods and water. While coliforms themselves do not normally cause serious illness, they are easy to culture, and their presence is used to indicate that other […]
Trenton City Council last night adopted eight ordinances, four of them passing by way of split votes and two police officers were hired by the city council. On a vote of six in favor and one opposed, the council adopted a change in zoning for 132 West 4th Street, changing it from one and two […]
The Trenton Municipal Utility Committee is recommending the city council next Monday night, accept an agreement involving phase two of projects planned at the wastewater treatment plant. At last evening’s committee meeting, engineers from Burns and McDonnell of Kansas City gave a presentation on the design-build project. The cost is not to exceed $4,900,000 and is […]
The Trenton City Council last night adopted three ordinances and approved three purchases – one of which is a new asphalt plant. One of the ordinances adopted allows the water tower painting contractor, already in Trenton, to do additional work yet this year. The change order allows Ozark Applicators, LLC to paint the interior of […]
The Trenton City Council has approved additional specialized training for police officers as well as a change in zoning and a conditional use permit to allow for a food business to have a permanent location. At the request of the council last month, Police Chief Tommy Wright was asked to prepare a list of training […]
The food plant on Harris Avenue is a major customer of Trenton Municipal Utilities, particularly for water and waste-water purposes. With the anticipated transition from ConAgra to Nestle, water and sewer rate increases are to be reviewed by city officials and Trenton City Council. But such a review is being delayed for at least two […]
On split votes Monday night, the Trenton City Council approved budgets for the city of Trenton and for Trenton Municipal Utilities for the fiscal year beginning May 1st. The city of Trenton budget passed seven to one with Councilman Brad Chumbley opposed. The TMU budget was approved five to three. Opposed were Councilmen Chumbley as well […]
The offices of Trenton Municipal Utilities and Trenton City Hall at 1100 Main Street as well as the TMU Warehouse at 2601 Oklahoma Avenue will undergo a telephone system change Tuesday. The change is expected to take all day and city officials say there may be periods of time that customers may have problems reaching […]
On split votes, the Trenton City Council last night lifted the temporary hiring freeze that had been imposed at the council meeting two weeks ago. At the February 26th meeting, Councilman Brad Chumbley presented the motion to enact the hiring freeze until the next budget year begins in May. The council four to four on […]
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; […]
A committee is recommending that the Trenton city attorney prepare a dog leash ordinance. The administrative committee met last night to discuss what can be done regarding dogs running at large. City Administrator Ron Urton explained that a “leash law” would require dogs – not on their owners’ private property – to be on a […]
The Trenton Police Department has received reports of a phone scam involving a 1-800 number (1-800-981-4002). Police Chief Tommy Wright reports the caller identified himself as being from Trenton Municipal Utilities and threatened to shut off services if payment was not made over the phone. Wright notes when the police first called the number, the person […]
Trenton’s Finance Committee is recommending an increase be accepted for next year on the city of Trenton employee health insurance premiums. Three members of the committee last night reviewed a renewal quote submitted by the city’s insurance carrier called MIRMA. That’s an acronym for Missouri Intergovernmental Risk Management Association. City Administrator Ron Urton said the […]
Water customers in a small portion of middle Trenton have a precautionary boil advisory following repairs made today to a break involving a water main. Affected are customers on East 17th Street between Lulu and Pleasant Plain, those on Chicago Street between 17th and 18th Streets as well as Nichols Street between 17th Street and […]
Trenton Municipal Utilities will continue to flush fire hydrants next week. Work will begin in the area located north of 17th Street between the railroad tracks and Highway 65 Monday through Friday from 7:30 in the morning to 2 o’clock in the afternoon. Customers can expect some discolored water and air in their house services […]
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 […]
Trenton Municipal Utilities will continue to flush fire hydrants Wednesday and Thursday. Work will begin in the area located north of Crowder Road and west of the railroad tracks between the hours of 7:30 in the morning and 2 o’clock in the afternoon both days. Customers can expect some discolored water and air in their […]
Beginning Tuesday, October 3 through Thursday, October 5, Trenton Municipal Utilities will be flushing fire hydrants. System flushing is required annually and by testing the fire hydrants, this helps to update fire protection records. This week, the work continues in the area south of Crowder Road and west of the Railroad tracks between the hours […]
Beginning September 26, 2017, the Trenton Municipal Utilities Water Treatment Plant will begin utilizing free chlorine, or a free chlorine burnout, in its water system. This entails feeding free chlorine, instead of chloramines (chlorine combined with ammonia), as the disinfectant at the leaving the Water Treatment Plant. This will affect customers of Trenton Municipal Utilities, Grundy […]
