The Trenton City Council Monday night adopted two ordinances and accepted three bids. Financing is complete on $2,500,000 to make improvements at the Trenton water treatment plant. The council voted six to nothing to enter into a lease-purchase transaction with Central Bank of the Midwest at Kansas City as the lessor and Missouri Association of […]
Discussions on the budget will be the topic when the Trenton City Council’s Finance Committee meets Tuesday night, February 15, 2022, at 6 pm. Four council members are serving on the finance committee including John Dolan, Duane Urich, Lance Otto, and Marvin Humphreys. The public meeting will be at Trenton City Hall. The 2022-23 fiscal […]
The Trenton City Council will consider ordinances regarding improvements at the water plant and the replacement of water mains. The council will meet at the Trenton City Hall on Monday, February 14, 2022, at 7 pm. The meeting will also be available on Zoom at us02web.zoom.us/j/89160427978. One ordinance would authorize the City of Trenton to […]
Roof repairs on a city-owned building were unanimously approved by the Trenton City Council Monday night. SRI Contractors LLC of Greentop submitted the low bid of $17,585 to install a fabric reinforced coating system to the roof of the TMU sludge press building. The roof is approximately 5,200 square feet. City Administrator Ron Urton said […]
The city of Trenton will use the services of the Missouri Public Utility Alliance regarding financing an estimated two and a half million dollars worth of improvements at Trenton’s water treatment plant. Trenton is among the member municipalities across the state with the Alliance. The city council on Monday night, on a vote of seven […]
The Trenton City Council will consider an ordinance that would amend the city code regarding the disposal of trash and debris associated with a change in occupancy at a dwelling. The Trenton City Council will meet at Trenton City Hall on January 10th at 7 pm. Other items on the agenda include asphalt sand and […]
Members of the Trenton City Council Monday night heard about plans for Rapid Removal Disposal to change the collection date on two of its residential routes beginning in January 2022. A safety concern was expressed by the Jewett-Norris Library Director regarding motorists not halting for the 3 way stop at Main and Crowder, and the […]
A third candidate has filed for the Trenton City Council election April 5th. Bob McIntyre of 404 Fisher Drive filed for the Fourth Ward December 10th. Two incumbents filed December 7th. They were Marvin Humphreys for the Second Ward and David Mlika for the Third Ward. No one has yet filed for the First Ward […]
The Trenton City Council will review a draft ordinance and draft policies next week. The council will meet at the Trenton City Hall on Monday, December 13 at 7 pm. The draft ordinance involves city code regarding debris on property. The draft policies involve water service connection and sanitary sewer service connection. Other items on […]
Two candidates filed Tuesday morning, December 7th for the Trenton City Council election on April 5th. Candidates who filed were Marvin Humphreys of 1726 Tindall Avenue for the Second Ward and David Mlika of 909 East 10th Street for the Third Ward. Both are incumbents. December 7th is the first day to file for the […]
Three representatives of Rapid Removal Disposal met last night with the Trenton City Council and city officials to discuss issues regarding trash service, particularly complaints that have been received by staff at City Hall. Councilman Lance Otto led a discussion on his research on the banned breed dog ordinance as well as the dangerous dogs’ […]
A Trenton Police officer discussed the ALICE Active Shooter Training Program at the Trenton Rotary Club meeting on November 18. ALICE stands for Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, and Evacuate, which is the protocol followed in an active shooter situation. Officer Jeff Spencer reported the program was developed in 2000 originally for school situations, but it […]
The Trenton City Council will consider ordinances regarding a water main for the wastewater treatment plant and cost of service and rate design for the water and sewer departments. The council will meet at Trenton City Hall on November 22 at 7 p.m. The ordinance involving the water main would approve a contract with Earthworks […]
Information was shared November 18th on North Central Missouri College’s projects involving facilities. Information on the Savannah Campus and a future student center was provided during the NCMC Board of Trustees meeting. President Doctor Lenny Klaver reported 98% of the planning is complete on the Savannah project. He met with Architect Jeremy Proctor November 17th. […]
Information was presented on several topics during a meeting Monday night of Trenton’s Utility Committee that oversees TMU. Allstate Consultants continues to work on designs for modifications at the water treatment plant clarifier basins as well as the pump station. Utility Director Ron Urton said the crew found pieces of metal in the bottom of […]
All votes were unanimous Monday night when the Trenton City Council adopted four ordinances and approved a resolution. Faced with two dozen additional, documented complaints on trash service, at least two members of the council called for a change in trash hauling companies. The city of Trenton’s contract with Rapid Removal Disposal doesn’t expire until […]
The Trenton City Council will consider four ordinances and a resolution next week. The council will meet at Trenton City Hall on November 8, 2021, at 7 p.m. The meeting can also be watched on Zoom. One ordinance deals with a general election to be April 5 to elect one city council member from each of […]
The Trenton Planning and Zoning Commission and Board of Adjustment on November 1 approved requests regarding putting up a billboard at 1909 East Ninth Street. The requests were from Wayne Rorebeck and Miranda Callihan in care of the sign company Robinson Outdoor LLC. The request approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission was for a conditional […]
The Grundy County Industrial Development Corporation, Trenton City Council, Grundy County Commission, and North Central Missouri Development Alliance met on October 27, 2021. The groups discussed the state of economic development in the city and county. No action was taken at the meeting. Jackie Soptic with the IDC reports the groups talked about available land […]
Actions taken Monday night by the Trenton City Council include approval of two ordinances and six motions. Two of the topics resulted in split votes of the council. With a roll call vote of six in favor and two opposed, a conditional use permit was issued by ordinance to Terry Hearn to operate a used […]
