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Council talks snow removal
The Nevada City Council met in regular session Tuesday night at City Hall. The board heard recommendations of streets for improvements and discussed snow removal.
The only item of new business was the consideration of the streets recommended by the infrastructure board for improvements through the transportation sales tax fund.
The streets recommended were:
1100 – 1300 W. Lee
500 N. Olive
200 - 600 E. Maple
200 N. Tucker
Division (Alma to 1600 Road)
900 – 1000 W. Allison
300 - 400 S. Pine
500 – 600 N. Main
1500 W. Cherry
400 S. Washington
600 E. Arch
The board voted 5-0 to approve the streets recommended.
The board voted 5-0 to pass on second reading Bill No. 2018-006 amending chapter 2 of the code of the city of Nevada, creating a board for the Long Term Care Unit of the Nevada Regional Medical Center. Mayor Brian Leonard told the board that Steve Branstetter will have recommendations for board members to the city soon and they will be voted on at the next city council meeting.
In regards to the recent snowfall, councilperson Jayne Novak asked if the streets department had a set plan about which areas are treated first.
Public works department head Tom Hutchinson told the board they do have a map which lists priorities in the event of snow accumulation. Hutchinson said the crews concentrate primarily on intersections, then go on to other streets as needed. Hitting school areas, the Square and hospital and emergency services areas is a high priority for the department.
Hutchinson told the council they’ve put out 62 tons of chat since Sunday.
Leonard and Novak both expressed appreciation for the job crews are doing to keep the streets clear and encouraged drivers to be cautious and allow extra time for travel.
In other business the board:
• Voted 5-0 to pass on second reading Bill No. 2018-001 approving the bid and authorizing the execution of a lease agreement for crop land located at 16370 E. Lady Road between the city of Nevada and Dan Mosher.
• Voted 5-0 to pass on second reading Bill No. 2018-002 approving the bid and authorizing the execution of a lease agreement for hay land located at 16370 E. Lady Road between the city of Nevada and Gary Ashby.
• Voted 5-0 to pass on second reading Bill No. 2018-003 authorizing the execution of an agreement with the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission for Street Improvements. The question was asked when this work would begin, and project manager Randy Marti said he believed it would be in the fall.
• Voted 5-0 to pass on second reading Bill No. 2018-004 authorizing the execution of an agreement with Inetvisions LLC for IT support Services.
• Voted 5-0 to pass on second reading Bill No. 2018-005 declaring the fire department’s 1995 Freightliner pump truck as surplus property and authorizing its sale.
• Voted 5-0 to pass on second reading Bill No. 2018-007 authorizing the condemnation of an easement in the Shearer and Vogt Subdivision of the city of Nevada for installation of a collector line for the wastewater system.